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| Garmin 010-00567-00 Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $1,099.99
Buy New: $655.00
You Save: $444.99 (40%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 424
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9 x 9
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00567-00
Model: 010-00567-00
UPC: 753759061753
EAN: 0053759061754
ASIN: B000H2W4E6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A good purchase, but watch for the XM surprise. July 21, 2008
I travel a lot on my motorcycle, and often to out-of-state locations that I haven't traveled to before. And I enjoy listening to music when I travel, so the Garmin Zumo seemed like a perfect choice. GPS and XM combined specifically for a motorcycle. Delivery was prompt, though the shipper called and advised that they would be delivering it "between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m." and that it had to be signed for... Yeah, Thanks.... Another day off from work... The unit came with two mounting options, which was nice. The Ram mount worked perfectly on my Harley. Running the wires wasn't too problematic. GPS worked well, which is to be expected with a Garmin unit.
Now the downside. As I said above, the XM feature was one of the reasons I bought this unit. A typical XM antenna (not included in the purchase of the unit) costs around $30 at Walmart. Imagine my surprise to find out the proprietary Garmin XM antenna retails for $200+. This was an unpleasant surprise... I did find a refurbished one on Ebay for $140 and it is working fine so far. Also, the antenna was huge by XM standards. About 3 inches in diameter. Not a problem for a car, but mounting it on the motorcycle was a challenge. Finally mounted it behind the rider's seat.
Also, the unit did not recognize the SD card and thus I could not load MP3's. Amazon promptly and courteously replaced the unit and everything is working fine now. Oh, and the unit will play MP3 ONLY. No windows media. Just be advised...
All in all, a good unit and I'm happy with the purchase.
 EZ to use July 14, 2008
The Garmin Zumo 550 GPS is a terrific machine, Easy to use , very viewable in daylight. I use it on my Harley Davidson and plot my route on my computer. All back roads!. I have used Garmin GPS's on my boats for years and would not buy another brand as Garmin have performed very well under all conditions.
I would recommend this unit to any Motorcycle riders looking for a GPS.
The Price through Amazon was by far the mosr reasonable. Vince Macaluso
NEED HELP! July 12, 2008
Amazon and the product are great. However, if you need help from Garmin, good luck. I called several times and never was able to get passed the PLEASE WAIT on the automated phone message. Tried all day. Went on the internet and found other Garmin phone numbers with no success.
550 Stars July 10, 2008
Awesome product, easy to learn to use, and even easier to use on the motorcycle even when moving. Why did I wait so long to get my Zumo 550! Oh yeah, the price. Anyway, It was worth it, I don't regret it.
Zumo to go July 7, 2008
The Zumo 550 is AWESOME. On the bike it is very easy to operate, even with gloves on. Programming is a cinch, either on the computer and then download, or right on the GPS unit itself. I highly recommend this unit for any biker out there needing directions! I wired it direct to the bike, and the handlebar mount works very easily, and has the safety feature built in so no one can steal it. Plus, even if it's stolen, the thief can't use it! What a feature loaded unit! The only reason I didn't give it a five star rating is I wish it was a little bigger, and had voice directions, without having to plug it into a bluetooth device, as some people don't have communication devices on their motorcycles (like me). Otherwise, awesome product.
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