Carpuride W502 vs Zumo XT/XT2 - Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Motorcycles is a gamechanger!

[@maikeldehaas]

I’ve got mine Carpuride for almost a year now, can’t do without it anymore. I had a TomTom rider 450 and the carpuride is way more flexible in app. I love it.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Glad it still impresses after a year! I now want to buy another one! :-)

[@stevef5490]

Thanks for this review! Just ordered mine. Got it for under two hundred dollars on sale from Carpuride's site. For the price and features it can't be beat. All I need is my music and maps, just like in the car. This seems perfect for that.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Cool, hope it goes well for you!

[@MrNick99]

3:20 THANK YOU for putting together the list of all those AA/CP devices... so confusing

[@smackbikeNZ]

Welcome. Have fun shopping.

[@RyouConcord]

just started looking into these things and I'm so glad I stumbled on your video. thanks for the upload! also, good taste in music, hahaha!

[@smackbikeNZ]

Hah thanks, ive had complaints about music before, so trying to raise the bar 😂

[@Freddels1]

Connect your phone to the Cardo (not the Carpuride) and then you should be able to use voice commands (OK, Google). Also, if you wet the tip of your glove finger, you should be able to use the touch with any pair of gloves. (Your choice how you wish to wet your finger. :-))

[@smackbikeNZ]

Haha cool, yes that wet finger works well. But I have upgraded my gloves and happy.

[@Spool77]

Nice review! Been thinking about one of these myself. One thing to note, you'll definitely need to keep your phone on a charger for any longer rides. Wireless android auto sucks battery pretty quickly

[@smackbikeNZ]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@maxflight777]

Super review ! many thanks. I’m one of those who hates the idea of my precious iPhone being bolted to my handlebars! In cities like Amsterdam and Barcelona the thugs will simply steal your phone !! Bolt on one of these Carpuride or Chiggee devices to protect yourself

[@smackbikeNZ]

Thanks. Couldn't agree more, I'm loving it.

[@randyhall8518]

Always good to keep phone on your body. Get pitched of the bike and injured and can’t reach bike can be a big problem. Personally happened

[@smackbikeNZ]

I hope you were okay! Ride safe.

[@froggyana]

Great review. Thanks

[@smackbikeNZ]

Thanks for watching!

[@XRRydah]

Wow, yet ANOTHER video showing that you can navigate with it. Is that all people use it for?!! AA is also for hands free calling and hands free texting. Would you PLEASE do a video showing if this works without having to touch anything, just like you would on a car stereo? Thanks.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Yeah, good idea. It does work with voice recognition... but I have zero patience for having to repeat myself, so generally i turn it off, and just try not to touch the screen very :-)

[@javierc2726]

Sound only on one side. When you edit the video try balancing the audio

[@smackbikeNZ]

Yup, thanks, I have going forward.

[@damiengvideos4337]

I had the Zumo XT and the software is TRASH! Sold it with my bike and won’t get another.

[@TheJeff4X4]

I got some stick on touch screen pads to stick onto your glove fingers for them to work.

[@algergonzalez]

I went to fingerless gloves years ago... can't stand regular gloves now.

[@TheJeff4X4]

@@algergonzalez I'd rather have a layer of cow between my fingers and the road surface, but fingerless would work.

[@erik_dk842]

@@TheJeff4X4 One crash, and your actual fingers will not stick out of the fingerless gloves

[@IM-uo4fy]

Try these on your glove fingers (before u throw the gloves away)

[@ollicat2006]

how do you secure it to the bike when you leave your bike unattended? Or is it easy to disconnect to take with you?

[@smackbikeNZ]

Just have it attached via the quadlock attachment. I don't bother removing tbh, since it looks "built in" so hoping nobody has a go. However, it is a 10second job to remove it, just detach from quadlock mount, and manually unscrew the cable behind it. Not as cool as an integrated mount, but you "get what you pay for"

[@berohl1]

Questions: Does it work also with an iPhone and can you send a route to the device?

[@smackbikeNZ]

Yes, Apple Carplay for iPhone. And yes, you can send routes to it via your phone.

[@HfxZack]

Does anyone have miserable audio quality while using this? I haven't even mounted it to my bike yet because the music quality is so poor.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Urgh... downside of using a mono mic is I keep.forgetting to turn on both channels in premier pro. I might shift onto one of the stereo cheapies.

