Just picked up my spider the other day and starting to play around a little bit with pairing everything to my helmet my phone and the spyder. I've decided I don't want to pay for a navigation app I'm just going to mount my smartphone on the handlebars and not use BRP connect. If I'm going to do that is there any purpose of going through the trouble to connect my helmet and passengers helmet to the spider via Bluetooth?
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BRP Connect question - should I bother to Bluetooth helmets to BRP Connect?
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K80Shooter
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My helmets are not connected through BRP. In fact I do not use BRP at all. I mount my phone to the handle bar via Tackform, My phone is paired to my helmet, my wife's phone is paired to her helmet and the helmets are paired together. I use google maps for my gps which works great for me, I answer my phone if need be and listen to either fm radio or IHeart radio. We chat to each other through the Sena 50S Bluetooth and also have the mesh if we want to use that. I couldnt find anything useful about the BRP app myself.
Motorcycledave
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This is only an opinion, I would not subject yourself to all the aggravation of trying to attempt to use the BRP connect, at this time BRP seems to be still learning how to make it work.
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Snoking1127
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The only time I link my phone anymore is to play military music from my phone to the spyder's speakers for Veterans Day Parade! I use google maps to Navigate and have a GPS as a back up. Mount was already on the trike when we bought it used. Once you learn some "things" about google maps it is really not that bad. I create routes on the desk top and send them to the smart phone. Open the route and go into settings and pin it to a home screen. Or I can use "Ok Google" to bring up a location and they navigate to it. I have stylus pen velcro'd on the dash to work with the phone with gloves on.
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pidjones
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I keep my hundred-dollar phone on my hip. It is paired to my headset, the wife's headset connected to mine. I will probably BT the Garmin 396 to the Spyder, but if it doesn't get along I will pair it to a BT receiver connected to the Aux port. No matter how paired or the order started, the 396 would take over phone and intercom, walking over it with school zones and speed limit changes, and not allowing the previous connections to resume. So, I won't allow the 396 to pair with the phones or helmets anymore. I suspect I'll do the same with BRP. They may be using Garmin's BT programmers.
spyderbear
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I use my phone for music (XM radio )and Nav , Have my phone connected to Spyder
Via Bluetooth (spyder 2019 F3 Ltd ) helmet connected to spyder via bluetooth , that way I can use volume control on handle bar for all media to helmet .
Via Bluetooth (spyder 2019 F3 Ltd ) helmet connected to spyder via bluetooth , that way I can use volume control on handle bar for all media to helmet .
billybovine
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My android phone is mounted to the handlebars. I also have a usb power plug on the handlebars as well, when needed. My phone is paired to the Spyder and so is my headset. I do not plug the phone into the Spyder usb plug or use the BRP Connect app on my phone. For audio I stream XM most of the time. Any audio app will work. Controllable from the left handlebars joystick. I output to the Spyder speakers most of the time. GPS app I use most is Waze and use the phone screen. If a phone call comes in. The music will mute. The Spyder dash will display the number and if that number is in your contacts, the name will display as well. Right joystick to answer and left joystick to ignore. If you answer the phone call will go to your headset no matter how you have the output set. Works well.
Thanks, this sounds like the route I'll take. I just need to do a little more research to figure out how to pair the headset to the spyder. I did it once on accident but then I deleted it while I was playing around with it and I can't figure out how to do it again
As others have said, BRP Connect is a big disappointment. It only connected successfully once for me. It would be great it it worked. I made the mistake of purchasing the updates for Genius Maps (a BRP Connect app) thinking it would work. I do not understand why BRP continues to highlight the it since based on what dealers and other owners are saying, BRP Connect is a flop. I hope they fix it. They have to know some good app makers.
RideOn
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Yet, oddly enough, the core of BRP Connect is Bosch MySpin. You'd really like to think between Bosch and BRP they'd get things right. But sadly that just isn't the case. Connect isn't completely useless but it simply cannot do what it promises. I'm also disappointed that even "approved" apps refuse to appear on the screen. I do not recommend spending your money for any software just because it is lasted as "approved" by BRP.
If BRP would just allow us to use either Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, a whole lot of us would be much happier. Almost every automaker seems to have that working correctly so it can't be too difficult.
Flamewinger
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So many are missing out on what the Spyder came with. It’s improved over the years. I love it. I have Sygic, Genius, TomTom and all much less than one Garmin. Pair the phone to the bike, pair the headset/s to the bike. Enjoy phone calls, music, GPS, Tire pressure all with a joystick. Once easily figured out, it’s a snap. New easy to see screen too.
Tango
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Wife and I have given up on BURP Connect. :gaah: Extremely frustrating to say the least. :cus: We just pair our headsets, pair my phone to mine. Mount the phone on the handle bar. I can answer my phone as well as listen to Android Auto for directions. Never have to pay for maps, or do updates. I have found that the phone even works when left in the rear trunk. :thumbup: Tom :spyder:
Flamewinger
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Just curious, are you using the factory harness to power the Garmin? If so it also pipes in any sounds the Garmin makes (like earlier Spyder models) so why have it Bluetoothed to the bike as well? Should only need headset paired to bike to get whatever sounds the bike makes either in external speakers or headset. Pair phone to bike for music.
pidjones
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The 396 does not include any hard-wired audio out. Bluetooth is the only way. And Yes, I am using the Garmin factory harness.
Flamewinger
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I’m talking about the BRP factory harness that works with the earlier Models that came with a Garmin. I heard everything through the speakers or headset. Would be less confusing than trying to pair this to that and that to this. Duplication connections and causing confusion.
billybovine
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2018 and later models do not have a GPS audio input to the radio.
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