Garmin Zumo 550 Video Review part 1

Motorcycle video review of the Garmin Zumo 550 GPS.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• motorcycle
• gps
• video
• review
• test
• zumo
• 550
• garmin

[Shinkauto]

Can you view Map and see water, like lakes off in the distance so you can ride that way when your exploring new areas??

[mvrtvcom]

@Shinkauto Yes, I believe so. It showed the Pacific Ocean on my left all the way up the coast. MVR

[Alank950]

Hi is there a difference in the Garmin Zumo 550 and the Garmin Zumo 550 Delux?.If so do you still think the Zumo 550 is the best deal?

[mvrtvcom]

@Alank950 Others may be able to answer this better than I at this point. There were two models of Zumo when we did this review - though few even knew that. I believe their is a lower grade model of the Zumo 550 - you don't want that. You want the full blown Zumo 550 kit. I can't remember the details, but the lower model is not what you want or what is tested here. MVR

[mvrtvcom]

MVR Response: We've been asked why we don't like the 660. Trust me, if you buy one you will be sorry as compared to the Zumo 550 which is pretty darn great! We don't want to just slam Garmin here. We have hours of test video on this. The mount isn't secure and you can easily touch the wrong area and loose your GPS. I didn't ask for wide screen and don't like it on a bike. Many of the functions changed - they were perfect on the 550. I have a long list, somewhere, we gave Garmin. We like Garmin.

[narsisco2010]

I've watched this (and Part 2) several times now as I debate about which unit to get for my bike and it's been very helpful. Any plans to do a similar review of the Zumo 660? Would love to hear your thoughts on it!

[mvrtvcom]

@narsisco2010 We tested a pre-production version of the 660 and gave it back. We provided a full page of what we hated about it. They went the wrong direction and ruined it for motorcycling - don't buy it! (just our opinion after riding thousands of miles with it). The Zumo 550 is awesome - don't hesitate - buy it! It's that good. MVR

[Patricoau]

Forget the Garmin what about the bike control, talking and operating the unit in such detail - a little scary especially with what looks like a cruiser bike, I have my hands full just riding lol, hope you stay safe good review.

[cobrachoppergirl]

Hold down your Battery icon for about 10 seconds, you should access a diagnostics screen which displays the current temperature (probably of the CPU thermal sensor diode - how hot the board is under the CPU) in Celsius. Also, if you hold down the sattelite signal bars for 5 or so seconds, you'll get another secret screen plotting satellites you are recieving and estimated accuracy and elevation information.

[cobrachoppergirl]

Dunno, I'm seeing lots of Garmins all over Ebay with broken touch screens for sale. And watching the video on here, how to replace the batttery in these things, its an unnecessarily involved process. And I don't really see the insane price premium for a motorcycle unit being justified at all. So as far as I'm concerned, the Garmin is not shining all that brightly. When they can get this unit down to $40 available in your local Walmart, then we'll talk.

[bertouli]

Another excellent mvrtv review, you guys are doing an amazing job, thanks a lot. This even proves women wrong that men cannot multitask.

[tedora1]

Great review, and I'm impressed with the sound quality of the recording as you ride. What system are you using to record the sound?