[@BenalRida]

Wow, very nicely done, very informative, you would have sold me already on it, if they hadn't agreed on sending me one already. Contact Lily I am sure she will send you one. :)

[@smackbikeNZ]

Send me Lily's contact details :-D

[@pointer2null]

You seem to have more apps available on AA than I got...

[@smackbikeNZ]

Have youninstalled them on your phone first?

[@pointer2null]

@@smackbikeNZ Yes - it seems like you can see all your phone apps but I can only see a select few. Not sure what we've done differently after watching the video.

[@chandorkaramitt]

Can it show the Google maps Navigation for Motorcycle? My unit shows only for Car Navigation in google map it doesn’t mirror motorcycles navigation!! Any one face same issue ?

[@smackbikeNZ]

I'm not sure what the difference is, they both show road navigation.. regardless if 2 or 4 wheels. If you want offroad type capability, any App you have that supports android auto or carplay on your phone will be available, yes.

[@chandorkaramitt]

Most of the time Two wheelers in India are not allowed on express highways and only cars can use them . Hence Google maps exactly shows the two wheeler maps avoiding these routes in any Android and IPhone but unfortunately it doesn’t mirror that navigation on this wireless unit ! It shows only Car routes so for motorcycle riders it comes as a bummer some time !!

[@smackbikeNZ]

​@chandorkaramitt have you tried "avoid motorways" in Google Maps..? otherwise, do you have any mobile app that supports this, then you are likely to have it available.on the device.

[@chandorkaramitt]

Google maps are best considering live traffic and finding destination . I have used vaze sygic zumo bmw garmin all types of navigation and finally settled on Google maps and its offline maps capabilities. Also tried avoid motorways and then google maps show us weird navigation through unknown unpaved routes as well as small small villages 😂 Hence just trying to figure out can I wirelessly cast the in built google navigation for two wheelers on our Wireless units, such as car navigation works flawlessly on it !!!

[@shanegreen9019]

Mount a stylus pen on the bike. U can buy sticky stylus pen holders online

[@smackbikeNZ]

Haha, or maybe even wifi keyboard? 😂

[@richardshipp6996]

Chigee blows this device away.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Yeah, I've heard it is good. Has tyre pressure monitors and other sensors... but then also 3x the price.. $600 vs $200 .. which really is the point of these videos.

[@marcel_delft]

yeah at 3 times the price....

[@richardshipp6996]

@@marcel_delft Ever heard of paying for better quality and support. I guess not if youre cheap.

[@marcel_delft]

@@richardshipp6996 You're comparing a device that's 3 times the price. Yeah the newest iPhone is better than Samsung's b-range..... Thats what you can expect when paying much more for a product.

[@richardshipp6996]

@@marcel_delft I don’t think we need you to explain what we all already know about pricing and paying more for quality. My comments mentioned nothing about price. Do better.

[@volbeat676]

Absolutely hyped crap. It doesn't do anything other than mirror the phone. Unfortunately, most of the apps that are interesting for motorcyclists are poorly implemented in Android Auto/AppleCarPlay! Which means you can't zoom... functions are missing. And you end up fiddling around with your phone again. This is for people who drive from A to B with Maps or who want to make a lot of compromises... I think it's crap.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Appreciate your perspective. However my experience is different. I simply love it and the power of Android Auto... and my phone being mirrored to my bike is ideal. Does exactly what I want it to do, with the apps that I have loaded.

[@03stage2]

It's a great idea, but the Chinese company making them is garbage. Constant connectivity issues.

[@smackbikeNZ]

I haven't had any connectivity issues at all. By the time I get near my bike, my helmet has already connected. Maybe you have a faulty unit?

[@03stage2]

@@smackbikeNZ I wish it was just me, read the comments in other videos on the same unit. They are pretty recent, but also pretty telling...

[@smackbikeNZ]

Guess I got lucky! Is your comment specifically the Carpuride, or just other cheap Chinese models? I would agree on the others.. have seen plenty of bad reviews, which is why I stayed clear of them. Carpuride has impressed me tho, and havent found a poor review yet. Hope I can say the same in a year's time!

[@TheJeff4X4]

Found my phone was going into "Power Save" mode so strangely enough the music would plan and skip, but google maps would freeze. Turned off "Power Save" and connects all the time.

[@timbrandt7211]

So using CarPlay this would of course require the iPhone to be using its own GPS right? For all day rides I think I’d have to figure out how to charge my phone in my pocket if so. Also have you tried the Carpuride in rain, does the screen still work properly?