Rating: - makes my bike a complete unit
i ride a Harley V Rod. Though this bike is not meant for long rides, I still travel long distances. Plus I do a lot of in-city [Atlanta, GA] riding. The Garmin Zumo 550 is a fantastic, extremely reliable and user-friendly addition. I also receive many phone calls as I'm riding. The Garmin's bluetooth feature interacts perfectly with my phone...very cool and hands free. [of course I have an Interphone device installed in my helmet.]
The Garmin makes my bike a more complete unit.
Rating: - Garmin Zumo 550
Product is great and was delivered on time. All necessary parts were included for motorcycle and car use.
Rating: - Really works like it says
I have a TomTom rider that I replaced with the Zumo 550, just like night and day. I can preplan routes, and create routes on the fly. I hard wired it into my Ultra Classic using a J&M harness, instead of Blueooth. Works great, a better lock would be great. The screen is brighter and easier to read. I would buy it again, and did. I gave one to my girlfriend.
Rating: - best product on market
First of all, don't buy elsewhere...promises of lower prices are simply NYC scam jobs...
The Zumo allows you to integrate navi, phone, and SDHC music with basically no effort...
The product is awesome in every way...waterproof for a motorcycle...
I coulpled this with a scala rider 2 and it works great...a bit hard to hear at highway speeds but no complaint...I'm very happy with the zumo...you will be too!
Advice: Get it hardwired to your bike...get Garmin 'bolt' so bracket cannot be taken (it's security for the bracket)
Rating: - Zumo 550 - Great for Bikes and Cars
I purchased my second Zumo 550, after my original was stolen from a rental car. The unit performs exceptionally well, and is very easy to use and understand.
I use it on my BMW R1200GS and also in my car. The unit ships with all the stuff you need to mount it on the bike and in the car. There are maps available from Mad Maps which feature some nice motorcycle routes in a variety of different US states.
I am a Mac user as well, and the only complaint I have so far with Garmin is that they don't seem to offer as much support for mapping software on a Mac as they do on a PC. Other than that I really think the unit is great. I give the Zumo a 5-star rating!