Question for Anybody w/ the Zumo 550:

crazyman said:

I would think most folks hook it up to the battery or an accessory block. The Zumo comes with a m/c mount that has all the necessary wiring. I hooked mine direct to the battery. It only draws power if the gps unit is in the mount.

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Fishbein said:

I was about to order the Garmin Zumo 550 GPS for my Touring, but I just read the battery only lasts a few hours. I envisioned getting XM Radio and being able to cruise all day long, or on long trips, with access to some good tunes, in addition to the street mapping. Does the battery last longer than this, or has anyone hooked it up to the bike battery? Fish 8)

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I don't know how long the battery life is, but I have used mine on a bike and in my truck with no problem. You can also order an additional battery from Garmin, but you need a screw driver to change it out.

And yes, the Zumo 550 does include a mounting cradle for both motorcycle and car/truck, which includes a wiring harness to connect to vehicle battery. So unless you're wandering around in the woods and get lost, I wouldn't worry.

That said, I love my Zumo 550. I'd be lost without it.

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scowherd said:

The battery life is not great but the bike mount comes with a wiring harness tha tyou can wire stright to the battery.

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crazyman said:

The few times I've run it on battery, it doesn't last too long.

Here's how I mounted mine....

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nitebell said:

http://www.zumoforums.com

Great forum for Zumo information. Almost as good as this forum.

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jefff1 said:

I too ended up with lots of stuff to wire so I installed an 8 outlet accessory fuse panel to wire all the essentials to..that way you only have to connect it to the battery and then everything else into your new fuse panel...very handy...

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Captain Rich said:

I have mine mounted on a center bolt from the windshield frame and run the cable straight through to the battery...chose NOT to put on in a circuit that is switched from the ignition: I leave it on alot when I stop for lunch, etc. because it takes so @#$% long to boot up when you have a 4gb chip full of music.

Also, beware: The XM Radio will only pass through to a hardwired set-up of either powered speakers or helmet speakers - it will not send the XM signal to a Bluetooth headset.

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nitebell said:

http://www.zumoforums.com

Great forum for Zumo information. Almost as good as this forum.

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Fishbein said:

I was planning on using regular old ipod headphones for the xmradio. Will that work?

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