GARMIN 010 00567 00 Zumo 550 GPS Receiver
GARMIN 010 00567 00 Zumo 550 GPS Receiver
Customize your ride with the Zumo 550. Designed by bikers, Zumo’s motorcycle-friendly features make it easy to operate. From back roads to rallies, its high-end navigation features give you the freedom to go where you want. Zumo 550 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and a hefty points of interests (POI) database, including motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. A rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery is integrated into Zumo for up to three hours of typical usage. With Zumo’s Bluetooth wireless technology, you can talk on the phone safely without removing your gloves or helmet. The SD card expansion makes it easy for storage and route sharing. Download routes to share, even load mp3 files to your unit to enjoy tunes on the road. In addition, JPEG Picture Viewer lets you share photos of your adventures. Voice announces streets by name Upload custom POI, including alerts for speed zones and safety cameras Built-in MP3 player and JPEG Picture Viewer SD card expansion makes it easy for storage and route sharing Glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls makes it easy to operate High bright sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display makes it easy to view your screen Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when its time to fill up Motorcycle mount with standard 4-hole AMPS pattern so you can mount it anywhere Unit dimensions – Width 4.8 x Height 3.9 x Depth 1.6 inch Weight – 10.6 ounces
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars AS Advertised
The 550 is a marked improvement over the other Garmin GPS’s I have owned.I have found only one glitch in the program; it doesn’t know where home is. The only other complaint I will make is on the Motorcycle Mount. There is no way to disconnect the power supply from the mount so as to take both the unit and mount off for safekeeping at night or while in suspect areas. Garmin wants to sell you a 30.00 dollar lock to secure the mount onto the motorcycle but is not aware that a few minutes work with a wrench will remove the mount and RAM Ball. Way to go Garmin. As for the rest. I will say, so far so good.
4 Stars Zumo 550 review
GARMIN 010-00567-00 Zumo 550 GPS Receiver Picked this puppy up on anticipation of a bike ride from Washington State to New Mexico, into California and back. Features I like include: Inputting miles/tankful – about 20 miles before this “endpoint”, warning comes up, also a gas pump icon. Hit this icon and you can find the closest gas station(s) with turn by turn directions, odometer reading (though I still use my bike reading), portablility (program rides or desinations in my motel room, rehook up the Zumo to my bike in the morning and I’m ready for a new day) and ease of use and viewing while riding. Can remove your digital camera memory and insert into the Garmin to look at or share photos.
Disappointments: The Garmin cradle attached to my bike looks inviting to someone who might want to rip it off. Why not have an easy electical disconnect from the bike to take the cradle and unit off when not in use? Also, the security screw driver doesn’t work on your key chain. The screw driver should be unscrewed from the piece attached to the key ring (I’ve seen this complaint before).
Don’t haves: I don’t have BlueTooth or speakers in my helmet so not sure how this feature worked.
All in all, as my 1st GPS, I am pleasantly surprised how easy it was to travel into my brother’s house near downtown LA, directions given when visiting someone else in Santa Monica, and the directions getting back to my bro. Very easy to see. -b
5 Stars Solid
I’ve had this for about three years. It works like a charm and is as solid as a rock. During the cold weather months, it resides in my SUV, but in the motorcycle riding months, it makes sure I get home when I’m wandering on two wheels.
4 Stars Great piece of equipment that is unsupported.
I originally bought the Garmin Zumo 550 for my father for his birthday. He attempted to set it up, and spent over an hour on hold with Garmin. That was all he needed to let him know that he did not want it. I took it back to send it back but instead opted to check it out myself first. The difference between me and my dad is at 44, I can find information on the web, my dad is not so computer literate. I had the unit up and running in a few hours and was semi pleased with it.
I downloaded the user’s manual to learn about it and it’s support software. (Garmin should really take a look at TomTom’s interactive software and user manuals) The user manual for the Garmin 550 is at best “basic”, it strives so hard to touch on each subject, that it never covers any of them for operating the Zumo 550 or the support software that comes with it.
I was fortunate that when I assumed ownership of this, I had a buddy locally that purchased one at about the same time. It is like having a local support/discovery group.
If you are technically savy enough, get one, if not, go TomTom.
4 Stars Great GPS!
I love the garmin. The same day I got it it went on the bike. You do not need any kind of voice directions on the bike due to great screen with advanced instructions. On the included car mount, it talks great! It has elevation figures and it gets signal from the satelite right away. I am really happy with the unit, it’s also super sturdy (it looks like it would do fine if it’s dropped). The only thing I can think of that would make it better, it every time you have to navigate somewhere it asks if you want to go somewhere in your state. This gets kind of old and I would it rather assume I am going somewhere in the state, if not I should have a key to say diff state! But this is a super small thinkg! Buy with assurance and enjoy!
