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Garmin - zmo R1 Radar - Black
Average customer rating
5
(4 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - zmo R1 Radar - Black
Customer Rating
5
Nice Enhancement for Touring
on August 26, 2025
Posted by: RichardM
Nice addition that really shines on long highway treks. I found it functional but personally less useful in city traffic as my attention is always sharp in that riding situation. Where it really helps is while chewing up highway miles for at-a-glance situational awareness. Of course this should never replace a good mirror check but as an added alert layer I find it quite useful. It took a few weeks to make glancing down at the screen feel like a natural part of scanning process - give it a little time is my recommendation. Cons: getting the lights in the right peripheral location is tricky on an adventure bike with taller mirrors - I have them mounted next to my instrument panel and its not super obvious when the lights illuminate - I have mainly been using the visuals with my XT2. I'm still working on finding decent placement for LEDs. Another very mild annoyance is the misclassification of some vehicles as motorcycles. In the grand scheme it doesn't matter if a car is shown as a motorcycle icon but it'd inspire more confidence if it could 100% make that determination - is it making other mistakes? Closing comments: Love it and glad I purchased. Also, trust, buy verify :)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Quality Safety Upgrade
on March 30, 2026
Posted by: JoeyAZ
Quality safety upgrade for the bike. Audio alerts in left or right ear is a game changer for me.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin Zūmo R-1 Radar is a life saver!
on April 25, 2026
Posted by: BMW Dave
The Garmin Zūmo R-1 Radar is nothing short of amazing! I just completed a 1800 mile trip on my BMW K 1600 GT from Florida to Michigan. Whenever a vehicle was in my blind spot, the yellow light would aluminate to warn me. It was flawless. I thought 💭 to myself how many lives this could save. Whenever I changed lanes, and the light 💡 was off, there was nobody there. I have told all of my riding Buddies about it so they can take advantage of the Garmin technology. 👍🏻 By the way, I installed it by myself in a couple of hours.
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Customer Rating
5
Great features that let you know way ahead of time
on April 27, 2026
Posted by: onesonny
It works very well as advertised and if you have automotive electal knowledge it is easy to install.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin