Garmin can now curvy

An avid biker I had been the TomTom Rider V4 and am completely satisfied with it.
Now, however, Garmin finally offered winding road as a route option with its 390lm, I was curious.
How does the Garmin beats compared to TomTom?

When you open the box, it is noticeable right away that Garmin is generous with accessories. The car holder, which I had to buy separately to the TomTom, is here at already. Those who wish to use only on the bike, the Navi, do not, of course, needs and may they forget.

In terms of size are both almost identical. The Garmin is a little flat, because it is not a lot of holding in his hand, which is relatively unimportant. Also, it is good 100 grams lighter, but that makes my bike nothing. Its predecessor models like the Garmin like peas in a pod.

Garmin and TomTom have many similarities: the same motorcycle mount, winding road as a route option, all map updates all Navileben long free, an additional power supply via the electrical motorcycle ..

The case is very robust and shock resistant and waterproof. On my shopper handlebar is to attach the Garmin no problem. By ball head attachment, it can be fixed in any desired position. Even at high speeds nothing slips.

The voice output is either via the built-in speaker or via Bluetooth pairing a headset, or with Bluetooth helmet. The vocal range is not great, in my talks, the German woman's voice, and that is exactly clear, loud and clear. Both through the headset, as well as through the loudspeaker.
Here clearly is the point at Garmin, as the Tom Tom has no built-in speaker unit, but this brings only in separately to buying car holder.
It can be like the TomTom also connect two devices simultaneously via Bluetooth with the Navi. For example, headset and phone so calls can be made even while driving.

Routes can also plan to continue using the software BaseCamp or MapSource on your PC at Garmin. When TomTom software is Tyre.

If you have problems with the connection to the PC with Win7 since the Navi is recognized as a true mobile device, but not as a mass storage device, which should read the following tip:
1. Disconnect the Navi from PC
2. In the main menu of the Navis Map
3. Click down there right pace
4. In the appearing trip computer in the center of the display of pace and direction long press (at least 7-8 sec)
5. Click in the opening British side down seems to MTP Settings and click the
6. On the next page change and confirm the mode to Mass Storage Mode
7. Use the back arrow back to the main menu and connecting to the PC MapSource detects the Navi and it can be transferred routes.

Now to navigation:
Each time you tap the screen, a beep is heard, he annoys also through the headset. It can be neither lower the volume off yet, only in complete mute but he's gone, the voice also.

Also, the speed warning beeps annoying and sometimes completely wrong, because the Navi not current tempo data also can not have. You can turn it off, but will perhaps not everywhere and permanently ?? Annoying a way the volume to reduce would really want.

The Navi works well and reliably. Route calculation with input directly at Navi goes fast across the stage. When traveling to a fixed point, it is reliable and accurate. Planned intermediate targets can be described by the skip function now while driving simply by a tip on an icon skip. It is calculated not cumbersome new, the tour just goes on. It deviates from the planned route, it calculated quickly without significant disruption the new route.
It is very pleasant that in addition to the navigation commands the respective street names are said aloud. Especially in foreign cities or winding streets very helps with orientation.
At intersections, the representation of shares on the display. Links the normal route is displayed as usual, and the right shows the streets in RealView. Find Class I, which is just something unclear crossings a great safety.

When planning a winding route, the route is really twisty, but goal-oriented. One is led not over Timbuktu, only to get a few more curves to be driven, but unfortunately also highways are not excluded.
The choice between more major roads or side roads like TomTom does not provide Garmin.
With TracBack, the traveled route is reversed, so that one can take the same route back home.
Federal roads can be in the Route options do not exclude, but under the Avoid option enables some select.
As a nice gimmick allows the representation of the data that appears at the bottom change. There are provided various cockpit variants.
With a double touch on the display to all cockpit displays can be blanked.
Who wants to jam Warner, has to buy the separately.

What I would have liked easier is to enter a new destination while driving. You have to completely get out of the navigation and typing everything again. This is solved change with two clicks on the route TomTom faster. The Cruise, Voluptuous, fastest, shortest, can not be so simple while driving change. Since it must be completely re-planned.

The Garmin offers the option in the menu to save the service history of the motorcycle. Anyone who wants to can tire mileage, tire pressure, chain cleaning, oil change, new spark plugs, hold the service log with date and mileage.
In addition, can also be the tire pressure on the Navi control. Available as an accessory, two valve caps with the battery. Are the caps attached, so send it by radio continuously tire pressure to the Navi. If the small batteries are too weak, a warning appears. Priced at 40 thalers per valve cap, everyone must consider himself if he needs it.

Conclusion: A robust Navi which calculates quickly and both car and motorbike leads reliably to your destination.
The operation is also wearing motorcycling gloves easy to master, although some route changes must be made more cumbersome. I'm hoping for a software update.
The materials and workmanship, the extensive configuration options and the included features convince but forgive me and let good 4 stars.