Garmin Zumo XT2 Motorcycle GPS Overview

Garmin designed the Zumo XT2 Motorcycle GPS for adventure-seekers! Its durable six-inch touchscreen isn't just glove-friendly but also comes preloaded with street and topographic maps. Voice-activated navigation eases the route-planning process while Bluetooth delivers notifications from your devices. Expandable storage, updates, and customizable routes only make the Garmin Zumo XT2 one of the most versatile GPS units on the market.

[whiskeyshots]

I replaced my 660 with the XT2 about a year ago. I love the XT2 as a GPS unit. It's hard to believe, but I think the Tread app may actually be worse than Basecamp. The unit does work well with my phone, though, giving media and alerts. Unfortunately, the alerts are turned on and off by category, not per app, which is a major pain.

[JonLong]

Garmin can’t deliver good software to save their life. They just release new products with new issues. Unfortunately, they don’t have a lot of competition in many of their product groups so they remain the best option.

[dawitfikadu]

Huh This isn’t a product description . This is a genuine review with its strengths and flaws. Not interested in anything off-road but I rally(😂) appreciate being honest about the short comings of the product. Good job guys

[nobody_knwz]

Exactly! Switching from phone navigation to Garmin device is complicated as f***! Trip, track, route, 29 points, convert to something else, re-calculation! I was preparing for the trip longer than it lasted!😫

[motonoob-id]

Can’t get over the price. I hate using my phone (camera shaking to death, battery discharging faster than it charges, ~110F Texas summers causing the phone to shutdown), but the zumo price is brutal.

[kee]

I looked hard at this and liked Garmin from 20 and 10 yrs ago. However, I just ordered the Samsung Rugged Active5 tablet (could have gotten the Active3 tablet) and will load the various SW apps on it. Arrives tomm.

[LuciTulcea]

Waterproof but not dustproof! How comes?🤨🙄

[billcarson]

Garmin's prices are insane. Even the older XT is over-priced. I come from the tech world so I know the cost of manufacturing and the XT/XT2 devices should easily be in the $400 range. So 'Big G' is charging you for software too essentially. And why not? They have ZERO competition really. Since I have no off-road experience, I'll say that as far as street riding goes, the biggest problem is that Garmin's software is total user hostile garbage. I've had numerous Garmin GPS devices over the years and I stopped using them bc car navigation systems are better. For the on-road motorcycle, using your phone is easier, cheaper and makes more sense if you do it right. Get a good phone mount that offers anti-vibration (sometimes I don't mount it, I just keep it in my breast pocket and use earbuds or a Cardo) and simply download a very large area of maps so you don't need to rely on cell towers if you do travel to areas without a signal. Example - I keep a 5 state area on my phone at all times and Google Maps updates it regularly and automatically. I haven't needed a Garmin in years. For off-road, a Garmin is probably critical but for the streets....no.

[a]

You’re riding not programming a computer for a Mars mission.

Why don’t these companies make an Apple CarPlay like simple interface with access to your other apps. That’s why the mobile is popular, simple and works

[JamesMunroe]

Garmin needs to do much better with their software and product ecosystem. Overpriced for what you are getting.

[mosads]

EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE 👏 ✔️ 👍 ... 🎉🎉🎉

[Pyrrho_]

Disappointing overview. Main features of the XT2 vs XT1 weren't even mentioned:
• visual on-device route planning
• popular moto paths map overlay (I use this quite a bit)
• ability to host group/connected rides

[GodLovesMotorcycles]

I know a lot of people have reported issues of the XT2 locking up or being unresponsive. I’m also seeing a lot of people using the old Garmin XT mount. Could that be the problem?

[Manuelgf]

I’m pretending to use my device off-road…. I’m concerned about the dust issue that you mentioned. How severe is it?

[raifmcdude]

You mentioned the Zumo XT2 has GLONASS capability. What are u basing that statement on? Garmin's literature only mentions GPS and Galileo, neither the GLONASS or BeiDou constellations are supported.

[FlorinRoman]

I can upload from PC directly to GPS, KMZ or KML formats???

[A_Dirrty_Bird]

Just purchased a new Zumo 396 for $225 because I just cant possibly justify $500 for the XT2 or even $400 for the XT. I'm sure the newer ones are nicer but for how I want to use it I think the 396 will serve me 80% as well for half the cost.

[TeensierPython]

Glonass isn’t new. It’s Russian GPS. Some newer GPS will use both GLONASS and GPS. Increasing the number of satellites you can receive from.

[RelentlessEnthios]

the Zumo XT2 is just terrible, and I can't say the Garmin support is much better. My first unit started crashing and rebooting frequently, usually right before a turn. No warranty support, so had to pay $$$ for a replacement refurbished unit. and after a couple of months it's doing the same thing. Maybe I'm expecting too much, but reliability should be much better and the lag in controls and unfortunate user interface for navigation especially considering the high price.

[bennyaufreisen]

bought it.. arrived today. doesn't start..
Garmin shows up and that's it.. turning off again. tried different cabels etc didn't work