Garmin Zumo or TomTom Rider 2?

[davidr]

The main differences between the Garmin Zumo and TomTom Rider 2 for a motorcyclist is the price and the capability. It is my opinion that while the Garmin Zumo is somewhat more expensive, it is more powerful and better suited to the needs of Motorcyclists.

The main reason for this is because of the intended use of the unit, if you want only to go from A to B and not get lost, then there is not much between the units and therefore the price advantage of the TomTom Rider looks interesting.

However if you want to plan and make trips on your bike, and save and change custom trips on you SatNav, the Mapsource software that is boxed with most Garmin units really shines. This allows you to do extensive pre-trip planning and is highly versatile.

So if you are an A to B person, TomTom is best, but if you want to enjoy trips in a more involved way, go for the Zumo.

Additionally, if you ride a lot off road, consider a 278. . . .

[Jimod]

Well I'm a confirmed Garmin man. I've had Garmin units since before they could autoroute. I agree though that the Mapsource programmes are great, especially for a cold Winter's night when I'm planning my forth-coming Spring and Summer jaunts. I presently use a 2610 but I'll probably have the Zumo 550 before my next trip.
Garmin also seem to be better supported with mapping. I've got the Adria route maps for my old Streetpilot III. This has Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia/Herzegovina in street level routable mapping.
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Originally Posted by davidr

The main differences between the Garmin Zumo and TomTom Rider 2 for a motorcyclist is the price and the capability. It is my opinion that while the Garmin Zumo is somewhat more expensive, it is more powerful and better suited to the needs of Motorcyclists.

The main reason for this is because of the intended use of the unit, if you want only to go from A to B and not get lost, then there is not much between the units and therefore the price advantage of the TomTom Rider looks interesting.

However if you want to plan and make trips on your bike, and save and change custom trips on you SatNav, the Mapsource software that is boxed with most Garmin units really shines. This allows you to do extensive pre-trip planning and is highly versatile.

So if you are an A to B person, TomTom is best, but if you want to enjoy trips in a more involved way, go for the Zumo.

Additionally, if you ride a lot off road, consider a 278. . . .

[nav18tor]

I have never had any reason to try the back up from Garmin, but whenever I asked on whatever forum I was on, everybody had nothing but praise for Garmin's support

However it was the polar opposite for TomTom, again, this is only what I read, but it sucks

I brought a Zumo 550 and have nothing but good things to say about it

A little on the expensive side, but you get what you pay for

[Michael Rudnick]

I have had nothing but bad experiences trying to get through to tech support.Wait times are always 20mins and when a support person does get onto call,invariably they are not familar with product and need to transfer me to another....while waiting another 20 mins.