Zoom, zoom, zumo... for less? The zumo 550 has a new little sibling: the Garmin zumo 450. It doesn't have all the fancy bells & whistles of its big brother, but is still pre-loaded with detailed street maps for North America and features a high-resolution color touch-screen interface.
Rugged and ready to ride, zumo 450 is your faithful guide to the open road. With glove-friendly, left-handed controls, preloaded street maps and a sunlight-readable screen, this waterproof navigator is made for motorcycles. zumo 450 includes many of the zumo 550's motorcycle-friendly features, minus bluetooth wireless technology, text-to-speech and XM Satellite, at a price that won't break your budget.
Enjoy Bike-Friendly Design
Tough and dependable, zumo is built for motorcycles:
- Glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls makes it easy to operate
- High brightness, sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display makes it easy to view your screen
- Motorcycle console for trip information, including resettable fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up
- Motorcycle mount with universal mounting hardware so you can mount it anywhere
- Vibration-tested, waterproof and built with fuel-resistant plastics to withstand the elements
Navigate the Open Road
zumo 450 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and a hefty points of interest (POIs) database, including motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply enter a destination, and zumo takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, zumo accepts custom points of interest such as school zones and safety cameras, and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The 450 also comes with a rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery a for trip planning or use on foot, and even accepts additional maps.
Avoid Traffic Tie-ups
Monitor traffic tie-ups with the addition of an optional FM TMC traffic receiver (see right). By adding traffic services and a receiver, your 450 notifies you of upcoming accidents or road construction ahead on your route. Simply touch the screen to view traffic details or recalculate your route to avoid traffic.
Plan Your Trips and Share Your Rides
zumo 450 at Tiger GPS makes it easy to plan your next trip and share routes with your riding buddies. Plan trips on your computer before you start. Search for food and fuel stops and local attractions. Then, transfer your route to zumo and go.
At the end of the day, share your favorite places and rides with other zumo riders and review your travels in Google Earth. SD card expansion makes it easy to store data and share routes. Download routes to share with your riding buddies - even load Mp3 files to your unit to enjoy tunes on the road. In addition, JPEG Picture Viewer lets you share photos of your adventures with friends and family.
zumo 450: The navigator that's born to ride
zumo 450 features:
- High-sensitivity GPS receiver
- Display: 2.8" W x 2.1" H (3.5" diag.), 320 x 240 pixels; high bright sunlight-readable, UV-resistant, touch screen display
- Unit dimensions: 4.8" W x 3.9" H x 1.6" D
- Weight: 10.6 ounces
- Removable lithium-ion battery
- Supports optional FM TMC traffic alerts
- Preloaded maps for all of North America or Europe
- Look up addresses and points of interest
- Choose 2D or 3D maps
- Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety cameras
- Built-in MP3 player and JPEG Picture Viewer
- SD card slot makes it easy to store data and share routes
- Export and review your travels in Google Earth with a free account from MotionBased.com
- Glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls makes it easy to operate
- Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up
- Motorcycle mount with standard 4-hole AMPS pattern so you can mount it anywhere
- Includes Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature
- Waterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 min.)
Garmin Zumo vs TomTom RIDER Feature Matrix
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