Garminzūmo XT, All-Terrain Motorcycle GPS Navigation Device, 5.5-inch Ultrabright and Rain-Resistant Display

Another reviewer said the power cable isn't long enough; I found it plenty long on a Street Glide, as indicated in the image. The red/black wire coming from the bottom of the plastic channel holding the wiring harness is the end of the power cable, with a good 10 inches of extra wire. The wart that does the USB regulation fits in the channel with ease, and a quick run to Harley to get an Accessory Plug makes it all weatherproof and run off the ignition to boot.Another reviewer also said it registers a press before you touch it. This is the case with me as well, but when I'm wearing my gloves, riding, it doesn't happen. It makes me wonder if it's super sensative in order to allow it to work with any old glove, as mine are leather and not touch-screen capable, yet they still work. [edit: I've used it with guanlets and it works perfectly as well. It's clear years later this was made to work gloves-on, and when used in that manner I have absolutely NO problems with it what-so-ever.]Yet another reviewer said route planning is a PITA with the Zumo XT, and *were* spot-on, at least for what should be a handy loop route feature. This is supposed to plan a route with the same start and end point, so one may plan a less-than-day ride in a big loop. Getting that loop created is super simple. [edit: One of the numerous updates in the last few years seems to have fixed the loop route shaping function. It use to be the most horribly frustrating experience with this device. Now it's simply ungainly, but that's not because the software is still buggy. If one plans an 8 hour loop, that covers a lot of area, and shaping that route takes lots of zooming in to be able to place the route shape point in the correct place, then zoom back out to find the next region to shape, then lots of zooming and panning to get that one in the right place. But it WORKS now, where when originally purchased, route shaping a loop was only slightly better than getting sucker punched. Given how well it works I've bumped this to five stars.]But once a route is planned it works superbly. The mount is insanely strong, which is good, because the handlebars on my bike shake like mad at idle, and I was more than a little worried, when ordering, that this would fail that test. But it doesn't budge a fraction of a millimeter that I can tell.[edit: I've ridden entire days in the rain with this and it shows absolutely no sign what-so-ever that rain affects it in the slightest. I may as well be riding on a clear sunny day for all the difference it makes. The unit easily pops off and a snug-fitting rubber cap covers the power terminals. That leaves the somewhat ungainly mount on the bars, but it's possible to fold that back along the handlebars so it's not all that, and I simply leave the mount on the bars all the time.]The "Drive" app is a complete was of life, if one doesn't care to have weather or traffic. It's even more difficult to plan a route on that than it is on the actual unit, because Garmin put so much crufty junk on the display that the map is a tiny fraction of what's visible. What fool thought I wanted entry boxes more than a map, in a mapping app? They'd do a better service by jettisoning the map part and just call it a cell data integration app, which is all it's actually good for. Since I don't care to have cell data integration I can't say if it's good for that or not, but it's possible I may try that at some point just because I can. (shrug) I can say my test foray getting it hooked up with BT was also not that straightforward, and while it claimed failure, it actually worked. Persistence seems to be the key.[edit: This is hands-down flat-out no question the absolute best biker-specific GPS I've seen. I've ridden thousands of miles in every weather condition imaginable from torrential downpour to brutally hot, humid summer days. With the new heated gear it's been subject to not quite freezing temps as well. This Garmin has never once failed to perform.]

Is this thing perfect? No. Does it feel like there are wasted features and that "apps" could have made this better? Totally. However, there is still nothing else on the market that works this well.Physically and functionally it is near-perfect. The mounting system is a bit annoying and the little snap feature that allows you to pop it off is worryingly tight. I literally thought it was snapped in until it tried to eject itself on the highway! It feels like you're going to break something when it finally clicks into place. The touchscreen works great with all gloves and the thing is pretty bulletproof, in general.While it links up to both my Sena 50R communicator and my phone, the integration is a little annoying. There is a notable volume and quality loss when music is being played through the Zumo to the headset. My 50R allows me to switch media to play directly from the phone and this is much better. Also, I cannot, for the life of me, stop it from giving me social media notifications. All of that is turned off, but it still wants to let me know that uncle Mark still thinks I'm a libtard while riding.The only real issue I've ever had with this system is its translation of .GPX files, specifically those from Gaia. I had a ~50 mile mixed surface GPX file uploaded and the Garmin seemed to make straight lines for MILES in certain sections rather than following the route. This happened to occur on one turn off to go from asphalt back to a small gravel road, which I promptly missed. I had to have my phone mounted with Gaia running to confirm that the Garmin was following the plan... it did about 95% of the time. I think the solution is to break a GPX file into smaller chunks so that the resolution is better. I haven't had a chance to try this out again.Now, things that could have taken this from a 95% perfect product to one that I love to use rather than need to use due to lack of a replacement: Google/Apple maps location integration would make my life SO much easier. I hate typing out the name of the place I'm trying to find just for it to think I'm trying to go to the Advanced Auto 50 miles away because it doesn't recognize that there's one in the same town I'm in. So, I look it up on my phone, copy the address, paste it into the Drive app, THEN send it to the Garmin. This works fine, but it's 2 or 3 too many steps, once again. Why... WHY do they call their own features "apps"? Apps like Gaia or Onx would be a real game changer, but I'm sure Gary and Min are too proud of their 2nd rate navigation to let better companies work with their product.Anyway, as I said, it's a very good product but it feels a bit like those comically large pens that restaurants make you use while signing the check... it works fine but I wish I had something that worked better.