Part 1. Best Navigation Unit Of 2024? Chigee's AIO-5. It's A Long One! Installed on my BMW R1250GS
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- UPDATE:
Folks it was pointed out by viewers, in the video I had connected the positive and negative to my
power distribution module under the seat. As this is powered only when the ignition is turned on ,there is NO PERMANENT connection of the +/- wires to the battery, then the SENTRY guard mode in the unit will not function . Correct. Should have pointed that out, just worried about battery drain...however, I have now connected the +/- to the bikes battery terminals, thereby activating the Parking/Sentry Mode, which I will test when I attempt to steal the bike 😁. I will also monitor if there are any battery issues and post. I very much doubt there will be though.
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Chigee sent me their Smart Navigation System, the AIO-5 Lite, free for me to review.
It's an Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, screen mirroring system , that allows the motorcycle rider to use Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for GPS Navigation and smart phone operation.
I have installed it own my BMW R1250GS.
It's a long video, but Chigee, a Chinese Company, deserve the appropriate review time for their product.
00:00 Introduction, who are Chigee?
06:00 What's in the box?
11:25 Installing it on the BMW R1250GS
18:04 Activating the unit, closer look at functions etc
39:32 Final Thoughts
Part 2-The test ride
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By far the best videob
out there on the Chigee👍👍
Thanks 👍
Well done mate great video, interested to see the comparison with carpuride 7 and 5” when it lamds
The best video of this system so far. I am looking forward to your ride review.
Thanks, it was long but I wanted something that showed how good it was and how it fitted onto the GS. Part 2, the ride will be 10 minutes max!!!!!!!
@@gsd32i I really keen to see what you think of the blind spot monitoring, on other videos it shows an alert when overtaking other vehicles on the left on a motorway, I am wondering whether they have updated the software to recognise that the unit is overtaking something and doesn't need to give an alert like the Innovv system. I have a 7 inch CarPlay screen on my Tenere WR and would not go back, but I really fancy the Chigoe system for my Kawasaki Ninja 1000sx, especially the cameras and blind spot system.
I too am keen to see how the unit's BSD compares to the Innovv unit I have on my bike. Now that I know the unit pretty well, the review video wont be that long 🤞
Most indepth video I've seen, quick question, are the cables permanently attached to the unit?
Thanks
Edit should have watched to the very end before commenting :-)
@tuckerhauser yes they are!
Great detailed vid again👍🏻
Looks a very good product. One question, forgive me if I’ve missed it.
You said it’s got a parking sentry mode. You’ve connected both the switched live and positive wire to your power distribution box which I’m assuming only actives when you turn the bike on. Will the parking sentry mode still work? Surely you’ll have no power if the ignition is switched off or does the unit have an onboard battery?
Hope this makes sense.
No you didn’t miss it . You are correct . If you want sentry mode then yes the +/- must go to the battery and then the yellow wire goes to a switched live. .i am not a fan of something being part live but that’s just me, stupidly worried about battery drain . For part 2, I will connect to the battery and shake the bike to demo the sentry mode . Yup me being concerned clearly about a non issue !! 🙈😁 Ride safe
Good video!,I found when installing it on my kawsaki z1000sx & I then started to 'play' with it that it drained the battery after an hour or so!,so I plugged it into my batt chager,obviously when your out on the road wiuth the engine running it's not a problem!.
Did the same with my battery when I was making the video , even when it was plugged into my battery charger as these days no way to switch lights off 😂
Where did you mount it on your 1000sx, I am thinking of adding it to my Ninja 1000sx.
Very thorough and informative video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another Great Video! you answer all the questions I had in regard to the wizzy wheel control. How does the Hey Siri control work? No problem reading messages and such? I upgraded the firmware on the other brand I have recently and it works 100% better now. I'm Sure you will address this in the next video.. Thanks again!
