Which GPS system is the best. I was thinking about Garmin 360. Which will fit on bike the best?
I have a 2006 Street Glide with 103 kit.

 

How much money are you willing to spend? Look at the Zumo. Search the forum for Zumo. Plenty of info.

 

I bought the Zumo 450. It was about $500.00. I bought it on Amazon.com and that was the cheapest around at the time. The 550 was considerably more money, but i didn't want or need all the bells and whistles.They come with a nice mounting system for the handlebars.

Hope this helps.

Merry Christmas

 

Go with the Zumo 550 well worth every penny!!!

Go hereZumo Forumsfor more info!!

 

Problem with Zumo 550:
A GPSshould be able to provide basic navigational information, right. Wrong!

While Garmin added a lot of nice bells and whistles with Bluetooth and MP3 capability, it failed to include such basic functions as altitude and a compass that functions while the unit is navigating to a waypoint.

It also fails to provide a heading indicator or any reference of direction on the route page.

You can toggle to the trip information page and get a basic heading readout (N,S,W,E) but not a true compass heading.

 

The Zumo units are made for bikes. The touch screen is glove friendly, the unit is sealed for dust and water protection and is protected from vibrations.

 

Wow! Harsh - and completely inaccurate words - about the Zumo.

I'm holding my 550 in my hand. If you press the 3rd button from the top twice (from the main menu, or once from the nav display enroute to waypoint), it takes you to the exact navigation screen you say does not exist. I'm looking at a compass rose with the specific heading also displayed numerically in the center. The speed is on the top right. Elevation is right below speed. GPS accuracy is right below elevation, and time is right below that. It is extremely easy to see and the compass rose gives you both the graphical compass display and the digital heading together so you get the best of both worlds.

I've had a whole bunch of GPS units. More than 15 not including the built-in COMAND system in my car with Navteq based GPS. The Zumo is not completely perfect, but it is the closest to perfect of any unit I've ever touched. The biggest problem I've had is with Bluetooth compatibility with my phone, but that's my phone issue and not the Zumo.

 

Yeah, if you *need* those features there are GPS units that provide 'em, but I don't find the Zumo lacking because of those features. The altimeter is there, it's just on the data page. For direction information I keep mine in "North Up" mode & the icon points in the direction I'm headed, ie. Up for north, left for west, right for east, & down for south. If you need true compass headings though, you're right, a different GPS is the way to go.

 

I 2nd what lrntowrench said. The Zumo 550 is one of the best GPS's I have owned and I have had a few.

Nice screen that can be seen in the sunlight, glove friendly and all the information you need.

By the way lrntowrench what phone do you have? I am having problems with my Motorola Q 9M from Verizon.

 

I have had my Zumo 550 for about a year and really like it. No regrets.