I have never used one but I have travelled side by side with guys who do have them, so am able to make some good comparisons.

(1) the screen is a bit small for visibility. To navigate and ride offroad at the same time in challenging terrain seems not to work. To check the GPS, guys had to slow down or stop. Thats not the case with a Zumo ... you can see the screen and read the screen at high speed on dirt roads in my experience.

(2) the controls are very small ... there are not large glove friendly buttons or touch screens. Again to control the screen and make adjustments on the go, is difficult at best on a the 60. Again, in my expereince, people I have travelled with using 60s had to stop and remove gloves to do a lot of things I could do at cruising speed without slowing down on the Zumo.

(3) the weight / size is much less of an advantage than you might think. A Zumo 660, has something like 4 times the screen real estate, yet the 60CSx is less than 25% lighter than it (270 grams vs 213 grams).

There is no doubt you can do anything you want with a 60CSx, I know guys who have amazing trips with them, without any restrictions from the GPS unit. But everyone I know who uses one, has not traded down from a larger screen unit, while I know plenty of people who have traded up from the 60CSx. In summary, its a decent enough basic unit, but it imposes a few limitations on you that arent there with a dedicated motorcycle unit. And its not much smaller at all than a large screen unit.

It is cheaper than the Zumos, (about 10% less than a Zumo 220) and if you dont think you will use a GPS much, its something to consider. Personally if I was recommending a basic unit to people, I would also seriously consider the much newer Zumo 220 ... its lighter than the 60CSx, has twice as big a screen, is only marginally more expensive, and has the glove friendly touchscreen.

Also bear in mind, the 60CSx comes with no mount. You have to buy a mount for it and that will whack up the price considerably. The Zumo range comes with motorcycle mounts. The Zumo 220 actually comes with both car and motorcycle mounts. I just checked websites in the UK, and while the Zumo 220 comes with European street level mapping, the 60GSx comes only with a main highways on a European basemap. Again ... you are looking for more money to spend on maps. Once you factor in mapping, and mounting the unit, its going to work out more expensive than a 220, with a smaller screen and more weight.

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