Waterproof GPS unit for bikes

(Credit: Akihabara News)

In the hypercompetitive business of on-board vehicle electronics, Clarion is apparently trying to carve out a niche for itself in two-wheeled transportation. A few months ago it introduced a "Drip-Proof" CD player for Japan's scooter market, for example, and now it's come up with a waterproofed version of its "DrivTrax" GPS unit suitable for handlebar mounting as well.

The device, which costs about $172, can be removed so it can be carried around (and not stolen) while running on AA batteries. Akihabara News says it also includes a speaker, though we have no idea how anyone would be able to hear it above the din of Tokyo traffic.

[ge360]

you got to be kidding

look at the size of that thing. not even half of it is screen. No matter what the cost, no biker will mount this.

[make_or_break]

I'd tend to agree, but...

...a scooter person might like this. But even if one were to account for the rider's eye height, the size of the housing does seem like it'll impair a rider's view of other instruments and gauges.

[dredgerie]

well, maybe

if it was given to you, you had a cruiser with wide bars and a single
gauge... you could mount it off center a bit, maybe then you could make it work.
but yeah, other than that, I wouldn't use it either.

[mcrider13]

It will make a great windscreen.