Garmin Tread - SxS Edition 8" Powersport Navigator with Group Ride Radio and Garmin PowerSwitch
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Garmin Tread - SxS Edition 8" Powersport Navigator with Group Ride Radio and Garmin PowerSwitch

Discover the ultimate off-road adventure with the Garmin Tread SxS Edition 8" Powersport Navigator, designed specifically for the powersport enthusiast. Equipped with top-notch navigation, mapping and Group Ride Radio communication, you'll never lose track or touch with your friends during your thrilling rides. The large 8" glove-friendly display makes navigating easy, while the included Garmin PowerSwitch™ allows seamless control of all your power accessories. Experience the excitement and camaraderie of group rides like never before with the Garmin Tread SxS Edition GPS Navigator.

Description

Activity POWERSPORT

Display Size 8"

Includes Group Ride Radio YES

Add Garmin PowerSwitch™ YES



  • Keep your crew together with group tracking for up to 20 riders, plus push-to-talk fist mic.
  • Navigate unpaved roads and trails by using turn-by-turn trail navigation1 with OpenStreetMap (OSM) and USFS Motor Vehicle Use Maps.
  • This rugged navigator is IP67 weather-resistant and has a glove-friendly 8” touchscreen display.
  • See vivid aerial views of terrain with downloadable, subscription-free BirdsEye Satellite Imagery.
  • Use the Tread® app on your compatible smartphone for the Group Ride Mobile feature, easy route planning and more.
  • Peace of mind comes built-in. With an active subscription, you can use inReach® technology for global satellite communication.

RIDING RADIO FOR GROUP GETAWAYS

The included Group Ride Radio allows tracking for up to 20 Tread-equipped riders with no cellular coverage needed. Plus, the push-to-talk fist mic lets you easily stay in communication with your Group Ride friends. Pair Tread with your helmet or headset (not included) enabled with BLUETOOTH® technology for hands-free communication.

OFF-ROAD RUGGEDNESS

Purpose-built for all-terrain use, this Tread device stands up to anything the elements can throw at it. It’s IP67-rated for water-resistance and built to U.S. military standard 810G for thermal and shock resistance.

HIGH-VISIBILITY DISPLAY

With its ultrabright 8” glove-friendly touchscreen, the navigator is designed for easy viewing in bright sunlight or pitch dark. It can be mounted in portrait or landscape mode.

TRAIL NAVIGATION

Enjoy turn-by-turn trail navigation1 for traversing unpaved roads and trails using adventure roads and trails map content comprised of OSM and USFS Motor Vehicle Use Maps.

BUILT-IN INREACH TECHNOLOGY

Built-in inReach technology offers global satellite communication2, two-way text messaging, location sharing and interactive SOS.

MAPS ON AND OFF-ROAD

Tread features preloaded topographic maps with 3D terrain for North and Central America. It also includes detailed street maps of North America with Garmin Adventurous Routing™ options to take scenic and curvy routes.

KNOW YOUR BOUNDARIES

Access U.S. public land boundaries for national forests, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), wilderness areas and more. Also, see U.S. private land boundaries and landowner information for parcels greater than 4 acres.

SATELLITE IMAGERY

Enjoy vivid aerial views when you download high-resolution BirdsEye Satellite Imagery directly to your device via Wi-Fi® connectivity, with no annual subscription required.

TRAIL RATINGS

Our growing trail database now includes difficulty ratings for off-road riding areas, where available, across the U.S.

ABC SENSORS

When you’re headed to tough-terrain, the built-in sensors will come in handy — including an altimeter, barometer, compass and pitch/roll gauges.

SECURE MOUNT

The included locking magnet-assisted mount and tube mount secure your Tread navigator to your powersport vehicle for riding over rough terrain.

GROUP RIDE MOBILE

Track friends from your compatible smartphone or Tread device when you and your friends use the Tread app’s Group Ride Mobile feature.

EASY ROUTE PLANNER

Use the Tread app to easily plan routes with the same maps, vehicle profiles and route preferences that you have on the Tread device.

EASILY SYNC YOUR DEVICES

Use the Tread app to sync waypoints, tracks, routes and collections across all your devices. Easily import and share GPX files, too.

LIVE WEATHER

Weather ahead? Pair your Tread device with your compatible smartphone, and download the Tread app to access live weather, storm alerts, animated radar and more.

CONTROL YOUR ACCESSORIES

Pair Tread with the compatible Garmin PowerSwitch™ digital switch box (sold separately) to enable on-screen control for your vehicle’s 12-volt electronics — light bars, differential locks and more.

