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Garmin zumo 660 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $629.00
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Seller: J&R Music and Computer World
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 1254
Color: Black/Gray
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 96
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 4.30
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Size: 4.3 inch
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 0.9 x 3.3
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MPN: 010-00727-00
Model: 010-00727-00
UPC: 753759085087
EAN: 0053759085088
ASIN: B001OMGVMY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 4.3-inch, sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display; motorcycle and automotive mount both included | | • | Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up | | • | Full coverage mapping for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico | | • | Lane assist with junction view directs you to the preferred lane while driving, provides realistic images of upcoming junctions | | • | Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator | | • | Preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions |
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Product Description
zumo 660 4.3" Widescreen Motorcycle GPS Navigation UnitTake a ride on a new route and explore the open road with the zumo 660. This motorcycle-friendly navigator was built to lead you on all of your two-wheeled adventures. Whether you're on a weekday ride just across town or a weeklong trip to an annual rally with friends, the zumo 660 is ready to show you the way. Designed By Bikers For Bikers
Featuring a bright 4.3" touchscreen color display, the zumo 660 puts all the information you need in an easy-to-read format as you travel down the road. The zumo 660 also has a glove-friendly intuitive interface that makes entering information as easy as shifting gears. In addition, the wide sunlight-readable display makes for easy navigation - whether you're riding during a bright day or a moonless night. And with a rugged waterproof case that resists fuel sprays and UV rays, the zumo 660 was built for life on the road. Go Your Own Way
Pick your path and hit the streets. The zumo 660 is ready to go right out of the box. It's preloaded with City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) that include motels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and more. In addition, the zumo 660 offers 3-D building view and lane assist to show you more of your surroundings and make sure that you'll always know the right lane at the right time. The zumo 660 also comes standard with a digital fuel gauge so you can keep track of how many miles you have left before it's time to get gas. Keep In Touch
The zumo 660 features Bluetooth wireless technology so you can stay in touch while you're on the move. With it, you're free to safely talk on your phone without having to remove your gloves or helmet. Simply connect your zumo 660 to your Bluetooth-enabled headset or helmet and then pair with your cellphone to make and receive calls on the go. You can also call POIs through the zumo's Bluetooth interface -
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 It's good until it fails July 18, 2010
cpu_nurd (No. Calif)
My second one just failed. The first one had no Audio and the second one turns off when I play Mp3's. Works great otherwise. Of course, I like MP3's so I guess I will be contacting Garmin. Oh, Amazon has a 30 day return policy, it's 32 days, It has been failing for a couple of weeks but I was trying to figure out exactly how as when it goes off you can turn it right back on and it appears to work until sometime after you turn on the MP3 and then you'll hear a funny click and a second later it turns itself off again. So if you buy one be sure to not delay the return.
 Garmin 660 July 11, 2010
Biker26
The Garmin Zumo 660 is an excellent GPS although a bit pricey. All the features work well but I have to admit that I have not purchased the optional traffic information module. This is my second 660, I purchased the first one about a year ago but it was stolen from my car :-(. I use the 660 both on my bike and in the car.
The screen is large, easy to see except in bright sun on the bike and the menus are easy to navigate.
One thing that I find annoying is that after you drill down into the sub-menus to change setting you must repeatedly press the back button to get back to the map screen. There should be a "view map" button on all sub-menu screens.
Road Tech 660 Good at First Blush July 1, 2010
Robert Hess
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used Amazon reviews for what seems like ages for evaluations of products I planned to buy. So now I'm going to begin returning the favor.
I just purchased a Road Tech zumo 660 for my transAmerica motorcycle ride for prostate cancer awareness ([...]) There's my plug for charity.
I purchased the unit from my local Harley-Davison dealer (Bartels HD in Marina del Rey) and had them install it. I've only used it thus far for the 10 mile ride home, but it worked great. The screen was fine, although it's "June gloom" along the beach at this time of year, so it was overcast and therefor no direct sunlight on the unit. The voice system worked fine, but at this point I don't plan to try and use a bluetooth device. That may change when I start riding through urban areas and need to keep my head on a swivel.
