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Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:28 pm
by Glenduro
Thanks for the heads up Kev!

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:55 pm
by Glenduro
Anyone have updates for this thread. Im back to looking for a stand-alone GPS, I was thinking about the Garmin 590 ? thoughts?

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:33 pm
by Laoch
Glenduro wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:55 pm Anyone have updates for this thread. Im back to looking for a stand-alone GPS, I was thinking about the Garmin 590 ? thoughts?
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4638

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:50 pm
by Laoch
Here we go again. I currently use a Montana 600. I love it and I know how to use it. I picked it up used a few years ago. The power button cover has failed; fixed with pencil eraser and tape.
I’m looking at upgrading. Looks like the 680t is available.

Questions….will it fit in and can I use the 600 amp mount? I’m assuming the interface and display are similar?

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:19 am
by Twist
Marylander wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:27 pm I dunno but there's a guy in sterling with a nuvi 500 for what seems to be a pretty good price:
http://www.dcsportbikes.net/forum/f27/[ ... ble-86779/
Last I checked, a nuvi will not do tracks.

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:13 pm
by Firebolter
Laoch wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:50 pm Here we go again. I currently use a Montana 600. I love it and I know how to use it. I picked it up used a few years ago. The power button cover has failed; fixed with pencil eraser and tape.
I’m looking at upgrading. Looks like the 680t is available.

Questions….will it fit in and can I use the 600 amp mount? I’m assuming the interface and display are similar?
Bruce, I have a 680t if you want to try it. Not sure on the mount, I think they are different as they have different part numbers from Garmin when I looked them up.

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:58 pm
by Marylander
Twist wrote: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:19 am Last I checked, a nuvi will not do tracks.
My post was 5 years ago. ;)

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:37 am
by Twist
Marylander wrote: Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:58 pm
Twist wrote: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:19 am Last I checked, a nuvi will not do tracks.
My post was 5 years ago. ;)
Doh! Sorry about that. I just wanted to make sure no one went down that rabbit hole of trying to make a nuvi work for our kind of riding.

If I didn't already have a Zumo/BMW Nav VI GPS, I'd been trying to just stick with the great phone apps that are out there now. Great background maps, and POI details available and the app I use, MapOut, makes it very easy to import tracks.

Re: Best Dual Sport GPS

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:02 am
by GSSteve
I've been using the Garmin 276cx, it has a large screen and buttons instead of touch screen. It's a new version of the old school chart ploter units

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/539722/pn/010-01607-05