Garmin zumo 660 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator
4.3-Inchglove friendly zumo 660 features lane assist, 3D buildings, and lane junction view. The zumo 660 comes preloaded with US, Canada, and Puerto Rico mapping. It comes equipped with stereo bluetooth hands free technology for pairing a phone and headset or helmet. The zumo 660 has a advanced trip log which features the ability to save multiple trip logs and comes with a rugged mount with wire harness for integration into the motorcycle power and audio system.
Garmin zumo 660 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator Features
- Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator
- Lane assist with junction view directs you to the preferred lane while driving, provides realistic images of upcoming junctions
- Full coverage mapping for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico
- Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up
- 4.3-inch, sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display. motorcycle and automotive mount both included
User Reviews about Garmin zumo 660 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator
The Garmin Zumo 660 is an excellent GPS although a bit pricey. All the features work well but I have to admit that I have not purchased the optional traffic information module. This is my second 660, I purchased the first one about a year ago but it was stolen from my car :-(. I use the 660 both on my bike and in the car.
The screen is large, easy to see except in bright sun on the bike and the menus are easy to navigate.
One thing that I find annoying is that after you drill down into the sub-menus to change setting you must repeatedly press the back button to get back to the map screen. There should be a "view map" button on all sub-menu screens. -- Garmin 660
I've used Amazon reviews for what seems like ages for evaluations of products I planned to buy. So now I'm going to begin returning the favor.
I just purchased a Road Tech zumo 660 for my transAmerica motorcycle ride for prostate cancer awareness ([...]) There's my plug for charity.
I purchased the unit from my local Harley-Davison dealer (Bartels HD in Marina del Rey) and had them install it. I've only used it thus far for the 10 mile ride home, but it worked great. The screen was fine, although it's "June gloom" along the beach at this time of year, so it was overcast and therefor no direct sunlight on the unit. The voice system worked fine, but at this point I don't plan to try and use a bluetooth device. That may change when I start riding through urban areas and need to keep my head on a swivel.
My trip begins July 30th and lasts 46 days, so I'll come back periodically and provide more feedback.
Best regards, Robert -- Road Tech 660 Good at First Blush
This GPS is as good as any, however I don't think that ~$600 price tag is justified. For a $600 piece of hardware it's very slow and basic - you could buy an iPhone, iPad or any Android phone, buy a navigation app for it (android has one built right in, and it's even better than Garmin GPS) and you'll get a much more capable device for a lesser price. The only benefit Garmin Zumo has is an ability to use touch scree with your gloves on, but that hardly justifies such a price tag.
Also, if you mount the cradle for this GPS on your bike, you'll have to use a so-called weather cap to cover the contact pins on the cradle from rain and other debris. This cap is easy to lose, or it will very likely be stolen eventually: it's priced at $5-$6 with about $8 delivery charge in the Garmin store, so there is a lot of incentives for others to steal it. I've had two caps stolen in just one month (I park my bike on the street in Manhattan midtown).
Also, i don't know about Windows users, bit on a Mac Garmin offers ridiculously stupid and convoluted software which is nearly impossible to use. It's the perfect example of how software should NOT be made. The whole system is exceptionally user unfriendly.
The best price tag for is GPS would have been half of what it is now at most. -- Overpriced.