HD Zumo GPS

XXL series. 5 inch. Maps,traffic speaks. Don't have Blootoot,but would go for that if'n I was to get another

If you are using it to git somewhere and it rains, just pop it off and look at the sign s to git where you need to go
Or buy a waterproof Zumo and keep riding

XXL 540TM. 5 inch. Suction mount it comes with works great.Lifetime traffic and maps,speaks street names and counts down to turns aloud.. Would get one with Blootoot also if'n I was to get another one. Surf the net for prices like HRK says.

Also, it has gotten wet with no troubles. And you know what for about a 'c'note + - who cares if it should take a sheet in the rain,just buy a new one. Or spend about 6xs as much for a Gizmo or Gumbo or whatever.

I agree 6 or 700 bucks is very steep. All the years of riding I found more adventure just riding where I am lead. A GPS helps when on a mission or a quest but for more enjoyment for me there is nothing like letting the ride just happen. The rough planing with a map and then just hitting the road without a watch or a schedule is the way I roll best. So having a less expensive GPS available in a saddlebag would be a tool for me like an adjustable wrench. JMO

I put a city in that I'm headed to, and its gutting close to time to go to Arkansas
I like being able to look at the scenery and just drive
The Garmin let's me relax and do thar
I don't put routes in it
I take my phone and look at the roads and all and the small towns where I'm headed threw

If I change where I'm headed it reroutes me
The GPS on't control where I'm going
It simply aids me
It's just another tool in my tool box that I can use as I wish

I don't live in a big fancy house
Don't drive a new truck
My home &vehicles are paid for
All needs work on them except my wife's truck
So I'm probably in a different boat

When I buy something
I ain't trying to buy it to just git by
I want super good tires on my bike
Want good gas
Great seat for my comfort
I won't all good stuff so I don't wind up spending more money on the same thing again
I don't want to leave home on a trip and worry about a malfunction or breakdown
That's why I wait and git top line stuff
What you like, or what you are willing to pay for is for you
Do it yer way and the way you can afford
My grandmother told me as a young boy
It only takes a little but more to go 1st Class

I hear ya and respect your reasoning.
But, I'd head north and turn right at Oklahoma to git to Arkansas.

Zumo= Top o Da Line, Agreed. Cost,though keeps it out of MY price range. If it was the only one you could buy I'd have to go back to maps stuffed in my boot. You can get a lot of use out of a much less expensive one is all I/m saying.

don't most smart phones have a mapping or gps system?

I got a dumb phone. GPS gets suctioned onto my tank,easier to see and hear than I-Phone.

If you live out as far as I do
You can't git mapping abilities everywhere cause you loose a phone signal

I have never tried this but can you just put a city in the gps for location or do you have to add a specific address?

Zoom out and touch on a place and say go
See if it works