TomTom Go Rider UK

Got a bike, need a sat nav, then look no further the Tom Tom Rider is what you want, it's rugged and waterproof, comes with RAM mounting hardware that fits almost any bike and a Cardo scala-rider® wireless headset for high quality voice instructions inside your helmet.

Especially designed for those on 2 wheels it comes with award-winning easy-to-use software, quick destination selection. Just plug it in, switch it on and riiiiide!

Great biking experience: door-to-door navigation anywhere in Western Europe with crystal-clear 3D graphics and smooth-scrolling map display.

Safe & secure: simplified drive-mode instructions on a glove-friendly touchscreen. Securely docked on the world’s leading motorcycle mount.

Smart services & extras: plan your route itinerary on your PC, get safety camera locations and biker-friendly scenic routes, keep in touch with fellow bikers on the road, and much more.

TomTom Go Rider Review

The TomTom Rider GPS has a great design & has that real expensive feel. It felt to me that it is able to take a few knocks that inevitably arise from day to day use. The case is sealed to prevent water ingress with the only connection being the power contacts at the rear which interface with the cradle. Although TomTom do not state a water resistance level rating (Garmin often give IPX Ratings to their devices) they do say in their marketing blurb, "Water resistant and protected against any wet weather conditions
(test: TomTom RIDER was subjected to a sustained jet of water at high pressure from all directions and suffered no harmful effects)". I have used mine in torrential downpours without any issues whatsoever. On the bottom is a small hatch protected by a rubber seal which conceals the SD card slot, reset button, Mini-USB Port and charge socket which used for charging the TomTom Go Rider at home. I wouldn't however expect it to survive submersion in water so consider it weather resistant rather than waterproof.

On the right comes the ON/OFF button & to the left is a lanyard connector thses are concealed in the rubber seal that connects the front and rear halves of the case assembly. So well is it concealed that the first time I took the TomTom Go Rider out of the box I failed to locate it!

The cradle itself is a simple design with an 'L's shaped bracket which the TomTom Go Rider sits upon and a black plastic clamp that clips over the top of the rider when mounted to secure it. There are lugs on the rear and bottom of the rider unit which mate with matching recesses on the cradle to ensure it is correctly positioned. There are also 12v power connections on the cradle. Although the TomTom Go Rider contains a rechargeable internal battery, there is the option of providing 12v power to the cradle using the supplied cable. When the RIDER mates with the cradle power is automatically supplied to the unit and the internal battery is trickle charged.

On the rear of the cradle are four threaded sockets that are used to affix it to the supplied mount accessories or third party mount solutions as they appear. At time of writing, RAM Mount already had a system solution that fitted the TomTom Go Rider cradle.

I have never had any problems with the cradle, no suggestion that it might undo etc. Some users have employed the lanyard mount to create a security loop that would prevent the TomTom Rider UK from being lost should it becoming disconnected but I have never had any cause to suggest this is needed.