My trip begins July 30th and lasts 46 days, so I'll come back periodically and provide more feedback.
Best regards, Robert
 Misses the basics June 21, 2010
Pgh, PA (Pittsburgh, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Garmin 660 will either go down in history as either the begining of end for Garmin motorcycle GPS units or, hopefully, a lowlight in a product line that will improve with time. The 660 is really a mess at it's most basic function, navigation. It's passable in a car, but really difficult to use efficiently on a bike.
This review is based on FW3.5 and 3.8. I've used the 660 for about 3000 total car/bike miles so far.
Biggest issues:
1. Poor screen. The unit is not visible in direct sunlight and even slightly non-direct sunlight. Any GPS designed for a bike should have a built in shade. Even the small shade on the TomTom rider does wonders at improving visibility. Fingerprints make the problem much worse.
2. Processor is too slow for the maps. Even set on medium detail, the screen can take several seconds to redraw after a recalculation. It's especially bad when map is set to "track up" and you take more than a 45 degree turn. It's a problem when you take a wrong turn, look to the unit for help, and see a blank or partially drawn screen. The problem is even worse in cities where the unit tries to draw buildings in 3D.
3. The fonts (sooo small) and colors used mean more than a quick glance is required to get information from the screen. Lots of guys ride without the sound hooked up, so good presentation of visual information is especially important for motorcycle riders.
4. Going with #3, the maps themselves are very poorly designed. The maps are way too crowded with the result being that the route being followed can be difficult to find among all the colors and symbols. Routes are pink, but highways are red. That's a tough thing to resolve when riding at speed, and pretty much impossible if there is some sun.
5. Make no mistake, this is a Nuvi and there is very little customization available to the user. Users of the units like the 60csx and Street Pilot will wonder where all of the options have gone.
6. Routing is poor and maps are either out of date or just poorly done. For instance, a (the?) major intersection in Minneapolis is Lake and Hennepin. However, if you approach this intersection on Lake, it will tell you that you are approaching CR20 with no mention of Hennepin. There is not even a CR20 sign at this very urban intersection. In other instances, I've found the unit to not know about the existence of major metropolitan roads resulting in odd routing that can cost you a lot of time by not taking direct routes through cities.
7. Autozoom makes absolutely no sense. The zoom levels chosen almost seem random. There is no documentation about this feature or if you can customize the zoom levels. A good autozoom could make crowded maps less of an issue.
8. Undocumented features and buggy firmware releases. Garmin will update firmware, but you are on your own if want to know what is included in the new releases. Also, the 3.5 to 3.8 update was a disaster. It is as if Garmin didn't test this software at all before release. Spend some time at Zumo Forums if you want the dirty details.
Hopefully Garmin will get their act together and really design a SatNav system for bikes that is not merely a water proofed Nuvi. The Nuvi line is made for cars and people that have completely different expectations for a SatNav system. Bikers needs are completely different. We'll know in two or three years how serious Garmin is about this segment of their market.
 Overpriced. June 17, 2010
Dmitry Nikiforov (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This GPS is as good as any, however I don't think that ~$600 price tag is justified. For a $600 piece of hardware it's very slow and basic - you could buy an iPhone, iPad or any Android phone, buy a navigation app for it (android has one built right in, and it's even better than Garmin GPS) and you'll get a much more capable device for a lesser price. The only benefit Garmin Zumo has is an ability to use touch scree with your gloves on, but that hardly justifies such a price tag.
Also, if you mount the cradle for this GPS on your bike, you'll have to use a so-called weather cap to cover the contact pins on the cradle from rain and other debris. This cap is easy to lose, or it will very likely be stolen eventually: it's priced at $5-$6 with about $8 delivery charge in the Garmin store, so there is a lot of incentives for others to steal it. I've had two caps stolen in just one month (I park my bike on the street in Manhattan midtown).
Also, i don't know about Windows users, bit on a Mac Garmin offers ridiculously stupid and convoluted software which is nearly impossible to use. It's the perfect example of how software should NOT be made. The whole system is exceptionally user unfriendly.
The best price tag for is GPS would have been half of what it is now at most.
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