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Apr 9, 2011 | 07:32 AM

#31

bucket772

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From: Southern New Jersey

I have a Street Pilot 2720. As state before it is discontinued so you can probably find them cheap. I use a RAM mount and they are rock solid.

PROS:
Decent size screen. The right side of the screen displays various information (dist to turn, ETA, speed, ETC). It is fully customizable. Large, small, different info when following a route or not,

Auto darkening

Ability save tracks to PC and create routes and send them back to the GPS. Nice for when you find a really nice route to a certain destination.

Weatherproof

Touchscreen works with gloves and 4 side buttons are large.

Ability to mark and name locations (Photo ops, rest stops, etc,) that are not on the maps

CONS:
No internal battery

Speaker is located in the 12v lighter plug (seperate direct wire kit available with audio out)

No auto power off. (I have accidentally left it on and fully drained the battery.

No MP3 or Bluetooth. (28XX series I think have BT)

I never thought I would need it but it is nice when you see twisty roads vs straight roads on the screen. Plus when your done not paying any attention to where you are, just hit "go home"

Hope this helps. New to this forum and my first Harley (Road King) is only 3 days old but I have been riding my 2002 Vulcan Meanstreak with the 2720 on it for about 4 years and it has never let me down

It's a crappy picture but anyone from the New Jersey knows the weather has been crap. Maybe today I can get her out and cleaned for a shoot.

Apr 9, 2011 | 07:45 AM

#32

Copyless

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From: Ga.

RT Zumo 660, I use it because I like the fact that it is made for the motorcycle, the ability to use custom routes, the mount is made for the fairing, and it works great with my NAM.

Apr 9, 2011 | 08:00 AM

#33

Jinks

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From: Daytona, Fla.

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkey sammich

What do you like or not like about it?

Zumo 550!

Like: Everything, particularly the reliability.

Dislike: The reliability. I'd like to have the larger screen on the Zumo 660, but can't justify the expense while I have a working 550.

Apr 9, 2011 | 09:55 AM

#34

09 YELLOWBIRD

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From: SOON TO BE A SAFE AMERICA

GARMIN, hands down!

They been doing gps, radars, fish finders for a long time. I too have a Garmin Zumo 550. Even through some may think it's an out dated unit. I am pretty darn impressed with it. Seems like they have had some problems with the newer unit (660's, 665's) some, but not all of them.
These GPS's aren't cheap, used ones are around $500.00 average for the 550.
FYI,
I looked, and looked very patiently and searched for a used one and it took me two years to find one for a KILLER price. I ended up getting mine off Craigslist for $275.00. Sometimes looking outside the box, will save some money.
Bottom line, you really can't go wrong the Garmin brand and Customer Service is hands down awesome if you have problems.

Ride Safe,

YELLOWBIRD

Apr 9, 2011 | 01:18 PM

#35

Punjabi Rider

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From: Green Country Oklahoma

I just bought a new one cause my old one turned bad after 3 years,Garmin Nuvi 855 for $129.00 free shipping and no tax,Ram mount made specific for this GPS is rock solid for another $29.95 no shipping and tx thanks to Amazon.com.It works real good even bright day light visibility is good may be not as good those motorcycle specific but it's very inexpensive.Only one of the few this one has audio out put jack for my Aux port and that is very important IMO to hear then looking at it in unsafe traffic situations.They also have 885 identical unit with live traffic update,blue tooth and some MSN crap but price is 4 times higher.

Last edited by Punjabi Rider; Apr 9, 2011 at 01:24 PM.

Apr 9, 2011 | 02:02 PM

#36

iclick

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From: Baton Rouge, LA

Quote:

Originally Posted by emwolb

call me old fashioned but i use a folding paper map. i did get a garmin 255w, but it was annoying as hell, so it sits in my shop collecting dust. i just got tired of the "bitch in the box" telling me i was going the wrong way. maps still work.

Turn off the verbal instructions like I did. I got tired of her nagging me to "Turn right in 500 ft...turn right in 450 ft...turn right in 400 ft..." etc.

Apr 9, 2011 | 04:03 PM

#37

CrusingHarley

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From: Massachusetts

Using the Garmin 660. Great GPS!

Apr 9, 2011 | 05:15 PM

#38

petom

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From: N/A

Garmin Zumo 660. Pros- big bright display, robust and shockproof (dropped it once, not even a scratch). Con- a bit pricey. Turn off the voice instructions; the bitch is annoying. Go where you want and let it re-calculate.