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Posted by:
Ron Hooten
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
08:35 am | 2008 1800 w/navigation. Frequently the nav will lose satellite contact. I can ride for miles and miles while it is "searching". It doesn't seem to matter if the weather is cloudy or clear, open road or back roads. I also have a handlebar-mounted Garmin and a Sirius radio. I don't have the problem with these units. Is this common or could I have a faulty unit? Thanks for any info. |
Posted by:
Jesse Dodd
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
09:46 am | Off the top of my head I remember the Honda satt-antenna being just under the windshield in the dash (above the instrument cluster.) If you have a dash mat or other item covering this area it could hamper the signal.
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Posted by:
David Somers
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
09:47 am | I have an 08 w/nav also and mine works fine. |
Posted by:
Eric Borchers
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
10:21 am | I only lose signal when in dense trees or in a tunnel.
2008 Dark Red Comfort/Navi |
Posted by:
Dredsel Walters
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
11:21 am | The manual tells you to not mount any goodies on the front of the fairing.
Dredsel
#4240
06 Nav,99 FXDWG
GWRRA(life), AMA,(life)HOG(1994)PGR,Legion Riders. My Rides |
Posted by:
Leon Stearns
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
12:53 pm | Ron - Check the unit inside the trunk and make sure the card is plugged in all the way.
PIF FREEDOM BOARD |
Posted by:
Donald Williams
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
03:50 pm | I just rode mine on a long trip thru tunnels etc and only time I lost it was in the tunnels. Didn't take but a few seconds to link back up once out. It picked up when the bike mounted XM didn't get radio. Mine is on an '09 |
Posted by:
Bill McRoberts
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
05:56 pm | Ron,Other than an electronic maintenance issue, check for a loose connection in the trunk. The GPS unit is mounted on the back wall of the trunk (your corider would actually lean against the wall where it is mounted.
by the way, you should still be under factory warranty, so I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over it. Let Mother Honda fix it.
Bill McRoberts
retired Bellsouth
retired SC Dept of Corrections
'06 Titanium GL1800(3)with CSC conversion
'03 CSC Escapade Elite trailer
bmr4106 at bellsouth dot net
Iron Butt Association
Former Chapter Educator SC-P
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Pray for our soldiers, our country and our President |
Posted by:
Jim Holowchak
Friday, October 30, 2009
02:18 pm | It's under warranty. Take it to your dealer and hopefully they are capable of troubleshooting the problem for you. Ahhh... to still be on warranty. Must be nice. 
Best regards,
Jim
My Ride |
Posted by:
Ron Hooten
Friday, October 30, 2009
07:40 pm | Thanks to all who offered suggestions. I did try unplugging and re-plugging the card. I have ridden twice and it seemed to work fine. Hopefully that took care of the problem. |
