I'm at a slight disadvantage, as my bike is still in a container ship, travelling back to the US, but I'll see if I can make my point clearly enough. I've been told that if I connect to the K2, using WiFi, and the K2 App on my cell phone, that the time would be correctly set within the K2. I'm afraid that this is not correct, at least it's not correct under a few sets of circumstances. First of all, in certain parts of the world, you need to set your phone to override the current time, and set it manually. For instance, all of China uses a single timezone (Beijing time), but my iPhone got confused, and thought that there were multiple time zones, and so, I had to override the time setting. As a result, although I connected my iPhone to the K2WiFi, and then enabled the IOS app, and selected settings, I still ended up with a situation where the time on the K2 was at least 1 hour different from the time on my phone. Throughout my trip, I often tried to get the time of the K2 to be properly set, and I think that I achieved it only once. In all other cases, it was between 1 and 2 hours off. So, my question is, why don't you allow me to set the time, or select the time zone within the K2, rather than relying on using the Phone? As IOS versions on the phone change, it is likely that they'll handle time zones differently, perhaps forcing you to make odd choices in some cases, but if I was able to manually set the time zone in the K2, we eliminate any chance that the system will have the wrong time. The outcome, if you want to set the time, connect to the K2 over WiFi, set the time, and exit. It's just about perfect, and it addresses all of the possible irregularities that exist as we travel around the world. Thoughts?
I have the same question? Can the gps unit work through a fairing?
On a Tiger Explorer:
I first tried 'underneath' the plastic trim alongside the pillion seat - got a lock about 3 times out of 10.
Second I tried 'on top' of the same trim behind the pillion seat - locked about 6-7 times out of 10.
Lastly I stuck it behind the screen on the tilt bracket - connects everytime.
@Greg H
Could you please post some more photos of how and where you installed the K2 on your Explorer? I sold my Tiger 800 and I will get a Tiger 1200 next week and would appreciate some ideas for the installation.
Mines under mine pillion seat and still works. Seems strange the issues youre having
Yeah it's odd as the Tracker one has no issues. I'm going to do some testing in different locations and see what results I get.
Neil.
I think mine might just be a bit picky. I've fitted plenty of VDO GeoLoc units with some buried under the dash of trucks and the tracker on my bike has no problems under plastic like Neil's.
I would like it a bit more discreet but hey ho.
@Greg H
Looks cool!
Do you have more photos to share? The front camera, rear camera.
it will be good reference and we can share it on the blog.
Camera fittings on my Yamaha 2015 MT-09 Tracer (FZ-09)
[Yamaha 2015 MT-09 Tracer]
First fit for mine was under the dashboard - placed vertically, not working, at least no fix
After reading on this forum that it should be faced up, I placed it horizontally on almost the same location, but it doesn't seem to get a fix.
Checked connection with the DVR: thight fit on the leads
Placed it for almost 30 min. outside the dashboard - straight under the sky : No fix ..
Strange issue: When I disconnect the lead from the DVR - the orange light is still blinking (connecting, but to what? since I disconnected the lead)
Other thing: The timestamp on the movies is spot on - does the DVR sync with my phone, when connected, or is this an indication that at least the timesignal is sent through by GPS ?
Is there a way to test the GPS unit separately ? I'd wish it had an indicator light to show a proper connection with the DVR
I bought the K2 from a dutch (webshop) reseller and since everything is fitted, and cables are well tucked, sending it RMA / DOA is not an option : Getting it out will cost me another two nights, Sticky pads are used and I cut up the foam in the box for shockabsorbing
DVR sync the time with your phone when connected.
Please expose GPS moduole to the sky and keep the logo up. Do not hide it to somewhere.
Be sure, you have GPS on from App.
No other way to test it.
Just ride motorcycle for ten minutes and see the speed.
GPS module takes 3 minutes to connect the signal.
Keep it stay, the speed will be zero, you can not see the difference.
I placed the receiver on my saddle bag with 3M Velcro pads pointing to the sky. Working fine.
GPS does not work for me either. I contacted support and they did not help me. They told me to contact Amazon for help. Amazon sent me replacement and it too fails the GPS. Ripping it all out and sending back.
Where and how did you mount the GPS antenna?
Did you make sure that the connector fits correctly? Sometimes the connectors are a little bit malformed, so you cannot screw it correctly.
Sorry to hear such issue, can you forward the email you sent for support to rock@innovv.com, and I can learn into details?