Customer Reviews

spins like a top

Review by highgear on 1/5/12

You get what you pay for. Cheap = Cheap. When mounted to the handlebars (as designed), it spins like a top most of the time. Remains mounted simply for its entertainment value. :-/

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7/27/11

Review by jdub on 7/28/11

I think this compass works awesome! I have a Harley Road Glide, as in a frame mounted fairing. Generally it works very well just to give a general direction. It is not uber accurate, but it will tell you the differencebetween North and South. Even with my speakers it does well, and if I am in doubt I wait until I stop and then turn the handlebars away from the speaker to make sure. I do plan on upgrading my speakers at some point, which I'm sure will contain much larger magnets than stock, hopefully this does not interfere with compass. I think for the price it is well worth the money spent. We'll have to see if it holds up.

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I put the compass on my m...

Review by Michael Del Cimmuto on 2/26/09

I put the compass on my motorcycle's handlebars and I zoomed off. About a mile into my journey I noticed that I was always traveling NORTH. I thought this was strange since the sunset was blinding me from the horizon. Then I said to myself, "Self, do you think the speakers in your faring could be causing interference?" Well needless to say that college education paid off. Mystery solved. Defiantly remove the compass from the handlebars to get an accurate reading.

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Engine electromagnetic fi...

Review by WILLIAM ALDRIDGE on 1/31/09

Engine electromagnetic fields interfere too much. Didn't hardly work off the bike, either. I definitely would not recommend buying this compass.

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Compass has to be removed...

Review by Robert Prater on 1/23/08

Compass has to be removed from the handlebars to be accurate but I do this all the time while riding to get my bearings. Definitely not a GPS but lots better than nothing.

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Only works correctly when...

Review by Ben Friedman on 9/19/07

Only works correctly when balanced or leveled perfectly. I would expect a motorcycle application to be a bit more forgiving.

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I have bought two of thes...

Review by William Cox on 2/14/07

I have bought two of these as I thought them a clever design and assumed they would be invaluable to orient myself while traveling. They fit the handlebars of my Suzuki Bandit and looked great. Unfortunately, neither worked at all. I wasn't expecting much for the price but I had high hopes. The first lost its liquid after a year. The second never could find north -- on or off the bike. I am now back to using my Boy Scout hand held compass.

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