Garmin Zumo 590 and TPMS on a new 2015 RT Limited SE6

[Navy Warrant]

Hi y'all. Haven't been on here in a while. Just traded in my 2012 RT-S SE5 for a 2015 RT Limited SE6 with the Garmin Zumo 590 GPS (expensive little bugger at $899 retail, but standard on a Limited). I take delivery tomorrow (Saturday 7/25). The new promo has a $4K rebate for new 2014's and a $3K rebate for new 2015's, OR 1.9% financing, so I jumped on it. The promo is only until the end of the month because the 2016's are unveiled on July 31st. Didn't care for the new F3, and prefer a road touring bike anyway. Ok, so does anyone know if the Limited is already set up for the Tire Pressure Monitoring System feature on the Garmin, or does it require additional items, and would it monitor BOTH front tires in addition to the rear wheel? Is this feature only available for two wheeled bikes? The boot screen on the Garmin says Can Am, but I don't know if that means it's programmed for the differences of a Spyder vs a two wheeled bike. Thanks in advance.

 

[finless]

Setup for TPMS?

No... not sure what setup for TPMS means?????
It is always a add on! The Garmin and other stuff now is old technology and old school and yes it is 2 wheels or 4.
I am serious with this as I did a lot of research on this myself.

Just to offer you what I think is the best TPMS system out there now for the Spyder....

Fobo Bike.

Take a look here for discussions on it:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?79194-FOBO-Bike-TPMS-system-on-a-Spyder

And the web site here:

http://www.fobobikesales.com

And my video here:

Bob

 

[JayBros]

The TPMS is an add-on purchased directly from Garmin. Garmin says it should be used on metal valve stems. I wouldn't hazard an opinion on using it with rubber stems.

 

[finless]

The TPMS is an add-on purchased directly from Garmin. Garmin says it should be used on metal valve stems. I wouldn't hazard an opinion on using it with rubber stems.

That's because the Garmin system is now like 6 years old and the sensors are heavy with old school chips and integration.

I looked at this system and said NO FREAKIN WAY and the software looked like something from my Commodor 64 computer...

I also did not want to have my GPS on all the time. With my Phone plugged in the trunk I will get TPMS warnings out the speakers or my Bluetooth headset.

Bob

 

[SMAUG]

TPMS

1) Garmin 590 TPMS are extra $
2) NOTE, instruction/disclaimers/small print, for use of 590 TPMS state that METAL valve stems are require
(the extra weight of the TMPS, causes rubber valve stems to flex and sometimes break ??)

I found this out after i bought the TMPS (still in box) , have not gotten metal valve stems yet pps:

 

[Navy Warrant]

Setup for TPMS?

No... not sure what setup for TPMS means?????
It is always a add on! The Garmin and other stuff now is old technology and old school and yes it is 2 wheels or 4.
I am serious with this as I did a lot of research on this myself.

Just to offer you what I think is the best TPMS system out there now for the Spyder....

Fobo Bike.

Take a look here for discussions on it:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?79194-FOBO-Bike-TPMS-system-on-a-Spyder

And the web site here:

http://www.fobobikesales.com

And my video here:

Bob

Hi Bob. Not "setup", but "set up", as in ready for. By "set up" I mean is the TPMS on the new 590 plug and play (ready to go) or are additional items needed to be able to monitor pressures.

 

[Navy Warrant]

That's because the Garmin system is now like 6 years old and the sensors are heavy with old school chips and integration.

I looked at this system and said NO FREAKIN WAY and the software looked like something from my Commodor 64 computer...

I also did not want to have my GPS on all the time. With my Phone plugged in the trunk I will get TPMS warnings out the speakers or my Bluetooth headset.

Bob

I thought the Garmin Zumo 590 was new. It's bigger and heavier than previous models. What I found was it was introduced in 2014, replacing the older, smaller Zumo 660.

 

[Navy Warrant]

That's because the Garmin system is now like 6 years old and the sensors are heavy with old school chips and integration.

I looked at this system and said NO FREAKIN WAY and the software looked like something from my Commodor 64 computer...

I also did not want to have my GPS on all the time. With my Phone plugged in the trunk I will get TPMS warnings out the speakers or my Bluetooth headset.

Bob

The new 590 replaced the older ZUMO 660 (the one you're probably referring to) in 2014, so it's not 6 year old tech. A touch of the power button will turn it off, so it doesn't have to be on all the time. There's a good user Youtube video review of the 590 here (though he doesn't realize he has the wrong charger cord which is supplying too little charging current):

Comparison of Zumo 590LM vs Zumo 660: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBU65cOk5Gk&feature=youtu.be&t=27

 

[finless]

The new 590 replaced the older ZUMO 660 (the one you're probably referring to) in 2014, so it's not 6 year old tech.

The TPMS sensors nothing has changed... same old school sensors from 6 years ago....

Did you look at Fobo?

If your stuck on the Garmin that's fine but nothing new there.... As for Set up or Setup... nothing has changed with Garmin. You add the sensors and pay for the software.

Bob

 

[Navy Warrant]

The TPMS sensors nothing has changed... same old school sensors from 6 years ago....