Part 2 will answer all those and more 🤞😁
Can’t wait to get mine soon
Looks very interesting especially the jog wheel connectivity. I am however concerned that the responsiveness seems from your excellent vid a bit on the slow side, at least for me. That would be a problem for me as the last thing I want is to be waiting for the unit to be playing catchup and therefore distracting me from my riding. Would be. Good to see some on the bike riding vids to see how you get on. Nice looking bit of kit, wish it was a 6” though as 5”is a little bit small but hopefully it’s the beginning of a great new product line.
Thanks for the comments. It really is very good, I am still new to it all and like all things, once you have become used to how it operates, the operation becomes way slicker. As well as the whizz wheel, there is voice command or the good old finger. Like I say in the video there are many ways to operate the unit. 6 inches would be great as 7 is a bit too big(possibly)😁
It was great hearing the background to Chigee, I tend to assuming these companies are just out for a quick buck. Nice to know that in this case they really care about the riding experience. I would like the Chigee setup but I feel it's overpriced. My replacement Carupride arrived last week so looking forward to trying it out. That Sunset time is a very neat feature. The unit self updating is so much better than faffing with cards and being sent the wrong BIN files (thanks for that Carpuride)!Thanks for the in depth video GSD
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Thanks for commenting. Yes they seem to have got their act together. I guess we all have choices and budgets, the 7 inch Carpuride is very nice.
Very good video indeed. However, I have to ask you why you didn't obtain the power supply with the same procedure that you used to connect your GARMIN ZUMO XT to the original power supply that is used for the NAV VI, what could go wrong doing it that way?..greetings from Mexico and looking forward to part 2
Hi. I would have had to have put a plug on the end of it and then found a trigger wire. Ride safe. part 2 coming soon and will only be 10 minutes !🤞
It looks great, 5" screen is too small though, Hope they bring out a 7" version.
I have a tour in 10 days and will report back ref the size, but so far its fine..and I wear varifocals!!
So many questions - so I’ll apologise in advance!
I thought you originally said this was going on the Triumph as you were running the Carpuride on the GS?
I bought this unit last week and was delivered within a couple of days to Australia, but haven’t yet found time to get the install done. I have powered it all up and confirmed it works.
I’ve removed my Nav prep from my GSA - did you cap the OEM loom when you removed your Nav prep?
The leads from the unit appear quite long before the connection/join to each accessory. Is this what we saw zip tied behind the right fairing?
Sorry for all the questions!
Hi . Plans changed . I have a trip to the world war 2 landing beaches in Normandy , France coming up next week and I wanted to take this unit . Carpurides 5 inch unit will be with me in a few days and I will put that on the Triumph . The nav prep plug simply tape over . When I installed my garmin zumo in purchased the plug that fitted into the power supply for the nav prep and then connected the zunos wire to it so had switched live power . But yes just cap it off no issue with error codes etc . The carpurides cable simply route your preferred method it’s very flexible just avoid anything hot ! 😁
I wish you had done a video with the detailed installation of the unit on the bike and how you removed the panels and routed all the wires.
I have tire pressure monitoring on my GS already. but I still want to purchase these tire pressure monitor. They give you much more information
They work straight away and don't have to have wheel rotation. Will find out how accurate they are in Part 2.
Nice video. I would love to have the Chigee but I am unable to find a mount for my new (2024) 1250RT. I like the BMW TFT Nav but it's a pain having to reconnect every time the bike is switched off/phone used to pay for fuel etc. And as I have a iPhone Max Pro it won't fit into the offside charging area meaning I have to keep the phone in my pocket with the Nav running for several hours without being able to charge it!!. Something above the TFT would be brilliant 😁
Hope you manage to find a mount 🤞
Cool product and review...Does the clock do 12hr or just 24hr ??
24 I think...doing part 2 tomorrow , just a 10-15 minute ride pressing all the buttons etc and using Siri and all that good stuff.
