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| GARMIN 010-00567-00 Zumo 550 GPS Receiver | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $964.99
Buy New: $635.00 (On sale from $655.00)
You Save: $329.99 (34%)
New (85) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 1126
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 4 x 9 x 6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00567-00
Model: 010-00567-00
UPC: 053759061754
EAN: 0753759061753
ASIN: B000H2W4E6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Zumo 550 July 14, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great product. I have had this item for a month now and have used both on my MC and in my truck. Love it. It works fine in both places, I had previous experience with both the Hertz Neverlost System and with Enterprise system so am familiar with the use of the GPS devices. I would strongly recommend.
Garmin Zumo 550 Motorcycle GPS July 7, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This GPS Was great while it lasted. I loved the bluetooth feature which allows it to be wireless. You can use your phone, listen to mp3 music and more, all hands free! It is a little hard to find a good headset that fits into a closed faced helmet though.
I used the Zumo on its first trip and really got spoiled after years of pulling out the maps and glasses to see where I was or wasn't going.
The Zumo comes with nice software. I do wish that the manual was in pamplet form though, It is only on a CD so you always have to go to your computer when you have a question on how to work some phase of it.
For the Zumo's second and last trip...my son borrowed it for a 1600 run which was cut short by him skidding his motorcycle off a mountain road. My son's life was spaired by a tree stoping him at cliffs edge but my Garmin and his brand new motorcycle are at the bottom of a canyon, 2000 ft. down, and will never be seen by man again.
I am now saving for another Garmin Zumo 550 GPS. I plan to buy it the day my son can walk again. So it is a very important purchase for me that I can't wait to be able to make.
Works as advertised !!!!! July 6, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We used our 550 on a 11 day ride up the Great River Road. The trip was over 4000 miles,12 States,3 Great Lakes and Canada. The 550 worked as advertised in upper 90's,low 40's and in heavy..heavy rain. Supplied software allowed us to plan our route on our laptop, then download to our units. The find gas,lodging and food was a great feature and used a lot.
Two thumbs up!!!!!
 Zumo rocks July 4, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
GPS for the motorcycle. You can't go wrong with the Garmin Zumo. Add the XM receiver and you have not only the GPS, but sat. radio, MP player, and use of the phone through Bluetooth.
It is easy to use and definitely lives up to the waterproof claim.
The only reason it did not get a 5 is because the cradle for the motorcycle is NOT waterproof and any moisture shorts out the antenna (and other) contacts. They need to supply a rain cover for when the GPS is removed from the cradle.
Why did I wait so long July 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
to get a GPS?
When my unit arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to see all that was included - two mounts, cables, software, etc.
I immediately installed the suction cup windshield mount in the car and played with it for several weeks. (Mount fell of the windshield once, but no further problems.)
My first experience was with a familiar route from which I deviated. The voice prompt kept trying to turn me around to continue on the route that it had calculated instead of recalculating the shorter/faster route that I drove.
I next used it for a 1400 mile trip. The constant directions to "keep right on I-95" were intrusive and unnecessary as I knew I had to stay on that route for hundreds of miles.
I discovered that a few street names were wrong and the text-to-voice mispronounced some names (Airport road was spoken as "Ayreporch."
I could have left it in the case for most of the trip, but it was INVALUABLE for negotiating local streets and finding my hotel, etc.
Just the lists of lodging and food would make this a useful asset for anyone traveling.
It would not prove useful for anyone depending on an accurate source for elevation. While on a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico, it indicated my elevation was anywhere from +43 ft to 26 feet below sea level.
The estimated 4 hours on battery seems accurate as I got over 3 hours with it set to maximum brightness and with WAAS turned on, both of which reduces battery life.
This is my first GPS, so I have nothing to compare it to.
I also have not yet installed it on the bike, but will be doing that for a trip next week. Perhaps I'll add my experiences then.
In spite of the minor annoyances, I like it but would not have paid the manufacturer's list price for it. Amazon's price was still expensive, but more reasonable. The dual mounts almost make it like having two units!
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