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Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - ogri48 - 19-04-14
I was going to fit it to the screen but it looks ok with the standard. Ram mount and sits nice and high right under me hooter with stock bars and risers
Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - ogri48 - 19-04-14
The big knob ( fnarr fnarr) is a garmin locking nut thingy me missus got me..think it was twelve quid off the bay, it's a big lump but works brilliantly to stop someone nicking the cradle when your bikes outside some village B and B in the south of France all night...you do it up, lock it and the knob just spins instead of catching. Good idea
Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - Mattsplat - 19-04-14
(19-04-14, 09:29 AM)locksmith link Wrote:Saw the 590lm on garmin site yesterday - mmmmmmmmmmm garrrrmin !
If it plays mp3's in stereo over bluetooth (no mention on website), then I'm hooked
It does
Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - adeejaysdelight - 19-04-14
(19-04-14, 12:38 PM)locksmith link Wrote:Never thought about that, got a Schuberth Bluetooth system don't know if it would synch with a phone at the same time as a sat-nav. Anyhow I don't use my phone for music at the moment, battery life is the worry, particularly when on a euro tour, don't want my phone going flat while on the bike, just in case!
Fit a USB charger... I have one under the seat with a host of leads around the headstock. You can get marine (waterproof) ones off eBay for under a tenner. I could charge my laptop, if only I could find a way to mount it!
Seriousley though, I can charge my phone, my tomtom, my sportscam or anything else that fits onto the 3 types of USB connector I have fitted.
Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - locksmith - 20-04-14
With the new MT-09 (arriving soon I hope!) I'm not going to wire in lots of gizmo's as I have previously like autocom, radios and nav.
I like the zumo's all in one system where you can easily control everything in one place with gloves on. So I will hardwire a Zumo cradle and that will be it.
Ogri, is the mount easily removable then? My old 550 cradle is bolted on. The knob is rather large - ooh errr missus!
Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - Gingernutz - 20-04-14
Makes mine look very old fashioned - very smart. I get the idea of the knob but doesn't that just protect the cradle? Couldn't a tealeaf just help themselves to the satnav itself? Think I'm going to add a bracket to the top of mine to keep mine bolted on - Lee shaped from mount over the locking mechanism.
Re: Garmin Zummo 350 vs TomTom Rider V5 - ogri48 - 20-04-14
Yup mate the knob just protects the cradle. I'd never leave the sat. Nav unit itself innit for a minute, that just clips out. Another reason I prefer the zumo over the tom tom, though the screen is the same size the tom tom is slimmer and easier to slip into a pocket.
Never had a sat nav til last year, but wouldn't be without one now. I do like the way it maps the road ahead out for as your riding, it's kinda handy on unfamiliar roads in the dark. And the twisty roads option does actually work, I'd recommend that.