Touratech GPS Immersion Series: Garmin Zumo XT Moto GPS Navigator
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The new Zumo XT Motorcycle Navigator from Garmin is a fantastic tool for the hardcore traveller or the weekend warrior. It's full of great new features with the reliability and innovation we've come to expect from Garmin.
GPS expert and rider of all things with two-wheels, Eric Archambault is Touratech's "Go To Pro" when it comes to navigation training.
This class is an in-depth, deep dive into the Zumo XT. Get your GPS Unit out and get better at motorcycle travel today!
To get more of Eric's thoughts on the unit check out his post on our blog: @/17/garmin-zumo-xt-initial-thoughts/
Eric Archambault is one of the original members of the Touratech-USA race team, with an impressive second place finish in the Adventure Bike class at the 2014 Stumpjumper abroad a KTM 950 Adventure. His love for two-wheeled racing spans many disciplines, from west coast desert racing to east coast hare scrambles, navigation rallies to minimoto racing. He now lives in New Hampshire where his riding is focused on running laps on the woods course in his backyard and racing vintage Vespas and obscure European minibike at local kart tracks.
Check out his mechanical adventures and other GPS musings at www.Six-Zero-Three.com
@jonkagan9524 3 ай бұрын
Outstanding job! Really good explanation of how get around the lack of Show/Hide on Map feature that is not on the XT2.For other's information, it's right around the 55:00 minute mark.
@hiranhorta 3 ай бұрын
Hello from Brasil. Tank you very much!
@supportengineer5889 3 жыл бұрын
This is the most comprehensive review of a Garmin GPS I've seen and I'm a Professional Engineer and an country wide touring rider.
@allen480 Жыл бұрын
@@AlmostEvery Been in many bar fights?
@paulegan7250 2 жыл бұрын
HI, I just bought an XT and it arrives tomorrow, Your video is excellent and covers everything I needed to know, the commentator's voice was really good and made it more interesting. Thank You.
@mrjawmaster5854 3 жыл бұрын
This was a great overview of the XT. Thanks very much.
@verdonrocksphotography3510 3 жыл бұрын
Love it, just in time...... ready to pull the trigger on it
@donaldakelly9732 2 жыл бұрын
I echo others applause. This is great, thank you!
@ES44AC-2 2 жыл бұрын
This is the best video on the Zumo XT !
@Ramjet257 3 жыл бұрын
Not being computer literate, and still keen to go outback here in Australia, you have reassured me that I can handle this device. Thank you.
@b.m.4495 2 жыл бұрын
great comprehensive video!!! amazing work! thank you
@RoccoTaco2015 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this. Awesome, very informative video.
@epmrealtyericmccormack6534 Жыл бұрын
Just picked up one of these units thanks for the detailed breakdown.
@Smoke-te1iy 2 жыл бұрын
Well that answered all my questions and then some. Thanks man!
@RetoRayBkk Жыл бұрын
Your very detailed video finally did help me to understand and use my unit as I like. THANK you very much
@d.m.3644 3 жыл бұрын
Hands down best review I've seen so far. Well done!
@Sebastopolmark Жыл бұрын
Great IN DEPTH video. I only wish it had chapters for quick reference! !! !!!
@SsgtHolland Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@motocowboy 3 жыл бұрын
Really helpful thank you. Well done!
@mattiasmyrman 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, thanks!
@csgodenver Жыл бұрын
Well done I’d like to thank you for this guide and video I learned a bunch
@KrisS8528 Жыл бұрын
Learnt a few things. Thank you for this video.
@allen480 Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated, thank you.
@bradb2514 2 жыл бұрын
I found this very helpful. Thanks
@ianesslemont5876 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks really helpful
@MotoPumps 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Great tutorial. Really appreciate the effort you put into this.
@timhester9091 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. On my XT I can touch the compass icon in the top right corner of the map and toggle between North Up, Heading Up and 3D. Comes in handy. Also would like to note that if you import a route from Basecamp or another program the route shows up in the Trip Planner app. I plan my trips on back roads that the Zumo would almost always skip even in adventure mode. Not dirt roads but close. Think you could plan off road trips if you had the maps and transfer to the Zumo if you wanted.
@giantinside Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the detailed tutorial.
@ThrillaPark 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@lancebrannigan7978 3 жыл бұрын
Great info. Environmental Zones. You find them in large Euro City’s. London, Paris. You pay a toll, annual fee to drive into those areas.
