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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 4:14pm

Thinking about getting one of these for my motorcycle. Anyone that has one would you recommend getting Navigation software on SD card to save the internal memory for other things like Topo ect... or just get Navigator DVD and load it on the units memory.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I ride this motorcycle off road mostly so want a hand held unit I use a Zumo 660 for my street bike, but wouldn't dare take that off road.

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BMW Nav V Montana 650 Zumo 660 Garmin 78S Garmin 76CSX
Fri, 02/11/2011 - 5:32pm

78S

Hmmmmmmm.......... I can't remember but I "think" I put my maps on the microSD card. I'll try to remember to check when I go home for lunch.

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Ok, back from lunch. My main map file - gmapsupp.img - is on the card. It's 1.25GB (1,311,808k).

My POI files are also on the card but my geocaches are on the unit itself.

I didn't buy the files on the card - I purchased the mapset from Amazon and loaded it myself. If you buy the maps on a card you can move them to other units but you CAN'T UPDATE them if you so desire in the future. I purchased the regular mapset and can update it at will.

As a side note I'll say that I have an invisibleShield on my 78S. I use one on all of my devices and it's proven invaluable in the past. I once lost my footing and grabbed at a young oak tree to try to keep from falling. As it was, I ended up sliding all the way down the trunk. Oak bark is rough! I tore up the inside of my arm and the screen of my old 76Sx was pressed right against the bark all the way down. The screen cover was milky after that but it did the "self healing" thing overnight and was fine. There was NO damage to the screen or the invisibleShield. I've left the unit on the hood of the truck a number of times and watched the unit bounce through gravel, over parking lots, and down the road. It eventually made the functioning of the unit a bit unstable (which is why I purchased the 78S) but the screen was never damaged.

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GPSMAP 76CSx - nüvi 760 - nüvi 200 - GPSMAP 78S
Sun, 02/13/2011 - 3:09pm

Thanks

I think I'm going to get the DVD. Thanks a lot for saving me headaches in the future. I'm going to check into the invisibleShield, never heard of it before. Now checking one last time for the best prices before I hit the buy button.
Thanks again,
Guns

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BMW Nav V Montana 650 Zumo 660 Garmin 78S Garmin 76CSX
Sun, 02/13/2011 - 3:54pm

Invisible Shield

I have to agree that if you want to protect your various toys then invest in the Invisible Shield. It comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee.
http://www.zagg.com/

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Nüvi 255WT with nüMaps Lifetime North America born on 602117815 / Nüvi 3597LMTHD born on 805972514 / I love Friday’s except when I’m on holidays ~ canuk
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 12:13pm

Thanks But..

thrak wrote:

As a side note I'll say that I have an invisibleShield on my 78S.

Do you use the 76 invisibleshields on the 78? They don't list the 78 but I figure they must be the same (Ordered my 78 last night).

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BMW Nav V Montana 650 Zumo 660 Garmin 78S Garmin 76CSX
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 3:31pm

Yep

Yes, I use the same shield on the 78S as I did on the 76CSx. The screen is the same size and it fits fine.

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GPSMAP 76CSx - nüvi 760 - nüvi 200 - GPSMAP 78S
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 11:24pm

Thank you

I'm going to order them.

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BMW Nav V Montana 650 Zumo 660 Garmin 78S Garmin 76CSX