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[Bigtwin]

Gary,

Good to see your involved in the forum over there, I don't know how you do it. I don't believe it will be that long before your a specialist on the Zumo.

btw, here's a link from the zumo forum with a handy installation guide. Quite a bit of information including a link to Jim's (hd-dude) guide Adding An Optional Auxiliary Input Jack To Back Of Harley Radio.


Roy......
http://zumoforums.com/zumo/viewtopic.php?t=226

Has anyone tried Novus 1, 2 or 3 to remove scratches?

[lilbear]

For those that are concerned about scratching the face of your Zumo I found a product you might be interested in. It's called Invisible Shield (you can click the name and it will take you to shield for Zumo). It has a lifetime warranty and is only $12.95 w/free postal service shipping. The application reminds me of window tint. They provide you with a solution that you spray on your fingertips and shield along with a squeegee to remove the solution from under the shield after it has been applied. It was an easy application and you have to look hard around the perimeter of the face of the Zumo to see it. Of course there has to be a little gap to get the solution out, but it is not noticeable unless you get really close.

They have many other shields for other electronic gadgets also. This particular shield that fits the Zumo actually states that it is for another Garmin product, but if you compare the size of the display screen you'll notice that they are both the same size.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Gary,

Thanks for the tip on the screen protector.  I received mine today and have already installed it.  One less thing to worry about!  I hope it doesn't create a glare problem as it does have a little extra reflectivity.

[Fired00d]

Gary,

Thanks for the tip on the screen protector.  I received mine today and have already installed it.  One less thing to worry about!  I hope it doesn't create a glare problem as it does have a little extra reflectivity.

Glad you like it. I've used mines a couple times on bike since applying it and once in car and haven't noticed any problems. I'll keep watch of it now that you mention that.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Ceej]

Gary, quick question...

I understand the Zumo comes with software that allows for trip planning on your PC. When doing so is there a summary that will show the miles state by state for a long trip?

[Fired00d]

Gary, quick question...

I understand the Zumo comes with software that allows for trip planning on your PC. When doing so is there a summary that will show the miles state by state for a long trip?

That program will give you directions similar to Mapquest and other mapping programs. Below are some directions to a route I have planned later in the month.

