New Garmin 350LM Motorcycle GPS (Expensive)
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Today we announced the zūmo 350LM GPS navigator – a stylish, rugged, sunlight readable, high-resolution and glove-friendly touchscreen device that helps keep motorcyclists on track, on and off the road. Mounted on the handle bars or in the car (motorcycle and car mounts included), the new zūmo 350LM’s design offers the flexibility riders want.
“New features, like the Service History Log, lane assist with junction view and TrackBack are just a few of the reasons the zūmo has become an essential tool for motorcyclists all over the world,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “It’s light-weight, it includes lifetime map updates, transmits guidance information via compatible Bluetooth™ headsets/helmets and can handle the toughest weather conditions¹.”
With the zūmo 350LM, Garmin has designed more than just a GPS navigator. Its new Service History Log lets cruising enthusiasts record the date, mileage and type of maintenance performed on their motorcycles. Tire mileage, tire changes, tire pressure, chain cleanings, oil changes, new spark plugs – almost anything you can think of, zūmo will keep a record of it.
Whether riding during a bright summer day or a moonless fall night, the zūmo 350LM has motorcycle-friendly features any rider will appreciate. Its large touchscreen color display is housed in a case that resists fuel sprays and UV rays. The zūmo 350LM puts all the information you need in an easy-to-read format as you travel down the road and features a glove-friendly intuitive interface that makes entering information as easy as shifting gears. The zūmo 350LM speaks street names and will deliver turn-by-turn, voice prompted directions, such as “turn right on Route 66,” via the built-in speaker headphone jack or through a compatible Bluetooth helmet or headset.
BaseCamp™ compatible, the zūmo 350LM makes it easy for motorcyclists to plan their next ride. BaseCamp, a free software program from Garmin, allows users to create routes, waypoints and tracks from their computer and transfer them to the zūmo. With the “Track Draw” feature riders can trace their planned route and view elevation changes, helping estimate the difficulty of the ride. After an open road or off the beaten path adventure, send the ride to Basecamp to share the adventure with friends and relive the experience. To see the zūmo 350LM in action, go to www.garmin.com/zumo.
The zūmo 350LM offers you the convenience of lifetime map updates² (North American and European version available), which provides up-to-date mapping and the most current information about businesses like restaurants, ATMs, hospitals and more. With the easy to use premium navigation search bar, zūmo returns results for points of interest (POIs) as they are typed providing a faster, more intuitive experience. There’s also a speed limit indicator and Exit Services that display parks, gas stations, shops and restaurants for upcoming exits. With the new TracBack feature riders really can let their minds be free and ride wherever the road takes them, as it is now as easy as a button push to navigate along that same route back to where the adventure started.
No more guessing which lane motorcyclists need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides riders to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate and gives a peace of mind. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on the route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.
The new zūmo 350LM is expected to be available in the 3rd quarter of 2012 and will have a suggested retail price of $699.99. The zūmo 350LM will be available in North American and European versions. The zūmo 350LM is the latest solution from Garmin’s consumer automotive segment, the leading worldwide provider of portable navigation devices for automobiles and motorcycles. From turn-by-turn navigation and fast and accurate search capability to traffic avoidance and lane guidance, Garmin’s user-friendly PND solutions have innovative features that provide time- and fuel-saving benefits to meet the demands of everyday driving. For more information about Garmin’s other Motorcycle products and services, go to http://www.garmin.com/us/products/ontheroad/, www.garmin.blogs.com and http://twitter.com/garmin.
¹Protected against water immersion for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 m.
²If you purchase a nüMaps Lifetime subscription (sold separately or bundled together with certain GPS models), you will receive up to 4 map data updates per year, when and as such updates are made available on Garmin’s website, for 1 compatible Garmin product until your product’s useful life expires or Garmin no longer receives map data from its third party supplier, whichever is shorter. A product’s “useful life” means the period during which the product (a) has sufficient memory capacity and other required technical capabilities to utilize current map data and (b) is capable of operating as intended without major repairs. A product will be deemed to be out of service and its useful life to be ended if no updates have been downloaded for such product for a period of 24 months or more. Unless otherwise stated, the updates you receive under the subscription will be updates to the same geographic map data originally included with your Garmin product when originally purchased. In some instances, your Garmin product might not have sufficient memory remaining for you to load an update to the map data, in which case you will need to either (a) select reduced map data coverage for your updates, or (b) purchase separately a microSD™/SD™ card (if and as applicable to your Garmin product) and load all or a portion of the map data coverage for your updates to the card and insert the card into the microSD/SD card slot contained in your Garmin product. If neither of the measures in (a) or (b) can be used to address your product’s lack of sufficient remaining memory, then Garmin may conclude that the “useful life” of your product has expired. Garmin may terminate your nüMaps Lifetime subscription at any time if you violate any of the terms of this agreement or your subscription. Your nüMaps Lifetime subscription may not be transferred to another Garmin product.
Very nice features
Very nice features and wish I would have had something like that available when I used to ride for all those many years.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Hmmm...
While an easier to read screen would be nice on a motorcycle, I'm not so sure the Service History log would be of much use to me. I don't use a gps for most of my local riding and have only made three trips over 10,000+ miles.
Ron
what does it do?
Does it have any relevant features that car version doesn't or is it basically a car GPS in a water proof case?
New Garmin 350LM Motorcycle GPS (Expensive)
Thank you for posting that. I was sort of thinking that Garmin might be due to announce the release of some new models. I wonder if we will also learn about other new models soon.
