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GPS Screen Glare

Those of us who depend on GPS lament about glare from direct or reflected sunlight on the GPS screen obscuring the route information.  We have all held up a hand to shade the screen and some of us have purpose built shades over the device which could become injurious instruments in the event of a collision.  No doubt the time spent trying to view a glare compromised GPS screen reduces time spent viewing the road ahead which in turn compromises our safety.

This is why I was excited to find a product on the market, designed to address the glare problem. I read a very complementary review about NuShield Adhesive Film in the November issue of “Motorcycle Consumer News.

I purchased the DayVue version of this product and a screen cleaning kit at a total cost under $18.00.  The adhesive Film resembles a cell phone screen protector but has been designed to diffuse or otherwise reduce glare. I was able to order a film sized to fit the BMW Navigator 5.  If your model of GPS is not available you can buy an oversized film to cut to size.

Installation of the film was easy enough.  As for performance, the film works pretty well.  I would estimate it reduces the glare problem enough to enable viewing under most conditions without shading the screen.  It does not reduce all glare, so don’t get your hopes up.  I am satisfied that the device was worth the investment.  It did not seem to have any effect on the use of the touch screen on my Garmin made GPS.

You can order the NuShield Screen online go to www.nushield.com

Bob Conley

 

 

2015 MOA Mileage Contest- The last word!

Good morning,

I collected a few more forms on Saturday and had a few more members report their mileage as they mailed their own in. I have checked the forms, signatures etc. One item that was frequently omitted is our MOA chartered club number which is #17. So if you are mailing your own in, please include that in the line for our club number I realize we have club members outside of Indiana but for this MOA contest they count you where your residence is. ( Sorry Rick and Deb!)

I have accounted for 30 members who have returned their form at this point or mailed in their own I have 14 members who started and are unaccounted for at this time.: I have run out of time to collect forms but you can still mail your own in to the MOA but it must be Nov 11th. If you have your ending mileage and are self reporting just drop me a note or I will see it in March when they publish the information in the MOA Magazine

MOA MILEAGE 2015 ending mileage October 2015
Thanks for participating
Rick

Page Views

In case anyone is interested in the reach of our website, here is the data:

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I wish more club members would post ride stories and other content interesting to motorcyclists such as the document I just posted from a New England Club.

Jim Brown

Logo design

The guide lines for the possible new Indy Club picture Logo are:

The logo should represent the CITY of Indianapolis. (We are the BMW Motorcycle Club of Indianapolis.)

The picture Logo does not need or cannot have any wording such as Indianapolis or BMW in it.

That information is incorporated in the text part of the logo area.

The logo should represent motorcycle riding. It should not be too complicated, which would make it more difficult to reproduce. Continue reading