1.   Hwy28   0 ft         0:00:00      N35 23.874 W83 37.713   
2.   Get on Hwy 28 and drive southwest   15 ft   15 ft   0:00:00   0:00:00   144° true   N35 23.872 W83 37.711   
3.   Turn left onto Hwy 28   23.1 mi   23.1 mi   0:30:16   0:30:16   291° true   N35 28.020 W83 52.744   
4.   Turn right onto US 129   25.9 mi   2.8 mi   0:04:19   0:34:35   268° true   N35 27.935 W83 55.193   
5.   Keep right onto US 129   51.6 mi   25.6 mi   0:33:54   1:08:29   339° true   N35 36.764 W84 05.449   
6.   Turn right onto US Highway 411 S   58.6 mi   7.0 mi   0:09:12   1:17:41   24° true   N35 41.845 W84 02.689   
7.   Keep left onto US 129 N   62.9 mi   4.3 mi   0:05:45   1:23:26   39° true   N35 44.314 W83 59.395   
8.   Take the I-40 E ramp to the right towards I-75/Ashville/Lexington   79.4 mi   16.5 mi   0:22:08   1:45:34   344° true   N35 57.675 W83 56.787   
9.   Take the I-40 E ramp to the left towards I-75/Ashville/Lexinton   79.5 mi   511 ft   0:00:10   1:45:44   44° true   N35 57.735 W83 56.717   
10.   Take exit 387A to the right onto I-275 N towards Lexington   80.1 mi   0.6 mi   0:00:51   1:46:35   67° true   N35 57.874 W83 56.092   
11.   Keep left onto I-75 N towards Lexington   83.2 mi   3.1 mi   0:03:23   1:49:58   329° true   N35 59.892 W83 57.281   
12.   Keep left onto I-75 N   248 mi   165 mi   2:28:12   4:18:10   340° true   N38 02.886 W84 25.464   
13.   Take the I-75 N ramp to the right towards Cincinnati/Georgetown   255 mi   7.2 mi   0:06:25   4:24:35   309° true   N38 06.903 W84 31.291   
14.   Keep left onto I-71 N   322 mi   66.9 mi   0:59:39   5:24:14   38° true   N39 01.844 W84 36.464   
15.   Take exit 1B to the right onto I-71 N/US-50 E towards Columbus/US 52 East   330 mi   7.5 mi   0:07:42   5:31:56   6° true   N39 05.696 W84 31.335   
16.   Keep right onto I-71 N towards Columbus   331 mi   0.9 mi   0:00:53   5:32:49   79° true   N39 05.930 W84 30.487   
17.   Keep left onto I-71 N   347 mi   16.1 mi   0:15:49   5:48:38   12° true   N39 15.985 W84 21.375   
18.   Take exit 101 to the right onto I-270 towards Dayton/Wheeling   431 mi   84.0 mi   1:15:27   7:04:05   58° true   N39 53.131 W83 02.680   
19.   Take the I-270 E ramp to the right towards Wheeling   431 mi   0.2 mi   0:00:11   7:04:16   34° true   N39 53.260 W83 02.567   
20.   Keep left onto I-270 N   439 mi   8.6 mi   0:07:45   7:12:01   41° true   N39 53.832 W82 54.175   
21.   Take exit 41-43A-B to the right onto I-70/US-40/Main Street towards Columbus/Wheeling   443 mi   3.4 mi   0:03:00   7:15:01   46° true   N39 55.848 W82 51.456   
22.   Take exit 43B to the right onto I-70 E towards Wheeling   443 mi   0.2 mi   0:00:18   7:15:19   56° true   N39 55.935 W82 51.286   
23.   Take exit 112B to the right onto Oh-256 W towards Reynoldsburg   447 mi   3.5 mi   0:03:29   7:18:48   90° true   N39 56.010 W82 47.341   
24.   Turn right onto Reynoldsburg Baltimore Rd   447 mi   0.3 mi   0:00:32   7:19:20   181° true   N39 55.922 W82 47.344   
25.   Turn right onto Taylor Rd   447 mi   0.3 mi   0:00:53   7:20:13   352° true   N39 56.216 W82 47.400   
26.   2826TaylorRd   447 mi   477 ft   0:00:27   7:20:40   183° true   N39 56.224 W82 47.305   

Edited To Add: The above route is from Robbinsville N.C. - Reynoldsburg Ohio (Pickerington)

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Fired00d]

Does anybody own/use a Jawbone Bluetooth Headset? Check the website and view the demo on how the noise canceling works looks like it might be good on a scooter. Because of the way it looks it might be best when used w/half helmets not sure how it would fit under a 3/4 or full-face helmet.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[rlavigna]

Hi Gary, I am also (still) looking for a 1/2 helmet speaker/boom system that is bluetooth.  According to J&M:

From: John Lazzeroni [mailto:audio@jmcorp.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: wireless (Bluetooth) speaker system to put in my ½ helmet

Yes ,, we offer shorty-style helmets with headsets ,,, but the Zumo550 does not have enough audio power by itself to drive helmet speakers ,,,,, We are working on an amplifier for 2008 that will do just that ,,,,,, In the mean time you could use our integratr IV with the special cable we make to go to the Zumo550 ((see attached)),,,,

John Lazzeroni

Is there anyone out there that uses the Zumo 550 with Bluetooth to listen to XM and use phone?  Or should I stick with a 3/4 helmet wired system or wait?

I would like to ge a working solution before leaving for Sturgis next month.

Any thoughts?  Thanks!

Rich

[hogasm]

Rich, I had the opportunity to try out one of Nolans N102 helmets with the bluetooth steup.

Was able to talk on the phone, listen to music via the mp3  player and get directions from the GPS. Nolan's had no problem with it,

If I hadn't just bought a HJC flip up helmet I would have gone the 529 for the Nolan helmet.



 

[rlavigna]

Rich, I had the opportunity to try out one of Nolans N102 helmets with the bluetooth steup.

