Garmin 010-02406-00 Tread 5.5-Inch Powersport GPS Navigator

I was talking with someone from Garmin and told them I needed a waterproof, off road GPS with a big screen for my motorcycle. They talked me into getting a Tread. It turns out it is way more GPS than I could use on a motorcycle and has many features that only work on a SXS, Quad or small 4 wheeler (or big 4 wheeler). I ended up getting a Zumo XT which is the same as the Tread without the 4x4 features. If you have a 4 wheeler the Tread would be a great GPS, especially if you travel in packs.

Very slick accessory for my side-by-side. Displays known trails and lets me know if the trail is compatible with the width of my SXS. Wish it was more affordable so those I ride with in my group also had the Tread. I can only imagine how it can improve communication between each other and so we can keep an eye on each other if someone gets in trouble.

I am using on my motorcycle and really like the features especially the built in MVUM as I ride mostly off pavement and over a wide area. Great bright screen that can be read easily in any light. My biggest complaint is the discontinuation of the ANT sensor for Tempe. Only temp is from the phone and then the closest station and of course only when in cell coverage. Where I live I can ride up a mountain and the temp difference can be 20 degrees also a good bit of my riding is in areas without cell coverage. Ambient temp is much safer once the temperatures hover around 32 degrees

Works ok but needs more work. I bought this mainly for the group ride. Most of the time it kept up with other riders, Big thing it does not move map when a particular rider moved out of the screen so you constantly have to manually move screen to keep up with them. I could zoom out but then i loose detail of street names or rd names. This is not good when your driving and have to pay attention to the road. If you want to get more info of what is important to a driver than you can send me one with the radio and i will test it thoroughly with out prejudice. I am a group ride leader in my area and have up to 35 rigs with me and it is important to keep track of as many as possible. I've already sold others on this mapping device.

I mounted this to my ATV and was excited to explore the back country of Quebec, Canada. The “maps” are honestly pathetic. Most every trail I was on was not represented on the device. I had higher expectations.

I purchased it 2 months ago and had trouble getting the first one to work properly. The second one works fine but I find it difficult to setup and use. The instructions were not very good and requires a lot of research to import maps from other sources. It is very expensive product for what you get. Probably would not purchase again.

Having purchased the Tread Basic, I was very frustrated for several days as I attempted to make use of its features. I almost returned the unit. Having a paper manual would have been a major asset. It took a week of daily interaction before I could comfortably employ the unit.

Turn by turn navigation does not work on ORV trails During my last winter ride unit would not stay on and could not get brightness to go above 40% so couldn't see the screen On the good side Garmin support sent me a new unit We'll see what happens

I bought this so I would ride the transamerica trail. I was able to create routes but the tread would add a vehicle on its own and change my route to include highways, which is what we are trying to avoid, and narrow hiking trails which the sxs was to wide to fit on.. It would change my route and try to send me through private property and on horse and hiking trails. At times I would use my phone's google maps which worked just as good as the tread. I have to admit that the tread was a lifesaver in the back country. I would have to look at the map and then make sure it was routing me on the correct path. I couldn't just trust that it would route me in a way I didn't have to backtrack.

After much deliberation and research, I finally bought the Tread. Wanted to use it on Hatfield McCoy trails in WVa which was listed as one of the 5 best places to go on the website for the Tread. After mounting it on my side-by-side and traveling 5 hours to WVa., I was disappointed to find out that the trails are not downloaded on the Tread. I have tried to figure out how to download then but I can't figure it out. So, I have a very expensive GPS for my car.