Garmin Adventurous Routing options find curvy or hilly roads for a fun and exciting riding experience.Access to BirdsEye Satellite Imagery with direct-to-device downloads and no annual subscription.Easily switch between spoken turn-by-turn directions for streets in Europe, preloaded topographic maps for Europe and global BirdsEye Satellite Imagery, so you can always have the perfect map for your ride.Rain-resistant (IPX7) and built to military standard 810G for thermal and shock resistance.5.5' ultrabright, glove-friendly display with crisp HD resolution in landscape or portrait mode.Sportsbikeshop had it at a very attractive price so I didn't hesitate to buy there as their customer service is second to none. I don't fully understand all the functions yet but overall I'm extremely happy with it and would definitely recommend it. On a recent tour of Scotland I found it performed really well mainly due to the ability to design a route on Googlemaps, which is very easy to do, then import the route into the Garmin, which is less easy. I don't like the handlebar mounts that come with all motorcycle satnavs so I made my own which tucks it behind the windscreen and nearer the line of vision. I found a few ways to do this but it's definitely an area that needs improvement. I chose the Garmin for its bigger screen which is brilliant and I can import rides from Googlemaps although it's not as simple as it could be. My bike came with the Zumo 396 which was clunky and would not import routes from external sources so I compared the Zumo XT and the TomTom 550. Like a previous reviewer, I have fabricated and installed an improved mount, placing the unit in line of site above my instruments. It is worth spending time learning how to get the best out of Base Camp in order to plan routes in detail.

Once paired with my Sena headset, spoken instructions are clear and concise. I now suspect that there may have been nothing wrong with the first unit, just that it may not accept charge until initial setup has been completed (this is just my guess).įirst impressions of using the Zumo are very good. My only criticism of the Zumo is that 'getting started' instructions are very poor (they totally skip the process of initial charging and setup). A replacement was swiftly despatched by SporstbikeShop. Unfortunately, the first unit would not hold charge and could only be powered up when connected to a power supply. I ordered on a Sunday and the Zumo was delivered the very next day. Zumo XT Great sat nav once you get it set upįirst of all, I can't fault the service from SportsbikeShop.

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