@larrykraus5645 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure every rider has their own idea of what a GPS should do, and those ideas will often not align with mine. If you prefer tracks, that's fine. But... The Zumo series has always been aimed primarily at street and touring riders, who plan and navigate routes, and usually like spoken directions. There was no mention of pre-planned routes. Out of that whole video, the Trip Planner was mentioned only once (at 52:50), described incompletely by someone who has never used it, and then dismissed as a "road-based thing" in less than twenty seconds. Hellooo! IT IS a road-based GPS! Describe it's strengths, don't ignore them!
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
Larry it sounds like you should make a video focused on the road riding strengths of the Zumo XT. We are more focused on adventure bikes and unpaved travels so that's what we know best.
@user-hs5hq8wt4z Жыл бұрын
Thanks for such and in-depth instruction video on the Garmin Zumo XT. I would recommend though that you use your curser while changing screens and make it available for those watching to see what your doing. Would be helpful. I am still learning my Zumo in hopes of using it on the TAT this summer. I don't use basecamp, I have Express and Drive and don't know if basecamp is necessary or even what it is.
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
Basecamp will eventually be replaced by Garmin but at the moment it is a very powerful tool for cataloging saved tracks and transferring them between your computer and GPS unit.
@Northernlanes 3 жыл бұрын
Birdseye isn't 3D view, you can download photo quality ariel views (not too dissimilar to Google Earth ariel views) and superimpose it over your mapping, good feature
@leesmith9942 Жыл бұрын
The birdseye would be one of the reasons why I would want it. I use gaia on my phone and iPad and love the satellite views I get for navigation.
@trekOCLVone Жыл бұрын
Just getting started - for me charging the internal battery was not standard = using the USB cable no matter what I did would not charge the internal battery. That is nuts - cost me a lot of time. The motorcycle hard mount 12V was the only option to charge the internal battery with THE ZUMO TURNED ON. if the Zumo was turned off the internal battery would not charge. That is more nuts. Just F.Y.I.
@Eric.Hansel 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric, great tutorial, very complete. Is there a trick to getting voice directions through the BT headset?
@Eric.Hansel 2 жыл бұрын
Found it, Connect Phone to CH 1 and GPS on CH 2 on the Cardo Bold.
@Frampa 2 жыл бұрын
I strongly recommend to get an anti glare foil otherwise yourself get mirrored in that screen, if you wear dark jacket and helmet ok but fluorescent and bright colors can become really annoying.
@happypvr Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Very easy to follow and understand. I just recently got the Zumo XT. I wish there was a compressive written user's guide available. There are so many features in the XT and I'm finding the learning curve to be a bit steep (being a senior has its challenges). I like to listen to music when I ride and I have a very large music library that I would like to put on a sd card and play from the card rather than loading the mp3 files into the limited internal storage of the XT. I have not found out how to play mp3 files from the sd card. Please advise me where I could get that information. Thanks for any help or advice.
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
This post on the Garmin support forum outlines the basic process: support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=tytHec27o01tlI9YgQASL6 Essentially you create a folder called 'MP3' on the SD card and transfer all the songs you want there. After a full power cycle the GPS will look at that card and have access to the music files. Be aware that the Zumo XT can't recognize an SD card larger than 256gb. Glad you found the video helpful and thanks for the comment.
@SHPD709 3 жыл бұрын
Mine does not have the Ultimate Public Campgrounds
@michaelbayliss1794 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, just ordered one on Rivzella.
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video. Can I ask why you didn't buy it from us after viewing this content?
@davidwilson7908 3 жыл бұрын
Big cheers from Aus, thanks for going into so much detail for us newbys. I am purchasing a GPS for both M/Cycle adv riding and to mount in my 4x4 for similar off road trecking, Your opinion of the suitability of the Zumo XT for both applications would be appreciated also i don't own any apple electronica so a suitable GPS is it. Cheers in advance. David.
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
The Zumo XT is great for any use case where 12v power is handy and relatively unlimited. I suggest you check around with GPS users in your local area to see if there are map products they like to be sure they are compatible with the unit before buying.
@brentbat 2 жыл бұрын
Hey there, great series. Quick question, I've got an XT and it looks like they have changed the way Tracks are managed... I can import my tracks, but I've lost the menu item that says "Show on Map"....now there just seems to be the "Go" option which navigates you on the track. I want to be able to display several tracks on the base map at one time. Any ideas?
@TouratechUSA 2 жыл бұрын
We will have to check for a software update on our unit and get back to you on that one. I suggest contacting Garmin in the meantime to see if they have any suggestion.
@brentbat 2 жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA Hey there, actually I found an answer to this on a Garmin User forum. The later versions have reinstated the "show on map" functionality, but I had to do a diagnostic reset of the "Explore functionality" for this to re-appear. But now it is fixed. It was really annoying not being able to display multiple tracks on a map while you were navigating a route.
@TouratechUSA 2 жыл бұрын
@@brentbat Good research and thanks for sharing the fix.
@TheGeoDaddy 3 жыл бұрын
Actually, more questions... so connecting to the smartphone’s Drive app opens up Waze like services like weather, traffic conditions etc. assuming that you need to keep the phone ON! Obvious, but my iPhone 7 Plus heating up is what convinced me that I needed a dedicated GPS and this will cause the smartphone to keep scanning for Wifi (unless you turn that off) and that means you’ll be pulling from your data plan $$$
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
You will need to have your phone turned on for the GPS to use the data connection but the scree can be turned off. You are correct that the data for traffic, weather, etc will come from your cell data plan so be sure to plan accordingly for that usage.
@bhbdvm1821 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have an opinion on the Montana 700 series and it compares to this device? I purchased the Montana 700i to replace the Navigator on my R1200GS but wondering if I should have gotten the XT. Geat explanation!
@TouratechUSA 2 жыл бұрын
The Montana is a great unit and is more customizable than the XT. It's not quite as easy to use as the Zumo series but it's not a bad GPS at all.
@TheGeoDaddy 3 жыл бұрын
Finally, I’m really worried that the mount is not very secure... it clicks in but it’s easy to - not - click or eventually “click out” 😱 so I am thinking about a security web as back up... can’t use the one I got for my iPhone but that felt much safer! Still looking at options.
@khick7230 3 жыл бұрын
I think Touratech makes a locking mount which would secure it. It's not cheap, but cheaper than replacing the whole unit.
@dennism665 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I much preferred the positive and substantial “click” in of my 595LM. I have to play with it a bit each time I mount it to the bike, but so far it appears that when it’s seated it’s very firmly attached. I had a 660 fall off once years ago (due to carelessness on my part) and it just bounced down the road and was dinged up on the corners, but like the Timex.... it just kept ticking. I think this XT unit would not fare well if it fell off.
@TheFastphill 3 жыл бұрын
mine come off my dirt bike 4 times so far and on my road bike it did not charge last weekend but Garmin said they will send me a new power cable !
@8andsk835 2 жыл бұрын
@@khick7230 I just got the locking mount from touratech for my 790 adventure. Have to take the windshield off every time I want to lock it or take it out.
@AZGeek520 3 жыл бұрын
Nicely detailed walk-through of the Zumo XT. I Just purchased one and saw that the user manual states that the unit supports a micro SD of 4GB to 256GB. But I can only get it to recognize a 32GB card. I tried a 64GB and 128GB that was formatted to the specified EXFAT configuration but no dice.
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I suggest you shoot an email to Garmin directly about that one.
@lancebrannigan7978 3 жыл бұрын
Had same problem. Went for 32g card. Loaded my tracks from computer. Fired it up on GPS unit, recognized tracks right away.
@AZGeek520 3 жыл бұрын
@@lancebrannigan7978 Yes, a 32gb card works just fine. Anything larger than that doesn't seem to work. Still fighting with Garmin on this.
@lancebrannigan7978 3 жыл бұрын
@@AZGeek520 good luck. I gave up after wasting half the day changing a 64 to a fat 32 only to find it wasn’t happening. Drove to Walmart. Picked up a couple of 32’s and went on to enjoying my day.
@AZGeek520 3 жыл бұрын
@@lancebrannigan7978 Just got done with a chat with Garmin technical support. They provided some additional instructions support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=QqSbC0YZTz57kLm7uRQxZ7&identifier=3347965670&tab=topics&topicTag=region_sdmemorycard I followed those, using a Mac to format a 128gb card to MS-DOS (FAT), and then created a folder called mp3. Put a song in there, loaded onto the Zumo XT, cycled the power (turning the unit completely off) and got the mp3 song to show up. Only question now is if the Zumo XT can read a full card. Gave Garmin some pointed feedback on how lame the Zumo XT manual is in covering the topic of using a SD card >32gb.
