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

I have not used the Tread SXS on my SXS because of the weather, but the setup and customization were very easy.

We have been using our Tread for over a year now, and it's a necessary piece of kit. It works well for on-road navigation and feature finding. The speed limit notifications have saved us from a ticket more than once. We love how we have it paired with our power switch to remotely turn on or off rock lights, scene lights, or ambient backlighting. We also paired it with the reverse camera, which, when mounted high, has the best range and clarity of picture of any reversing camera system we have used. It is fantastic to take it from the dashboard of our rig and mount it directly on our motos. The off-road navigation features are superb, especially if you add an SD card and download a birdseye view for the area you are exploring. The only thing we haven't used much is the group ride feature. Not because we don't want to, but because there just isn't anyone else in our group who has the units. it would be amazing if there were a tile you could hand out to have their GPS location show up on our device to be able to track the group from there. Other than that, this is one amazing piece of kit.

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 good SxS GPS. The only improvement is if the radio worked with the Rino GPS

After some initial issues I now have my Tread working well and able to create and download routes. first off, having to use my phone and the internet site and the tread just to be able to sync seems equipment heavy but that's not what I'm reviewing. The tread works great for my needs in the truck, as it installs easily on my ram mounts in the cab and the screen is big enough to see well but small enough that it's not in the way of other controls or risks falling off when bouncing around off-road. Where it does not shine so well is on the motorcycle. the ram mount is far too clunky to fit in a cramped bike cockpit so I use my Hondo Garage phone mount which is juuuust big enough to accommodate the Tread. It's got a bright enough screen and the touch screen is truly a glove friendly screen. Almost too friendly… I will inadvertently select something by just hovering my finger above it. The one real issue I find is that the battery life diminishes quickly if you're only charging with a 1.2a or even a 2.4a charger on the bike, especially if you stop for breaks and don't turn it off. Also if you don't turn the Bluetooth off it will diminish faster. I brought an old phone with Gaia on it as a backup if I had any issues with the tread and I'm glad I did as the battery ran out halfway through the second day of a four day trip, even with it plugged in. I will need to upgrade to a larger output charger for this to work on the bike. Nice product though, and I think it would be great for the truck and side x side market. Just not incredibly compatible with the trail bike/adv market just yet, in my opinion.

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 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.

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.

Not a fan of this at all. The demo mode is incredibly annoying and interferes with the initial setup. Mine won't stay connected to my wifi or my phone. It also crashes whenever I try to change the vehicle type. The UI is pretty clunky. I sent it back since customer service said I had a bad one but the new one does the same. Maybe they just sent me the same one back? Anyway I'm over the frustration. I had much better luck running my Inreach with a tablet. I bought this for dual sport trips and thought it would be a good solution since previously I've just used my phone and Gaia. But I think I was wrong.