Was able to talk on the phone, listen to music via the mp3  player and get directions from the GPS. Nolan's had no problem with it,

If I hadn't just bought a HJC flip up helmet I would have gone the 529 for the Nolan helmet.

Thanks for the info.  Trying to stay with 1/2 helmet, but may have to go w/ a 3/4.  Rich

[Fired00d]

I recently returned from a six state trip to find that all my tracks for the ride weren't saved. After inquiring about this I learned that only the last 10k trackpoints are saved in the Zumo, and the curvier the road the more track points it will take to plot your ride/course. After mentioning this on the Zumo forum I was advised that there is an archive file that stores tracks when you exceed the 10k track points. You will have to have the latest firmware loaded (3.30) for this to work.

To retrieve the archive files you will need to do the following. In MapSource, Receive from Device to get the current data. Then File > Open. Select Garmin Drive then Garmin\GPX\Archive\ folder. There will likely be several files that are sequential numbers. (Lowest number is oldest data.) Just open these and MapSource will add them to the existing tracks.

Make sure you do this before you delete all track logs. I made this mistake and deleted the track logs before I was aware of the "archive" folder with tracks in it. When you delete track logs it also clears the archive folder.

I'm not sure if this will work with other Garmin units.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[lilbear]

I recently returned from a six state trip to find that all my tracks for the ride weren't saved. After inquiring about this I learned that only the last 10k trackpoints are saved in the Zumo, and the curvier the road the more track points it will take to plot your ride/course. After mentioning this on the Zumo forum I was advised that there is an archive file that stores tracks when you exceed the 10k track points. You will have to have the latest firmware loaded (3.30) for this to work.

To retrieve the archive files you will need to do the following. In MapSource, Receive from Device to get the current data. Then File > Open. Select Garmin Drive then Garmin\GPX\Archive\ folder. There will likely be several files that are sequential numbers. (Lowest number is oldest data.) Just open these and MapSource will add them to the existing tracks.

Make sure you do this before you delete all track logs. I made this mistake and deleted the track logs before I was aware of the "archive" folder with tracks in it. When you delete track logs it also clears the archive folder.

I'm not sure if this will work with other Garmin units.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

d00d,
Thanks for the tip!  I like my Zumo more and more everyday!

[RetiredOF]

Roy,

Thanks for the Zumo link.  Found lots of good info there.

Jim

[Fired00d]

For those that have recently purchased a Zumo make sure you go to My Garmin on the Garmin website and set up an account. This will register your unit, and what I found out today when I was checking for map updates I qualified for a free upgrade to "Map Update 2008 City Navigator® North America NT" which is a $70 upgrade. Don't know how/why, but it said it was free and asked if my shipping information was the same as I'd registered with. I'll see if it actually shows up in the next couple of days. I hadn't planned on purchasing this because I had heard that it's better to buy the upgrades every other year because sometime the changes may not be a benefit to where you live/travel.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Midnight Rider]

For those that have recently purchased a Zumo make sure you go to My Garmin on the Garmin website and set up an account. This will register your unit, and what I found out today when I was checking for map updates I qualified for a free upgrade to "Map Update 2008 City Navigator® North America NT" which is a $70 upgrade. Don't know how/why, but it said it was free and asked if my shipping information was the same as I'd registered with. I'll see if it actually shows up in the next couple of days. I hadn't planned on purchasing this because I had heard that it's better to buy the upgrades every other year because sometime the changes may not be a benefit to where you live/travel.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Gary....I think there is a time factor to get the free updates for your unit, like if they come out with updates within 6 months of purchase date, they are free.  Can't remember who, but somebody got that same courtesy with one of the 2XXX series a year or so ago.  Free is always a good thing...

[Chief]

Gary....I think there is a time factor to get the free updates for your unit, like if they come out with updates within 6 months of purchase date, they are free.  Can't remember who, but somebody got that same courtesy with one of the 2XXX series a year or so ago.  Free is always a good thing...

You are correct. Your first update is usually free because what comes with the unit is potentially dated.