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* to make your device visible via Bluetooth, read the instructions of your smartphone: each device has its own system (e.g.: for iPhone it is enough to keep the Bluetooth screen in the settings open, for Samsung it is necessary to disable the item "Only visible to paired devices", etc.)
Check that there are blue icons on the instrument panel relating to: phone-motorcycle Bluetooth connection active, phone battery status and mobile network coverage. At this point, launch the Ducati Connect App on your smartphone, start the vehicle mode and wait for the automatic connection process to be completed (when prompted, authorise Wi-Fi connection from the instrument panel on iOS devices).
Ducati continuously tests many of the most popular and recent smartphones, but the operating systems and technological solutions adopted by smartphone manufacturers are not under Ducati's control: it is therefore not possible to guarantee operation on all smartphones on the market and their software and firmware.
The instrument panel functions have been tested and validated with the main available smartphones, e.g. Samsung Galaxy S22, Google Pixel 7, OnePlus 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone12, iPhone11, iPhone XS, etc. and with the operating systems available during the development phase and higher than Android 11 and iOS14.
No, access to the Ducati Connect and Sygic Navigation Apps on your MTS is completely free of charge: authorisation to use it, which occurs when the phone is connected to your bike, requires the activation of the Premium navigation licence for which there is no need to purchase any additional package or annual renewal.
Of course, the license to use the Apps is associated to the motorcycle and not to the single smartphone. Therefore, you can use a different phone, as long as you have installed the Apps correctly configured. The Sygic app will read the VIN number of the motorcycle when it connects to it and will enable the license.
You can pair a maximum of 2 smartphones (of which only one can be connected to the bike during use), 1 pilot intercom and 1 passenger intercom. If you want to pair a new device, you must first delete one of the corresponding devices already paired.
You can adjust the volume either by accessing the dedicated item (Volume) in the menu of the main screen or by pressing the joystick to the right and holding it for quick access. A graphic indication will show the set volume level and the audio source you are adjusting.
Note: even if the adjustment is made by acting directly on the main audio of your smartphone, make sure to correctly adjust the volume set on your intercom, which may not be adequate, limiting the total audio level.
During the call (banner visible on the instrument panel) some controls are inhibited. However, you can exit the call menu (long press on the joystick to the left) to restore normal operation of the control keys on the left switchgear.
The pop-up requesting permission for the connection appears only the first time you connect with the bike, or if the smartphone was previously connected to another Wi-Fi network, such as your home network. On subsequent connections, no permission will be requested and therefore no pop-up will appear.
NOTE: For Android systems only, if the Ducati Connect connection is lost during mirroring while riding, pressing the middle button on the joystick for 2 seconds will restore the connection (the screen lock will be deactivated on the smartphone and Ducati Connect will reappear in the foreground).
With the latest improvements to the infotainment system, the possibility of keeping the connection active during a short stop has been introduced: when the bike is turned off with the key button, a message on the instrument panel will inform you that to keep the connection active you just have to press the joystick, thus allowing the connection to be extended for a further 20 minutes, even with the bike turned off.
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To keep this connection active it is obviously necessary to stay within the Wi-Fi network coverage range (20/25 meters), otherwise, like all Wi-Fi networks, it disconnects.
At this stage the audio continues to be managed through the intercom, so in case of a call you need to bring the audio back to the smartphone if you are not wearing the helmet.
In this article we review the most popular, well known and, arguably, best GPS motorcycle navigation apps for usability with motorcycle riding. We focuss on useful features for motorcycle riders like scenic route planning and track importing.
Unlike google maps, it has no options to avoid highways, tollroads and ferries. The rest is quite similar from functionality perspective. Usability is a matter of opinion and taste. Some prefer Google Maps, others prefer Apple Maps.
For motorcycle riding, measuring against our criteria, Waze is quite limited and comparable to google maps and apple maps with one (very small) plus point: it is possible to add an extra stop to your route. This is maximized by one point only though, making the maximum number of route points 2.
