Garmin Zumo Motorcycle GPS

The Garmin Zumo Motorcycle GPS
is made for extreme durability, it is vibration-tested, waterproof, and built with fuel-resistant plastics to withstand the elements. It's also intuitive, with a glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls that make it easy to operate.

There's a bright, sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display that makes it easy to view, as well as a unique motorcycle console for trip information, including a fuel gauge to warn you when its time to fill up. The display measures 3.5 inches diagonally and features 320 x 240 pixel resolution.

The Garmin zumo 550 comes with a motorcycle mount with universal mounting hardware so you can mount it anywhere. An automobile mount is also included, and it features an integrated speaker. Garmin also provides custom caps, which are available in a variety of colors, so you can reflect your style.

It is not always so easy to navigate when you are riding big bikes because of the risks involved. There is the stopping in the highway and then taking out the map to have a look at where you are.

With the Garmin Zumo Motorcycle GPS
you can take all of these concerns away.

This quality designed is not created for a motorcycle but for the motorcyclist himself. The touch screen allows the biker to operate the device even while riding and with the large icons, you can still use it even when you have gloves on.

The Garmin Zumo 550 is purpose built to be used as a GPS unit on a motorcycle and is one of only two GPS units designed as such.

I love this product. I honestly, don't know what I would have done without it on a 9000 mile loop of the US that I made on my 2003 Harley in August of 2008. In addition to guiding my way through unknown wilderness without ever losing a signal even among the tall forests of Northern California and keeping me company one night when even truckers had the good sense to pull over rather than dare the desolate mountains (that were on fire!) at night, it was a great sense of comfort and help when trying to find lodging, and especially GAS!

Easy to use. feature rich out of the box. Ready for mounting. Open to on the bike to on the road in no time.

Some people say GPS minimizes the adventure spirit of motorcycling. I disagree completely. This device allows you to wander and find your way back very easily.

This GPS is very easy to use, even on the go. Loading songs to the GPS took a little work, but only because we had previously saved them to our laptop incorrectly. It's easy to see even for the passenger, and we love the capablity to link the GPS with our cell phone. Definitely a good buy!

The Garmin Zumo Motorcycle GPS

comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and a hefty points of interest (POIs) database, including motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more.

Plus, the unit is fully compatible with Garmin's Tour Guide feature, a free utility that allows you to build and upload a database of POIs that are encoded with photos and MP3 files.

Hands-Free Calls and Wireless Voice Prompts

You can even make phone calls to POIs through the zumo's Bluetooth interface. In addition, The zumo transmits navigation voice prompts to your headset so you can listen wirelessly.

Traffic, Weather, and Radio

Simply press a button on the screen, and the zumo recalculates your route to avoid traffic tie-ups.

Plan trips on your computer before you start. Search for food and fuel stops and local attractions. Then, transfer your route to your zumo and go.

At the end of the day, share your favorite places and rides with other zumo riders, and review your travels in Google Earth. SD card expansion makes it easy for storage and route sharing, and you can download routes to share with your riding buddies.

Unlike a car GPS, a Garmin Zumo Motorcycle GPS

navigation system has some other features for bikers too. If you're reading the screen in the sun, it's really hard.

But today there are units which can be mounted on the bike's handlebars that are vibration resistant, which is an issue for bikers unlike car drivers. It has integrated speakers so that you can hear clearly the directions through the Bluetooth technology so which allows you to keep the eye steady on the road you are traveling.

Running in daytime display, which basically gives you a yellow background and night time gives you a dark background. On the screen you can keep the compass up and it also reads out speed, the elevation and the accuracy is now within 21 feet of anywhere on the planet and the time of day.

There are many features that make the Garmin Zumo Motorcycle GPS perfect for bikers. The unit is extremely durable and it is also waterproof so no worry about riding in the rain. Its touchscreen can be used with gloves and is easy to operate which is a very important feature to bikers.

This GPS unit can also warn you when your fuel is low so you can stop and fill your tank. The Garmin Zumo 550 GPS also includes anti theft technology which makes you enter a 4 digit pin code before using the unit.

Just like most GPS units, the Garmin Zumo 550 looks like a small TV screen. This GPS unit has a touch screen function and a very durable outer shell. Directions are provided through text and voice.