Lots of information there thanks, I believe there’s a BMW one being released in July/August time? I’ll prob wait till then, BTW what screen have you got fitted to the GS? I have similar but not as nice.. thanks again
Rallye screen from BMW. get some buffet but its ok though, more for the look.😁
@@gsd32i great! Thanks
Great video. What is the GPS unit for if the devise does not have satellite GPS built in?
It uses the GPS in the unit so that the phone GPS is not used, this means that the drain on the phone battery is very low.
Blown away by this nice bit of kit, never heard of it, does it work on any bike.
yes
Great vid. Quick question- guess no need to pair your helmet thru the navigator? That is always a weak spot with Navi6
No need. The phone does all that and you get turn by turn and the music volume lowers during this too.
Are the cameras required? I'm really only looking for the apple carplay so I can use navigation, Sirius XM Radio from my phone, make and receive calls.
Hi . I did read that someone simply didn’t connect the cameras as they didn’t need them .
Question, when listening to music can you lower and upper the volume using the whizz wheel ?
Hi . Apologies for late reply … no . Test ride part 2 video out tomorrow .
Does it mirror all apps? Like the BMW Motorrad connected app? And what impact has it on your phone battery?
Haven't checked the BMW Motorrad , will try tomorrow when I go out to do the test ride video(if I remember )I guess int may use more battery if using the apps. long usb cable into the pocket etc or from a tank bag power bank.
I never understand how to make all the wiring on an immaculated GSA 😅
Good morning, does this now mean you're not going to do the Zumo XT connection video to the bike etc 😞 ?
Hi, probably not. I have too much on my to do board😢
How practical and useful do you find chigee blind spot detection system while riding. If this is my main reason to buy chigee will you recommend it? Or a simple Blind Spot mirror will do a better job?
For an all in one system it is very good. The blind spot does give that extra potential layer of help if you miss something last moment kind of. I think we are all a bit reluctant to change, but each to their own. I like all the tech stuff, but it has to work all the time. This equipment does that. The rear view mirror on its own is simply brilliant.
What short tinted screen do you have on your GS? Make, names, where did you buy it from?
BMW RALLYE screen from BMW
Can you show how to wiring to the HEX EZCAN
Chigee play with gps built in and ram fitting coming soon
Hi Paul, well here I am again🤨 Mansell’s gave me the new BMW Connected Navigation unit, because my Nav 6 gave up. After all the problems I’d had I was going to go Garmin XT2, but as I was given the new one, I was off to wales last weekend and Surprise, Surprise I didn’t get on with it, it’s shit. So I’m back to square one again. I remember I think, you said, you were looking into seeing if these units could interchange between bikes, so just having to get two sets of wiring. Are you able to move the Chigee unit, between two bikes? If not I may just get the Garmin. Do you have any thoughts on this dilemma? Thanks
Oh no.😢
I have just returned(yesterday) from doing the Normandy landing beaches. I had the Chigee, which is a hard wire job, so is not removable per se. My brother-in-law had the 5" Carpuride and another rider in our group had the 7' Carpuride. We chopped and changed bikes and the 7"is big very easy to read. The Carpurides can be swapped and all you would need is a power supply. Bizarrely, the usb unit on the BMW doesn't provide enough oomph to power it, but easily connectable to a Thunderbox making swapping a doddle for the doodle rider! The Chigee is staying on my bike!
Does your brother-in-law like the Carpuride, some say it’s cheaply made compared to the Chigee. And you would go for the 7” over the 5”
@@DoodleRiderGSA It is "cost effective"shall we say. 7 inch is a good size, but it is large. My mate likes it and having ridden with one they are very easy to read etc.
Have you done a video on the Carpuride
@@DoodleRiderGSA Just putting together a test ride video. Should be out on Thursday😁
Great in depth video! . Ive just fitted to a K1300s with custom built mount if anyones intrested watching ❤
Did you look at the instructions for mounting the cameras
Specification is 60-90 cm from ground wonder where yours ended up a little high ???