Importation of routes is not possible and as navigation options Waze offers quite similar settings as GPS Drive: avoid toll roads, avoid freeways and avoid (long) dirt roads. As routing styles two options are available: fastest and shortest.
From a scenic route perspective MapQuest is no different than the apps already discussed. They offer avoidance of highways, tolls, ferries and unpaved roads. On top of that you can avoid seasonally closed roads and country border crossings.
Everybody knows TomTom from their satellite navigation devices. Also within the motorcycle community they are one of the few (together with Garmin) that offer a specialized sat nav device for Motorcycle Riders: TomTom Rider. A couple of years ago they started bringing out apps for mobile devices too.
Like TomTom, Garmin is one of the few manufacturers that offers a weatherproof navigation device specifically designed for motorcycle riding. They have had several models over the years: Garmin Zumo 500, 550 and 660 and the latest models, the Garmin Zumo 340LM, 350LM, 390LM and 590LM.
Next to their devices Garmin started to offer navigation apps a few years ago. They were a bit late to the scene but eventually it seems they realized that a lot of people were looking for navigation on their phone. The user interface of their apps looks a lot like the user interface on their devices, so if you used to own one of their devices that might work well for you.
From motorcycle navigation app perspective Garmin is nice too. Especially their trip planner is quite nice and works pretty good. You can select points from a map and you can save your trips. The number of destinations you can add seems unlimited, however if you add too many points you run into performance problems.
In theory the number of via points is unlimited, but when we tried this on an iPhone 5 we got an error around 20 points. Our guess is that calculating a route with many via points is quite a hit on performance of your iPhone and we hit a limit there. You might get better results on an iPhone 5S (or iPhone 6). We would love to learn your experience with this.
Like almost all other apps in this review, CoPilot does not give the option to import routes through files. CoPilot, unlike Sygic, does not offer an URL scheme for other apps to open CoPilot with a route.
Navigon is one of the favorite motorcycle navigation apps in the community. It was one of the first to offer In App route creation with a significant number of routepoints. The current maximum number of routepoints is at 25 (including your startpoint). The route creation is not as handy as Sygics route dragging feature, but it does allow you to select a point on the map. You can also save your routes for future use.
Like Sygic, Navigon also made an URL scheme available to other apps to enable them to open Navigon with a pr-defined route. The 3rd party route is however also limited to the 25 point limit mentioned above.
Next to the scenic route options you can choose vehicle type (car, motorbike, lorry and bicycle), Type of route (optimum, fast, short and scenic) and allow, avoid or forbid motorways, tolls, ferries and restricted areas.
I have done a similar comparison one month a go before my smoky mountain trip and end up making hand notes in a plastic insert taped to my tank! I was able to use google maps with ear plugs and that worked great for the straight shots. Adventure bikers are in need for this navigation app specially if its capable of taking us off road where there is no phone signal.
Biggest shortcoming of Copilot app is you need to download region maps to get country you need. For example, I need for Croatia and I need to download maps for Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia etc. and then maps have 1 Gb, which is very bad for my 16 Gb iPhone. It should be great if you could download only countries you need. Everything else in Copilot is pretty good.
I use iArrow. A simple and very effective GPS app for iPhone. Sometimes you just want to have a nice big arrow telling you where to go. This app does that perfectly. Very simple and clean interface but doing a lot of things. I recommend. =8
Hi Chris, Thanks for the great info too. Especially helpful for the android users out there. MotoMap is not being further developed (also not on iOS) as Scenic (my new app) took its place. It might become available for Android, but it will be a while before I can/will decide this.
Always keep your focus on the road ahead. The helmet-mounted display brings all the information relevant to your ride into your field of vision. It informs you quickly, clearly and conveniently and ensures that you can concentrate fully on your tour. Choose what is important to you: you can configure the display according to your wishes. Up to ten display elements such as navigation, speed or compass are available, which you can select or deselect depending on the basic layout you choose. The TILSBERK Head-Up Display is lightweight, lasts for a 12-hour day trip when fully charged and can be quickly removed and attached thanks to the helmet adapter. You can find out more about installation here: tilsberk.com/hud/install/start
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