Review on 🏍️ Garmin zūmo XT Motorcycle GPS Navigation Device, 5.5-inch Ultrabright Display, All-Terrain and Rain-Resistant by Porfirio Newitt

When I bought a 2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited travel trike last July, I wanted GPS to navigate my route. . I've had maybe six Garmin devices and love the interface, so I bought this Zumo XT when it went on sale over the holidays. I had to do some custom work to make the mount I liked, but it's finished now. See photos. My trike has a USB cable in the front so I used that instead of the power cable that came with it. I had no problem connecting my Galaxy S9 and Sena helmet headset to Garmin. With the Drive and Explore apps, I can get weather, traffic, updates and satellite imagery quickly and easily. This device has all the features of other top Garmin navigators, so it didn't take long to learn. I usually use BaseCamp for route planning and it works great with this device too. The display is sharp and bright. I found the touch sensitivity to be a bit high, but I think that's because it works with riding gloves. I wish they had added a brightness control that was accessible without the granularity of multiple menu levels. I can easily balance the audio levels between the phone (for music) and navigation directions. It's easy to record a track with one click, you can name it and save it for future use. You can ask the device to design a ride for you and set the "Adventurous" level, preferred for winding roads. You can specify kilometers or duration and everything will come. I haven't tested this feature yet, so I don't know if I like the algorithm, but I can always go back to the old method - guess - if I don't like the results. You can also create routes manually by placing waypoints between your start and end points and save them for future use. Map updates are free. It's December in the Pacific Northwest and I've only had the device for a week, so no actual travel yet. So far it seems to have done everything I need, but time will tell. The Garmin UI is an old friend of mine, so I don't think there will be any notable downsides. The construction is solid and the fasteners look like they will hold the device where I want it without wobbling or changing position from vibration. This is an expensive device, but the quality always makes it worth it to me. I'll come back to this review after driving it in the spring. Keep for updates.