Yes on the higher side , but works brilliantly, just have to take the tape measure out to 8 metres. Compared to the Innovv BSD radar system that I have installed, it's bang on the money.
Exspensive , I use a iPhone connected to my iPhone hotspot in my pocket I find works really good and Bluetooth to my helmet . I think now too many distractions in front of you screen wise is not good . Works for me 👍👍 great vids keep ‘em coming 💪🏼just fitted a thunderbox after your video works great , now wait and see what bmw say on next service !! 😮💨
It's a real good bit of kit. But everyone has their own way of doing things. 😁
Mine was £90 evkey L200.
I have Innovv k7 fitted to my bike . Can I still use this instead of my Garmin
I had the Innovv K2's then replaced those with a system from Vantrue. That has now been removed from the BMW and io now just have the Chigee unit. If I need to mark a video for an incident , then I no longer have to remember which thing to press as it simply is the indicator or the whizz wheel. Clean and tidy handlebar area.
Another great vid mate 👍Nice unit that syncs everything in one place. What puts me off and as you've mentioned, is the fact the nav side is all through your phone. The signal/coverage is in my opinion getting worse and worse as these companies keep merging. Taking out the signal stations/mast/staff to service them to save money and increase profit. Certainly outside of most cities that's the case go in to remote areas and there's nothing! I'll be sticking to my sat nav, works everywhere.
You’re not wrong. But you can download the offline maps. All phones have a gps chip in them. With offline maps it will work just like your nav system.
I was thinking I’m buying one up UNTIL you said that it is not a standalone GPS device. That should always be an option. Also, I thought it had a GPS antenna?
Hi . It has the gps receiver that you attach to the bike as per the video .However, it is not a standalone unit like Garmin etc . However , it’s simply brilliant . Yes it’s not a gps unit per se, it’s simply using your own phone for the navigation . Haven’t read a bad review on it . Plus rear view mirror is great and the cameras are very good too and you get bsd. I try lots of kit and this is staying on my bike . Ride safe and thanks anyway for watching the video . 👍
Think you should have hard wired the red/black wires to permanent power. Otherwise the camera won’t come on when the bike is bumped?? 😢
Eagle eyed 👍 indeed correct that will be pointed out in Part 2 the test ride, I just prefer everything off when I walk away from the bike , so yes this setup doesn’t allow for the sentry guard to monitor but I will connect to battery for demonstration purposes and rock the bike back and forth . Ride safe 👍
I thought you liked your Carpuride , I think just as good , don't need the cameras 👍🏻
Yes Carpuride is very good. I get lots of items offered to me now and I decline those that I don't think are ....well how do I say...any good. So my bike is a test bed and things go on, things go off. 7'" Carpuride is a great size and cost effective and doesn't come with cameras etc which is great as it gives the rider options. I had the vantrue f1 camera system fitted but have removed that as I needed room for the Chigee stuff. Oh the life of a CZcamsr . Ultimately though I enjoy the fitting and reviewing of gadgets to give riders an idea about their purchases. I do shake my head when I some reviews where they simply tell the rider/viewer nothing about the product. Carpuride 5" should be with me soon and I will fit that to my brothers BMW F800GS as we are going on a tour in 10 days so will be good to swap bikes and see regarding functionality etc etc as they are both the same size. Wow, long reply!!!Ride safe 😁
It was from your vids that I purchased a carpuride 😂, so far so good, I think it's the way it will go CarPlay . And with MRA app it's great as plan ride on computer and use the app on phone and the rides exactly as I planned 👍🏻. Returned my Zumo XT 😀.
Great vids you do as well 👍🏻
@@andrewvaughan265 Thanks enjoy the weekend 😁
Crazy the left a red dot blinking. Such a common product fault
Attention getta I think they would call it . They clearly have their reasons as they seem to have thought of everything .
@@gsd32i would be awesome if they made it possible to turn off. It would definitely be a deal breaker for me. But I know it ofc not the same for others.
@@primal5435 it was the first thing I noticed when I installed it and even sent them an email as I thought it would drive me nuts . Reality , it doesn’t , not in any way shape or form . Just got back from a 4 day tour and wasn’t an issue . Brilliant unit .
@@gsd32i awesome that it seems to not be a problem, although they should for sure remove it in future versions, I see no point in it flashing
@@primal5435 steady red is my preference or simply an option to not have it showing ! But TBH it’s not an issue
With no constant battery feed you can forget about catching any mischief while your bike is parked
I have now connected the +/- direct to the battery to test the Sentry Mode out in Part 2. Updated the description for info, was just worried about potential battery drain. However , from what I have seen this should not be an issue and have not read anything regarding this problem. Appreciate the time you took to watch and then comment.😁
@@gsd32i you too. Thank you for answering. I just installed this unit on my 1300 GS and I absolutely love it! I have all of my accessories switching going through my can smart. One channel will supply two positive triggers on the yellow and red wires.
You really do electrical wireing for an outdoor device with indoor cable connectors?
Never drvie with this in realy bad weather conditions!
Always willing to increase my knowledge level for the next job, but all works good shouldn't be a problem.
It's good but not worth the asking price you can get alternative for half the price. I have a EVkey can see why this is more reliable though. They all need a quick release as standard on all these products. Sygic is standard on my bike screen. Horrible product maps are incorrect.
I guess everyone has a choice, Part 2 in the next few days.
AOI ? I think you mean AIO
Yes, correct 🙈
Does hey siri work on it?
Yes
Yes it does.
For that money I'd sooner just buy a tomtom rider 550, already have my helmet cam and keep my phone in my pocket connected to my headset for my music and calls, simples....
yup everyone is different , enjoy the ride and keep smiling, ultimately thats what its all about.
I have it. The only downsides are the camera cables, way too long. They should be short right out of the device and then different length extensions for purchase, in order to avoid horrible bundles here and there. Also, there should be the possibility to remove the TMPS from displaying if the bike has its own OEM tire monitoring system. All in all, a step or two above in quality comparing to the competitors.
Constructive comments . Possibly feed them back to Chigee as they do listen 👍👍
Looks like wonder wheel module is a waste of money. Takes longer to navigate the screen than just using your finger.
It’s an individual thing but it’s a very welcome option IMHO . Appreciate the comment and rode safe 😁
Videoing your ride opens you to your insurers and police blaming you!
Complete phone BS, come off your bike and break an arm( whatever ) there's a good chance you can't get to your phone or you've rolled and smashed it!
Phones secured on bike for many years used in high temp sunny weather, Navigation faultless. No overheating, secured to bike and connected to helmet coms. Just tell it to call X y or Z. iCrap phones have issues, not everyone is stupid enough to buy iPhone!
No Chiggy needed, hundreds of Pounds saved!
Great comments. You really are a star. Start your own Channel, you'll be amazing with your knowledge and technical understanding. Ride safe. 👍
@@gsd32i get you, very catty. Don't post on public accessible media channels if you can't take criticism and facts.
Hundreds of Pounds more for Chinese tat, when you find the Chinese are hacking your phone data you'll soon be
bleating.
Legal facts .... " cameras can only be used as evidence if it shows details such as a number plate. Camera evidence can work in two ways; you can use it as evidence against someone else but it can also be used as evidence against you if you are at fault in a road traffic accident."
You have to be pretty darn sure you've made no mistake or could be partially to blame for and accident👍
Great comments still. You clearly haven't done the bedside manners coarse how to speak to people . Oh well. Many folks use these cameras and I am sure they all know what they can be used for, ie against you. Dash cameras are very common, some folks are happy with them and some folks aren't. if you don't like them then that's your prerogative, I suspect you are not a big fan of them. Criticism is all well and good when it is well balanced, oh and my shoulders are big enough. We all ride to enjoy is the bottom line, anything that helps the rider if required must be a good thing? Anyway ride safe. 😁