Hey smidge, pretty much any time you visit the US, unless you're visiting a major city (NY, Chicago, LA, SF) you're going to need a car. Especially in Florida. Not sure about renting bikes in Orlando (hopefully there's an Orlando native on the board that can give you better deets) but in my...
Sounds like a bad battery -- I had exact same thing happen just after I got my "carryover" '06. Dealer replaced it FoC and no issues since then! Good luck!
Can't imagine why not. I presume the charger outlet is just a fused wire pair, hooked up directly to your battery? If so, check the label on the back side of your GPS and verify that its rating is 12V at less than/equal to 900 mA. If so, you should be good to go!
Interesting thread!
I'm currently unemployed (on purpose), fixing up my house to be sold this spring/summer. Plan is to move (back) to San Diego.
My real job is technical sales management in the semiconductor industry.
Hey Craig, thanks for writing up your trip up the coast. Living in Chicago at the moment with plans to move back out to SD this summer. Unable to put more than about 500 mi/summer on my bike due to weather and other constraints, so looking forward to riding year-round in CA, especially up the...