Nuvi 660 or 2820

[Heywood]

Last week while I was in Brazil my lovely wife bought me a Nuvi 660 for Christmas. Anyone running one? I was leaning toward the 2820 with XM radio.....but I really don't want to act like an even bigger horses ass than usual by exchanging the 660.....unless it's less than desirable for cycle use. While the XM option interest me, I seldom listened to the sound system on my 03 LT and have no intention of installing one on my R1200 rt. Do I open the box or exchange it for the 2820?

[Dick_at_Lake_Tahoe_NV]

The Nuvi 660 is a very nice unit--The main problem for motorcycle use is that it is not waterproof, so you'd have to protect it from the rain. For a fully qualified motorcycle unit check out the Garmin Zumo 550. Hope this helps.

[OldBoldPilot]

You should be aware that you will only get XM radio on the 2820 if you opt to pay for the GXM-30 antenna/receiver, which, last time I looked, will cost you $267 extra. As far as I can tell, the only two Garmins that come with the antenna/receiver in the box are the 376 and the recently discontinued 2730, which is available at Costco.com and other online stores for $599 for as long as they last. I think the reason the 2730 was discontinued was only due to the fact that Garmin didn't want to sell it bundled with the antenna for such a relatively low price. Note that the 2730 doesn't have Bluetooth, however.

 

All that said, the Nuvi sure is a nice bit of equipment. Just not for motorcycles -- at least, not on a rainy day!

 

Philip

[EatnAsphalt]

The Nuvi also has no track log or elevation display.