Recent content by 949BFN

Great. After initially being one of the fiercest critics of the 660, I’m supper happy with my unit now. It is now very close to being the unit it was intended to be i.e. an all in one multimedia unit. There are still some improvements that could be made to the software, but I suppose nothing is...

The latest firmware (3.90) is actually very stable. The 660 has come a long way the past year and is now probably one of the best units in the Garmin range. Your problem is probably related to a corrupt file (mp3 most likely) on your Micro SD card. Remove the card and see if the unit still shuts...

BMW tell that to each and every customer, but the are lying. Many people are having the problem. I know af at least 3 GS's of which the engines blew here in Bloemfontein and I'm not really that well connected. All under the same conditions - hot day, constant spead of more or less 120km/h. ...

There is an issue with the engine running to lean at altitude under hot conditions. We had an example of this in Bloemfontein recently. Look at this thread: https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=42678.0. In the end Nelus and the owner collected lots of information confirming the issue...

Ek dink nie Nelus is volgende paar dae naby 'n rekenaar nie. Nelus sal die hele storie vertel, maar die laaste wat ek gehoor het, het BMW wel uiteindelik aangebied om 'n deel van die herstelkoste te betaal. Dit was egter 'n groot geveg om hul sover te kry om dit te doen en baie interessante...

The TPM valves are without a doubt different. Even the small foot pump sold by BMW does not work properly with these valves. Took it back to the dealer, who tested the pump and reported no problem. Eventually we figured out that the problem only occurs on bikes fitted with the TPM valves. I came...

That depends on the version of the maps you want (Streetmaps / Topo / DEM) and which maps you currently have. From memory, that means anything from R300 - R1200.

If you have an unlock code for 2009 2nd Edition (silver cover), you will not need a new unlock code, i.e. 2009 2nd Edition and 2009 2nd Edition Update use the same unlock code.

Speedbike assisted more than one client with this issue in the past (even though the warranty expired). If the service record is in order, BMW usually foot the bill for parts. Speak to Alta.

In my experience, the DEM maps are a lot less readable in sunlight (Zumo 660), than the standard street – and Topo maps. Reason being that colours used for the DEM maps. The background is almost always either brown or green with the DEM maps, making it very difficult to read the maps in direct...

Nope, I never said that. Think it's a case of mistaken identity here. To update the firmware of any GarminGPS, you connect the GPS to a PC (which should be connected to he internet) an run a Garmin program called "Webupdater". The program searches for the GPS and check for any software updates...

I've had the 660 for more than 2 months.

The latest firmware update (3.20) solved many of the issues - to such an extend that I will be replacing the 550 with the 660 this weekend, after the 660 has been lying in my drawer for almost 2 months. Biggest problem is still a sync issue with some Nokia phones, but I've since discovered that...

Try www.tigergps.com. Ordered mine on the Friday and 660 was delivered in Bloem the next Friday morning. They take credit card payments and had no problem shipping to South Africa

So true. Every single time I’ve ordered something from overseas, it has taken longer for the courier company to get the shipment from Jhb to Durban, than what it took for the shipment to get from the US or Europe to get to Jhb. Granted, the ineffectiveness of SA Customs contributes to this, but...