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  1. 19th March 2018, 10:34 PM #1
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    I have read through this thread with interest. Am I correct in thinking that the European version of the firmware is 2.7 and the USA version V4.6? My question is what is likely to happen if V4.6 is used on a Euro spec Goldwing? Can anyone help me sourcing V2.7 please?
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  2. 20th March 2018, 12:17 AM #2
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    First of all I would not do it. You could brick your gps.
    Now what year Goldwing and what memory card does it use ?
    If it is a SD card what size is the sys.bin file on your SD card?

    The 4.6 and up are for North American Goldwings using the CF card.
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    Quote Originally Posted by richiewinn View Post
    ........ My question is what is likely to happen if V4.6 is used on a Euro spec Goldwing? ........
    Disregarding any possible hardware incompatibilities which can indeed lead to irreversible hard-bricking of the navi. However, assuming theoretically that the EU hardware you're asking about is compatible with US firmware, the problem for you in the UK is that US fw is not intended to account for riding on the left so can cause dangerous navigation errors. GW owners on the continent don't have that particular problem but many who have imported NA GWs are not happy with English and are unable to change the voice and text to their own language without paying for an expensive hacked fw. Original NA fw has only EN or EN and FR depending on version.
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  4. 20th March 2018, 08:16 AM #4
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    I am running a 2009 airbag Goldwing using a CF card for the GPS. It has the original V2 of the firmware which has a few problems recalculating routes when I start "busking" a journey. I understand the updated firmware helps sort this problem out. Incidentally I have managed for find V2.6 on this site so will try to upgrade to that version and see what happens. I think I am correct that V2.7 is the most recent so if anyone can help me source that I would be grateful.
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