garmin, what are you doing???

Former Member over 13 years ago

Ok history of the last couple of weeks. Decided to get a new(er) GPS to replace my old 2720 that can't handle the 48 states anymore as one download. So I found a good deal on a 2350LMT. Well the 2350LMT doesn't allow for routes like old 2720. So it'll share car duty with my phone since i like the traffic feature.

I used my lifetime map card I bought last October and downloaded a new map for the 2720 and installed half of the US since that's where I am most of the time.

Well magically my 2720 no longer talks to my computer. Not sure why, not worth the money to send it in to have them repair.

So now I'm 'out' the money for the 2350 and ram mounts for the bike. I'm also 'out' the money for the lifetime maps since I can't get it to talk to my computer anymore.

Well after posting here about my predicament, some members here mentioned the 14xx still having routing capabilities. So off to the web I go to find a 1490T. Great, need another card for map updates, but I did get a sweet deal on the 1490 as a refurbished unit.. Now being 5" I need a new ram cradle etc. so more money wasted

Made my route, downloaded it to 1490, life looks good.

So after venting, my question is here. Using basecamp, is there a better way to map a course than via points? On a road leading a group it's easy to have to adjust a course on the fly for numerous reasons. If you miss a via point it'll go crazy forcing you to go back to the previous via point until the end of time.

On my 2720 it was easy to delete the skipped via point since it kept them in order. This one seems to change the 'natural order' of things.

So my question is, if you want to plot a road course, its there an easier way to force a route without having to use so many via points?

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Now being 5" I need a new ram cradle etc. so more money wasted

Seems like you chose this convoluted route in order to save some money instead of just buying a Zumo in the first place, which is the Garmin product really intended for motorcycles. :)

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Seems like you chose this convoluted route in order to save some money instead of just buying a Zumo in the first place, which is the Garmin product really intended for motorcycles. :)

because the zumo will cost $600. If garmin hadn't changed their M.O. I could've used a $100 gps with a $10 waterproof magnetic tank bag. I'd also get lifetime maps/traffic included for that price versus having to pay an extra $200 for those features to add to the zumo. Also if I really wanted to cool, I'd spend the extra $165 to get the cradles setup that integrates into my bikes audio system.

So let's see around a $1000(with hardware) for a dated zumo 660 that's already discontinued, or add another $200 for a 665.

I could burn through 10 Nuvi's for around the same price before I even 'broke even' for the waterproofing aspect that the Zumo offers.

Also the Zumo 660 software is identical to the Nuvi's so it can't be $500 to waterproof a gps.

I'm used to paying 3 times as much for tires, oil, filters, bulbs etc owning a motorcycle. No way will I continue to do the same for the gps since I already went down that path with the 2720.

Even with everything I've invested into these 2 new units, I'm still less than half the price of the zumo 660, not including the additional money I'd need for the proper mounts.

Just like when I fly, i'd pay twice as much for 1st class for a 12 hour flight to Europe. I won't pay 3.5 times as much.

Call me cheap or whatever but one get's tired of getting bent over time after time.

The routing on the 660 is about as poor on the zumo as it is on the nuvi's now anyhow. My friend got the package with his new bike and while nice, I can link the bluetooth to my phone and my Scala headset and hear it just fine anyhow.

I don't mind advancements, but basecamp versus mapsource as well as the new routing versus the old really is a step back.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Get a Montana: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688775

It will preserve routes made in BaseCamp. Contact DRTBYK or EmmBeeDee on that site -- they know just about everything about the Montana.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Wow, I didn't realize the Zumo was quite that expensive. I think we already discussed the Montana as a possibility in another thread. It was on sale for $400 at EMS a few weeks ago. I love mine. But, based on everything you have said, it's probably not what you're looking for.