Wonder
Wonder how the motorcycle folks are going like giving up the old "routes" function for Trip Planner.
Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.
A few things come to mind
Does it have any relevant features that car version doesn't or is it basically a car GPS in a water proof case?
Battery life: up to 7 hours
Headphone jack/audio line-out: yes
Bluetooth® wireless technology: yes (helmet or headset use only)
Service History
Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.
With a Manufacturers
With a Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price of $699.99, I think it is the most expensive Garmin for road navigation in recent history.
Consider a Garmin Montana Instead
Take a look at the Garmin Montana. It will do the road navigation 'well enough' plus it's highly water resistant, hiking friendly, etc. I won't list a feature set, you can do a compare on the Garmin website, etc. Lots of ADV motorcyclists are quite happy with the Montana unit.
Nuvi 760 (died 6/2013); Forerunner 305 bike/run; Inreach SE; MotionX Drive (iPhone)
Still cannot figure out why
Still cannot figure out why my GPSIII+, circa 1997, has a voltmeter data field selection and this (as well as my 2610) does not. I cannot figure out why such a useful feature was dropped, when running heated grips, jacket and multiple sets of accessory lights it is quite a useful feature. Also, over $600 and no XM capability?
Glad to see the 100 routes, but the 1,000 waypoint/favorites limitation is a bit on the shy side.
I think will stick with my 2610 and try to find a nice GPSMap 478 refurb
maps
As much as this GPS costs, I think lifetime maps should be included with this unit by default! $700! And I thought the 800 bicycle GPS was spensive!
Unless you are the lead sled dog, the view never changes. I is retard... every day is Saturday! I still use the Garmin 3590 LMT even tho I upgraded to the Garmin 61 LMT. Bigger screen is not always better in my opinion.
It does include lifetime maps, the LM signifies that
As much as this GPS costs, I think lifetime maps should be included with this unit by default! $700! And I thought the 800 bicycle GPS was spensive!
It does include lifetime maps, the LM signifies that on Garmin units:
Quoted directly from the units page on Garmin site:
"zūmo 350LM
Introducing the most unique motorcycle navigator from Garmin, the zūmo 350LM. Rugged yet stylish, this model features a 4.3" sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display. It is the first Garmin motorcycle navigator to include free lifetime map updates, so you always have access to the most up-to-date map information."
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Likely to have missed the mark
unless it was looking to make a hole to drain your wallet.
Well this does seem to be Garmin's first of the Zumos with the enhanced 3rd generation interface - but too much seems to have been compromised;
Motorcycle navigators should have some audio support for either built in or external music sources of one sort or another. In my opinion they should also serve as the hub for Bluetooth connected telephones. The 660, for all it's faults and warts handle cell phones *almost* well, has an MP3 player, and if you move up to the 665 you get XM radio and weather.
And what's with the lack of traffic support in the motorcycle cradle? I have a traffic receiver on my bike's Zumo 660 - absolutely necessary when in an unfamiliar city.
At least this one supports 100 routes.
IMO Garmin should not only support MP3s on board, but should provide a external mixer input on Motorcycle navigators, as well as SMS support.
For this money it should be able to do everything.
I KNOW that the service log won't be used by most - Navigators need to be reset all too often, making an onboard database of any sort a liability.
I will presume that the 350 carries Garmin's lackluster street display resolution forward - what's the point of a navigator for tourers that won;t display secondary roads unless you are zoomed in so close that you can see farther down the road than the device will depict?
I'll stick to my Zumo 660 - they almost have it debugged after all these years and it does more for less money.
Currently have: SP3, GPSMAP 276c, Nuvi 760T, Nuvi 3790LMT, Zumo 660T
Too expensive and too many features cut.
I'm still happy with my Zumo 550 that streams mp3s and has satellite radio.
beat me to it
As much as this GPS costs, I think lifetime maps should be included with this unit by default! $700! And I thought the 800 bicycle GPS was spensive!
It does include lifetime maps, the LM signifies that on Garmin units:
Quoted directly from the units page on Garmin site:
"zūmo 350LM
Introducing the most unique motorcycle navigator from Garmin, the zūmo 350LM. Rugged yet stylish, this model features a 4.3" sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display. It is the first Garmin motorcycle navigator to include free lifetime map updates, so you always have access to the most up-to-date map information."
about the LM part of the model number
. 2 Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S, Nuvi 2689, 2 Nuvi 2460, Zumo 450, Uniden R3 radar detector with GPS built in, includes RLC info. Uconnect 430N Garmin based, built into my Jeep. .
Garmin
The Garmin Zumo 350LM is extremely expensive at $700.00. There are many added data features that are unnecessary. But Garmin is a very smart company. For the most part, on a motorcycle, GPS only works for you if you can see it and/or hear it. Since all GPS units are difficult to see when riding, primarily due to glare, you really have to rely on the verbal directions. But, the lesser priced Garmin's (such as the Nuvi series), do not offer Bluetooth that can be used with most helmet headsets (example, Scala Q2 Pro). Caution: many DO have Bluetooth but they will NOT function with headsets; mostly just with cell phones. And, with the exception of the Zumo series, none of the lesser priced Nuvi's have audio-out headphone jacks that can be used to connect directly to your helmet headset. So, instead of spending $200 for a very functional Garmin Nuvi, you are really forced to spend the $700 (or more!) for a Zumo if you want true Bluetooth or direct connect.