Riders with Zumo 550's
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I've had a Zumo 450 for two years without any problems.
My buddy stopped by over the weekend to diagnose problems with his overpriced HD Roadtech (Garmin 550). It would not detect power from the bike so it only operated on internal battery power. No MP3, Bluetooth, fuel gauge or spoken directions. Mine worked in his mount so the mount is OK, but his didn't work on my mount either either. Teminals are all clean so it's the unit.
Now the zinger, Garmin warranty says 1 year from date of purchase, but the warranty page in the Roadtech manual says 6 months. My bet is Garmin will cover it but it shows another reason to stay away from the MOCO branded GPS.
My guess is the high prices for the Zumo 550 through retailers is an effort to get you to buy the Zumo 660. At the same list price, that's the smart option.
My buddy stopped by over the weekend to diagnose problems with his overpriced HD Roadtech (Garmin 550). It would not detect power from the bike so it only operated on internal battery power. No MP3, Bluetooth, fuel gauge or spoken directions. Mine worked in his mount so the mount is OK, but his didn't work on my mount either either. Teminals are all clean so it's the unit.
Now the zinger, Garmin warranty says 1 year from date of purchase, but the warranty page in the Roadtech manual says 6 months. My bet is Garmin will cover it but it shows another reason to stay away from the MOCO branded GPS.
My guess is the high prices for the Zumo 550 through retailers is an effort to get you to buy the Zumo 660. At the same list price, that's the smart option.
Last edited by Wecroft; 04-01-2009 at 02:43 PM.
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I've had a Zumo 450 for two years without any problems.
My buddy stopped by over the weekend to diagnose problems with his overpriced HD Roadtech (Garmin 550). It would not detect power from the bike so it only operated on internal battery power. No MP3, Bluetooth, fuel gauge or spoken directions. Mine worked in his mount so the mount is OK, but his didn't work on my mount either either. Teminals are all clean so it's the unit.
Now the zinger, Garmin warranty says 1 year from date of purchase, but the warranty page in the Roadtech manual says 6 months. My bet is Garmin will cover it but it shows another reason to stay away from the MOCO branded GPS.
My guess is the high prices for the Zumo 550 through retailers is an effort to get you to buy the Zumo 660. At the same list price, that's the smart option.
My buddy stopped by over the weekend to diagnose problems with his overpriced HD Roadtech (Garmin 550). It would not detect power from the bike so it only operated on internal battery power. No MP3, Bluetooth, fuel gauge or spoken directions. Mine worked in his mount so the mount is OK, but his didn't work on my mount either either. Teminals are all clean so it's the unit.
Now the zinger, Garmin warranty says 1 year from date of purchase, but the warranty page in the Roadtech manual says 6 months. My bet is Garmin will cover it but it shows another reason to stay away from the MOCO branded GPS.
My guess is the high prices for the Zumo 550 through retailers is an effort to get you to buy the Zumo 660. At the same list price, that's the smart option.