Did you look at Fobo?

If your stuck on the Garmin that's fine but nothing new there.... As for Set up or Setup... nothing has changed with Garmin. You add the sensors and pay for the software.

Bob

Ok. The Garmin came as standard equip on my new Limited so I didn't have much of a choice. I just wanted to know if the stems, etc, were already installed on the new RT Limited SE6's so all I had to do was was put the unit in the cradle. I'm a retired military electronics engineer but haven't a clue about the TPMS on a Spyder. I'm guessing the answer is no. Would be nice to not have to buy another whole unit for a TPMS if this is already set up for it, so before looking at Fobo I was hoping for an answer.

 

[Lucky]

zumo 590 TPMS

Ok. The Garmin came as standard equip on my new Limited so I didn't have much of a choice. I just wanted to know if the stems, etc, were already installed on the new RT Limited SE6's so all I had to do was was put the unit in the cradle. I'm a retired military electronics engineer but haven't a clue about the TPMS on a Spyder. I'm guessing the answer is no. Would be nice to not have to buy another whole unit for a TPMS if this is already set up for it, so before looking at Fobo I was hoping for an answer.

The short answer is no. You need to buy the sensors. A quick look at GPSCITY has a 3 pack for $200. I use my 590 on my Harley and my Spyder but only have the sensors on my Harley. I think they are great. Setup is easy and I believe they have the Spyder wheel configuration as a setup choice. You put a battery in the sensor, let it register with the Garmin and assign it to a wheel. Do that 3 times. As others have mentioned, Garmin wants you to have metal stems I imagine due to the added weight of the sensor.

On on a related topic, if you have an IPhone, there is a Smartlink app. There is also a USB cable tied off under the right side panel. I had the mount added to my RT-S and the USB cable run to the rear trunk (not a small hole). With an IPhone plugged in to the USB cable, you can see weather along your route as well as weather alerts and radar laid over the GPS route. I take fairly long road trips (3000 mi) and seeing what is ahead when a storm is brewing has really helped. Not stating an opinion on safety but if you do want to have your phone available, it will use your contact list for both phone and addresses. You can ship an address to the Garmin via Smartling to save re-entry. It will use music on your phone and Pandora if you're in to that. This is assuming a headset with mic for phone use. I've had my 590 for over a year now and love it enough to pop for the mount and installation on my new RT-S.

 

[trikermutha]

Not sure the sensor would work on the rear wheel as the fill stem is so close to the drive belt pulley..

 

[Lucky]

Not sure the sensor would work on the rear wheel as the fill stem is so close to the drive belt pulley..

When I put them on my Harley with custom wheels, I had a similar issue clearing the caliper. I found both angled metal stems and stubby metal stems. I went with the stubby but there are options that usually solve the problem. I'm surprised more BRP dealers don't promote the Garmin with the Limited and make the USB cable useable and put on stems and sensors. Mine was unaware of the available features which to me help justify the added cost.

 

[wiredgeorge]

One thing to note... most car dealerships will insist you fill your tires with nitrogen rather than O2 because when the tires heat, the O2 heats and condensation occurs inside the tire which corrodes the sensors. For me, a tire pressure gauge makes more sense than looking for nitrogen but maybe the sensors sold by Garmin are more robust... they should be for $200 hehe

 

[Dragonfly]

FOBO Works

Went for a short ride today and after I pulled out I thought to better check my tires first. That is not a pleasant alarm I choose for the FOBO but it made me aware of a low tire. I keep my back at 32PSI (Kumho Tire) and the front at 19 with low at 17 and high at 25 psi.

 

[Spyder RTL]

Speaking from experience...

Hi y'all. Haven't been on here in a while. Just traded in my 2012 RT-S SE5 for a 2015 RT Limited SE6 with the Garmin Zumo 590 GPS (expensive little bugger at $899 retail, but standard on a Limited). I take delivery tomorrow (Saturday 7/25). The new promo has a $4K rebate for new 2014's and a $3K rebate for new 2015's, OR 1.9% financing, so I jumped on it. The promo is only until the end of the month because the 2016's are unveiled on July 31st. Didn't care for the new F3, and prefer a road touring bike anyway. Ok, so does anyone know if the Limited is already set up for the Tire Pressure Monitoring System feature on the Garmin, or does it require additional items, and would it monitor BOTH front tires in addition to the rear wheel? Is this feature only available for two wheeled bikes? The boot screen on the Garmin says Can Am, but I don't know if that means it's programmed for the differences of a Spyder vs a two wheeled bike. Thanks in advance.

I recently swapped our Zumo 660 to the Zumo 590 on our 2014 RT Limited. I bought a 3-pack of the Garmin TPM sensors from gpscity. Installation was easy - select the number of tires, pair the sensor to the matching tire number as displayed in the Zumo screen, set the psi level for the low pressure warning, and then attach the sensors to the valves. That's it.

The sensors "wake-up" when the bike moves. But I found that I would get the "lost connection" warning message when I'm stopped for a long red light or sometimes even when I'm moving. And the each time, you have to tap "OK" to clear the message. It doesn't happen all of the time but it has happened enough that it has become annoying.

Ride safe.
Dave