Garmin Zumo 500/550 GPS

Bumpy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Looking into getting a gps for a planned trip through europe during easter. Has anybody bought on of these units, and if so how do you rate them?

Modo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 07 May 2006 Karma :

I have the Garmin quest and it is an exellent piece of kit, so I would certainly put my trust in it Thumbs Up

Nb · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

Like modo i have one of the older garmin (sp3) units and if the zumo is half as good as them you cant go wrong. Thumbs Up

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Bumpy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Cheers Fellas, Got it, fitted it, used it today. General impresion is that its a quality bit of kit. Had to nake a suitable bracket for it.

Not sure if i like having it on the bike. and i think it needs tweaking a bit for road type preferance and so on. But i do like the fact that it logs your journey and you can get a detailed readout & maps on your pc when you get home.

Modo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 07 May 2006 Karma :

How much did it cost you? thinking of maybe upgrading myself Very Happy

Bumpy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Hey Modo, It was £495 beer tokens. bit pricey i know but hoping the extra mapping for europe will be worth it. Its a solid well built bit of kit. easy to use. im starting to really like the little Fekka.

Got it from sheffieldgps.com the page comes up as pentagon or something. found them through ebay but phoning direct gave me a better price.

If anyone has any good routes for france / spain / uk. GPX format or a website i could find loads on would be great. Thumbs Up

Peirre oBollox · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Karma :

I thought they came with a RAM mount as standard, to clamp it onto the LH handlebar
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Bumpy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

They do come with 2 fitting options

first = 6mm bar threaded at both ends and bent "u shaped" to clamp round bars together with the ram Ball joint.

Second = secure the ram ball joint fitment to your brake/clutch lever. by removing the C-Brace on your lever mount.

I did not like either method so made a bracket to fit snug over my top yoke (sportsbike Gixxer) just a simple ally block slotted and 2 m6 threaded holes. (Im a machinist so was not a problem.)

could suply a dimensioned drawing.

motoman · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

hi bumpy,just ordered a zumo,what earpiece would you recomend? cheers.

Bumpy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Hey motoman, good question that is, garmin do not do their own. i tried a regular earpiece first and nearly ripped my ear off and squashed my head, ( but you have to try these things first dont ya). i ended up doing a search on ebay for a bluetooth headset and found the itech

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/iTech-Bluetooth-Media-Player-Headset-Ipod-Earphones_W0QQitemZ280093473413QQcategoryZ112529QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

its cheap and it works so im happy with it, maybee a bit too quiete,

motoman · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

thanks bud,i'll give em a try. Very Happy

Modo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 07 May 2006 Karma :

Stridz · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Karma :

What sort of prices are we looking at these days?
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