@NateSail82 3 жыл бұрын
Watched it great material, was about to hit buy on one of these then I discovered there is a Montana 700....hit the brakes now what? Between the two which do you think is the superior device and which do you think will stay more relevant and usable 3 years from now?
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
Depends what you want to do with it really. The XT is a better motorcycle navigator, the Montana is better if you plan to use it as a handheld occasionally. Both units are new this year so I expect a long usable life out of both.
@NateSail82 3 жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA that's what I needed to hear thanks. I want a motorcycle specific GPS for touring. I have an Oregon GPS in my hike pack and a tablet with Gaia for the truck. My 276cx while awesome is long in the tooth and sluggish.
@khick7230 3 жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA I have a Montana 600 that allows me to search for POIs near my current position, recent finds, another city, etc., but NOT near my active route. I also have a Zumo 595LM that does allow me to search near my active route. I see that the Zumo XT also allows it, but does the Montana 700 have the option to search near my active route?
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
@@khick7230 I haven't ever tried that on a Montana 700. That's a good question.
@TheGeoDaddy 3 жыл бұрын
Just one question... anyway to skip over the two legal registrations at the startup 😏
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
Not that we are aware of.
@rickgoforth8308 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding review! Two questions. #1..When saving a waypoint, can you give the waypoint a custom name? #2..If you are traversing two or more timezones, will the ETA be the time at the destination? Or using current timezone time? IE, I leave NC (EST) going west. First stop will be MO.(CST) When I look down at ETA, will it reflect actual ETA (CST) or will it not update until I actually cross timezones? Assuming I'm in auto time updates. Thanks
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
Good questions, some I haven't had the opportunity to test. 1)Yes you can easily give waypoints custom names. 2)I'm not sure on this one as I haven't had the opportunity to test this. You should give it a try and let us know if you can.
@rickgoforth8308 Жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA I'll let you know!
@aoalaskaealem 3 жыл бұрын
Do this unit supports the tire pressure monitoring system from garmin?
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
The Zumo XT does not support Garmin TPMS.
@TheGeoDaddy 3 жыл бұрын
Wish the MP3 player had a RANDOM function as all my music is group by genre, artist and “album” so it just goes sequentially thru the same collection of songs. Unless I’m missing something?
@khick7230 3 жыл бұрын
It shows a shuffle button at 50:52.
@Northernlanes 3 жыл бұрын
definitely does random/shuffle play
@MrPhipsi74 Жыл бұрын
Nice and very helpful video.... One of the VERY annoying things about the Zumo is that there is apparently no way to change the left field, which always shows speed. I have a large speedometer on my KTM, I don't need speed. That field should be configurable like the right field. Personally, I'd set it to time (clock).... the time display on the KTM is tiny and I can't easily read it.
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
Yeah that is annoying. One of the casualties of limiting customization to make it easier to use.
@davidmatthews3093 Жыл бұрын
The Garmin speed will be a lot lot more accurate than that on the KTM.
@VoIPPortland Жыл бұрын
Current.gpx file can be transferred from another Garmin?
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
It depends on what the other Garmin is. Best practice is to save the tracks and then transfer that saved file.
@scottbreindel2221 3 жыл бұрын
Hi I am unable to see the Zoom distance 22:30, or the North compass in the upper right of my screen? I am not in 3D mode. Any ideas? Thanks
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think there is any setting to toggle those displays, they show automatically in the top-down views. Make sure you aren't in automotive mode and confirm you aren't using the 3D mode.
@cjohncon 3 жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA Sort of same for me. Just received mine a few weeks ago and noticed that right away in the video that the compass wasnt showing in the upper right on mine. There is a blank area in between the zoom distance and the "three sheets of paper" button. I am in north up and motorcycle mode. Not a deal breaker, but strange.
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
@@cjohncon I wonder if Garmin did a firmware update that changed something since we posted this video.
@stevepukonen9264 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe a dumb question but, is there a big difference between automobile & motorcycle modes? Assuming both being used on public roads. Thanks.
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
While it's obviously still the same GPS unit with the same data loaded in, auto mode reconfigures the map view, data fields, and routing options to a more simplified mode similar to a Nuvi. The Motorcycle mode lets you use more of the interesting features like special routing options, different map views, fuel range calculations, etc.
