Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: Best Motorcycle GPS Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator
This is my third GPS. I started with a Garmin GPS V, no color screen, very basic gps. I still use it when walking. Then I moved on to the 276C. Really works great, still use it in the car and on the boat. I decided on the Zumo 550 for the big, a Harley-Davidson Road King Classic. It is so easy to use, touch screen and all. Never have to take my gloves off when inputing information. The way you do that is also much improved.
I noticed this gps does a much better job of holding satellite reception than my 276c or any of my riding buddies gps units, not matter which one they use.
The ability to download POI's and easily setup rides is a Godsend. I can setup a weeks worth of rides in no time.
A few people complain about not being able to hear the audio when riding. As another reviewer noted, it really does not matter. With my true dual exhaust setup, you could not hear the audio on ANY gps when riding down the road. Who would want to?
I have found this unit to be reliable, easy to use, and well worth every penny I paid for it.
Customer Review: Great Unit Overall
Summary: 5 Stars
The Zumo 550 is the 3rd GPS I've owned (60c and a Nuvi) and it certainly measures up very well. The screen and controls are super. Its start up is fast. On the bike it is easy to see and control with or without gloves. Mounting it and runing the wires on two different bikes was very straight forward. It comes with almost everything you need, but if you plan on loading a bunch of mp3s then you'll want to buy a 1 or 2 gig card cause there is little room on the unit itself. No big deal. I am not sure the routing capability is as good as the 60c but more testing will tell (absence of routing is a big flaw in my NUVI). You also can't use it as an mp3 player unless it is in the bike or car cradle because there is no headphone jack on the unit--only on the cradle. That's a flaw. Mine has XM capability and I love XM in my cars but it costs $200 for an antenna for the Zumo. XM is loosing out on that because I'd have XM in a heartbeat with the Zumo but I am not paying 200 to do it. They should be giving the antenna away just to get people to subscribe---maybe require a minimum commitment or something like DirecTV. Basically though the ZUMO is another great Garmin product.Customer Review: GARMIN ZUMO 550
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great GPS I bought one for myself 2 years ago and I love it. I use it in my car and on my motorcycle. Works well in both. It is easy to set up an use. Blue tooth is great with my Cardon headset. MP3 and Blue tooth cell phone come in loud and clear. I am hard of hearing so I know. Motorcycle mount was easy to in stall. The wiring was the hard part. For the car mount, I went to Walmart an bought, a GPS pad that the suction cup will work with. I set it on the console in my car. This is great , because you can move it from car to car if you have more than one. It plugs into the liter socket for power. I have not had any problems with it, in the two years that I have had it. BBest of all for you is that you can get it for a lot less tnen I paid. I paid $800.00 for mine. It is still a bit pricey, but it is well worth it. I do not think you would be sorry if you bought it. A friend of mine asked me to order this one for her. She gave it to her boy fried for Christmas. I tell all my friends how well it works. Some of them have other cheap brands and they tell me that they have problems using them.
Bill Schellhas in Williamstown, N.J.
Customer Review: Zumo lives up to expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
The Zumo was highly touted in numerous publications, prior to its release. It lives up to the best of these recommendations and then some. I have previous experience in boats and airplanes with use of similar products so it did not take long to pick up the basic functions; needless to say there is not a great deal of motorcycle riding in North Dakota in February but I did utilize the audomobile adaptor (included) on a recent trip to Orlando, Florida to visit the typical theme parks; I have always found the area to be particularly difficult to navigate due the crowed traffic conditions as well as a town that appears to have grown too quickly; nonetheless the Zumo performed flawlessly and saved much time and potential frustation; I did find a predictable flaw when I, through no fault of Zumo, missed a turn and was directed to make an immediate U turn; the problem was that there was six lanes of very busy traffic; the machine did quickly recover and provided an alternate routing, or "recalibrating" to use the words of the very nice lady in the unit; highly recommended; I can't wait until spring to use it on one of my bikes for cross country trips.Customer Review: Garmin Zumo 550 Motorcycle GPS
Summary: 5 Stars
This GPS Was great while it lasted. I loved the bluetooth feature which allows it to be wireless. You can use your phone, listen to mp3 music and more, all hands free! It is a little hard to find a good headset that fits into a closed faced helmet though.
I used the Zumo on its first trip and really got spoiled after years of pulling out the maps and glasses to see where I was or wasn't going.
The Zumo comes with nice software. I do wish that the manual was in pamplet form though, It is only on a CD so you always have to go to your computer when you have a question on how to work some phase of it.
For the Zumo's second and last trip...my son borrowed it for a 1600 run which was cut short by him skidding his motorcycle off a mountain road. My son's life was spaired by a tree stoping him at cliffs edge but my Garmin and his brand new motorcycle are at the bottom of a canyon, 2000 ft. down, and will never be seen by man again.
I am now saving for another Garmin Zumo 550 GPS. I plan to buy it the day my son can walk again. So it is a very important purchase for me that I can't wait to be able to make.