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[GtreetSlide]

I don't want to spend a wad of cash on a GPS... Just want something cheap, simple, and functional that I can use on the bikes and in my cars... Suggestions?

Thanks jimbob

[dayne66]

Costco has a few good Garmins for reasonable price......not really skooter friendly though, but will get you by.

[UFO_HOG]

Got to make sure you get a solid state circuitry and not a hard drive, hard drive will not handle the vibration. It will shut off...

[Midnight Rider]

Most any of the Garmin Nuvi will do a good job.  But most of them are not meant for motorcycles, as they are not waterproof.  But, you can put a baggie over it.

[CVODON]

Not sure any of the GPS units made in the last 3 - 4 years have a hard drive. They pretty much went away with the 2600 / 2800 series in Garmin when the much better NUVI was introduced.

[grandpadoc]

Been happy with this one    http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=42813.0

[RedEagle]

For what its worth;
I called Garmin talked to a tech, and told him I don't have $600 for a Zumo what would he suggest.
He told me to check out the NUVI 550.  I bought it and use it in the car and on the bike works good, the battery wont last all day so when I riding long stretches without any road changes, I turn it off.
This was in 2007, it cost about $150, I bought a Ram handlebar mount off Ebay at about $50.  It still works good but I am sure there are new models to consider, mine has been rained on, all I did was turn it off.
Let us know what you decide on.

[UFO_HOG]

I have the Zumo220 and have been really happy with it's performance and it's a lot less expensive than the 660-665

[Chains]

Been happy with this one    http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=42813.0

Doc is right, I bought one of these about a month ago, great GPS for the money

[grc]

I think you can still find a few of the old folding paper maps.  One of those and a back seat passenger who knows how to use it, can't get more economical than that.   Otherwise, check the adds locally or on the 'net for one of the discontinued Garmin nuvi models.  I see them every weekend in the local newspaper advertised for as little as $99 including lifetime map updates.  Keep it dry, and come up with a secure mount for the bike, and you should be good to go. 


Jerry

[grandpadoc]

Doc is right, I bought one of these about a month ago, great GPS for the money

$80.99 shipped from a good seller.  Doc

[GtreetSlide]

I think you can still find a few of the old folding paper maps.  One of those and a back seat passenger who knows how to use it, can't get more economical than that.   Otherwise, check the adds locally or on the 'net for one of the discontinued Garmin nuvi models.  I see them every weekend in the local newspaper advertised for as little as $99 including lifetime map updates.  Keep it dry, and come up with a secure mount for the bike, and you should be good to go. 


Jerry

That's what I did before my TomTom; but I can't read those tiny little mappy things anymore. The TomTom finally bit the dust which was good because it was a piece of crap anyway. Sooo many choices, sooo little time....

jb