@TheGeoDaddy 3 жыл бұрын
Would be nice if it could could detect road conditions... like construction...
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not certain but it may be able to update your route based on traffic info available through your cell phone data connection.
@franksmith9692 3 жыл бұрын
Try Waze on a phone.
@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын
When using the Zumo XT it is essential that you use motorcycle mode when using it on a motorcycle. This is because it has built in collision detection and it is much more sensitive in car mode than motorcycle mode. If you use it in car mode on the bike you get "Incident Detected" warnings every 30 seconds. This wasn't an issue on older devices as they didn't have collision detection. Navigation wise the route settings are determined by the route calculation mode and the avoidances you specify so navigation wise there isn't a great deal of difference. That is determined by your settings.
@khick7230 3 жыл бұрын
In the Navigation menu page you talk about the Calculation Mode (around 1:08:00) but don't go into the option page. You mention Fastest Route, Shortest Route, and Off-Road, but is this also where I would find the Garmin Adventurous Routing option? This GPS does have that option, right?
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
Adventurous Routing is accessed when selecting a point to navigate to. The Garmin owners manual describes the process on page 5. www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-E024D22C-EA17-40B3-A63F-E9535D86014B/EN-US/zumo_XT_OM_Help_EN-US.pdf
@ad78 3 жыл бұрын
Will it powered just the mini usb itself?
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't tested that on the XT but all the previous Zumo units will NOT power from the mini-USB alone. They will charge the battery (slowly) but not power up.
@ad78 3 жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA thanks for the reply. I just dont get it why still using mini usb and not usb-C
@TouratechUSA 3 жыл бұрын
@@ad78 The Zumo line is built for motorcycle use so the primary power source is designed to work with a 12v input. USB-C can handle the amperage needs but is still limited to 5v so an inline regulator would be required.
@emptech Жыл бұрын
First, want to thank you for making this video. I've owned several GPS units through the years and they seem to get more and more complicated. Last week ti took a motorcycle ride in the gold country in kalironia. I have about six unsaved tracks. I would like to save them, which I have not done. I would like to combine them into a single track, if that's the right thing to do. I would like to have a single event. I would like to show the number of miles driven in each segment. I would like to either print this or find a way to share with another person who does not have a GPS. How can I do this? I don't want to loose the original data. Jim
@TouratechUSA Жыл бұрын
You certainly can do this but I think you will need to use a computer. You can download Garmin Basecamp onto your computer, upload the tracks from the Zumo, and then create a file with the items you want to share. I suggest you keep the sections split into their own tracks rather than combining them, you can share them all in one file by exporting from Basecamp as a GPX file.
@Topper_Harley68 3 жыл бұрын
You can use a 64Gb card on it just format it to fat32
@robertlee8042 2 жыл бұрын
In the middle you los5 me. Your words and pictures were not identical.
@TouratechUSA 2 жыл бұрын
Can you be more specific about your question? We will try to get you an answer.
@robertlee8042 2 жыл бұрын
@@TouratechUSA Thank you for replying. I can’t. Too old and crotchety to go back. I developed and documented software. I bought this Garmin under protest because I took a guided tour in Morocco and am about to take one in Great Britain. I appreciate your reply but I gotta tell you this thing is a gorgeous kluge. The whole thing. Good software needs little documentation. Download a map for God’s sake. You need two devices, two operating systems, two applications. Cables. Try to set a destination to a hotel NAME in a distant city. In America on my American bike I have a NAV VI. It finds 20 out of zero traffic jams and never warns about real ones. Someone should buy Garmin and make it work. The only thing it has going for it is a nice screen that can be seen in bright sunlight. Base Camp is a bloody nightmare and shouldn’t exist. Garmin Drive. What’s that for? Between the two of them it can’t find half the places I try to set as destinations. What is motorcycle mode? How about interesting route mode whether you’re on a steam shovel or a unicycle? The only reason I can think of to have a motorcycle mode is for roads that are only 30 inches wide.
@robertlee8042 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video but you use the word track without defining it. Trip. Route. Track. No one defines them. Everyone uses them.
@TouratechUSA 2 жыл бұрын
Check Eric's blog here for a comparison of those Garmin terms: six-zero-three.com/2018/02/terms-and-vocabulary-for-navigation-part-two/
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