TRACK YOUR DOG PACK

Wirelessly pair Tread with select Garmin GPS dog trackers (sold separately) to help track and retrieve your sporting dogs in the field. You’ll see markers for each dog within tracking range, overlaid right on the navigator’s map screen.

EXPAND YOUR RANGE

Get enhanced performance with the robust external GPS antenna and external inReach® antenna. Both are in a low-profile, water-resistant housing and have many installation options. Each sold separately.

TRAVELING MUSIC

A built-in media player lets you easily control music loaded on your compatible smartphone on the navigator’s display — and hear your tunes through your helmet or headset (not included) enabled with BLUETOOTH technology.

POINTS OF INTEREST

Tread comes preloaded with iOverlander™ points of interest and Ultimate Public Campgrounds, so you don’t need a cell signal to route to the best-established, wild and dispersed campsites.



General

DIMENSION 8.1"W x 6.7"H x 1.2"D (20.7 x 16.9 x 3.1 cm)

DISPLAY SIZE 6.8"W x 4.2"H (10.8 cm x 17.2 mm); 8" diagonal (20.3 cm)

DISPLAY RESOLUTION 1280 x 800 pixels

DISPLAY TYPE multi-touch, glass, high brightness HD color TFT with white backlight

DUAL-ORIENTATION DISPLAY YES

WEIGHT 22.8 oz (646 g)

BATTERY TYPE rechargeable lithium-ion

BATTERY LIFE Up to 6 hours at 50% backlight ; Up to 1 hour at 100% backlight

WATERPROOF IPX7

DROP RATING MIL-STD-810

DUST RATING IP6X

MAGNETIC MOUNT locking magnet-assisted mount

TUBE MOUNT (1.5" - 2.375") YES

1.5" BALL ADAPTER WITH AMPS PLATE YES

Maps & Memory

PRELOADED STREET MAPS YES

HIGH DEFINITION 3D TERRAIN YES

DATA CARDS microSD™ card (not included)

3D TERRAIN YES

INTERNAL STORAGE 64 GB

ABILITY TO ADD MAPS YES

EXTERNAL MEMORY STORAGE yes (256 GB max microSD™ card)

INCLUDES MAP UPDATES YES

DOWNLOADABLE SATELLITE IMAGERY yes (BirdsEye)

Sensors

GPS YES

GALILEO YES

10 HZ MULTI-GNSS POSITIONING YES

BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER YES

COMPASS YES

Outdoor Recreation

POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION YES

PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS YES

PRELOADED US PUBLIC LAND BOUNDARIES YES

PRELOADED PRIVATE LAND PARCEL MAPS yes (parcels greater than 4 acres)

PRELOADED USFS ROADS AND TRAILS, INCLUDING MOTOR-VEHICLE-USE-MAPS FOR MOTORCYCLE, ATV, SXS AND FULL-SIZE 4X4 YES

NAVIGATE-A-TRACK NAVIGATION YES

TURN-BY-TURN TRAIL NAVIGATION YES

Camera Features

BACKUP CAMERA COMPATIBLE yes (BC™ 50)

Navigation Features

GARMIN REAL DIRECTIONS™ LANDMARK GUIDANCE YES

TRIPADVISOR® TRAVELER RATINGS YES

ROUTE SHAPING THROUGH PREFERRED CITIES/STREETS YES

INCLUDES TRAFFIC yes (with Garmin Tread app)

LANE ASSIST WITH JUNCTION VIEW (DISPLAYS JUNCTION SIGNS) YES

BLUETOOTH® CALLING yes (works with BLUETOOTH-compatible helmet, headset or smartphone; BLE capable)

SPEED LIMIT INDICATOR (DISPLAYS SPEED LIMIT FOR MOST MAJOR ROADS IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE) YES

Advanced Features

SMART NOTIFICATIONS VIA APP YES

WI-FI® MAP AND SOFTWARE UPDATES YES

ACCESS TO LIVE SERVICES VIA APP (TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ETC.) YES

Motorcycle Features

CONTROL MUSIC AND MEDIA FROM SMARTPHONE OR MP3 PLAYER YES

SUNLIGHT READABLE AND WEATHER RESISTANT YES

GARMIN ADVENTUROUS ROUTING™ YES

MOTORCYCLE OR POWERSPORTS SPECIFIC POINTS OF INTEREST FOR CYCLE REPAIR SERVICES, DEALERS AND MORE YES

ELEVATION PROFILE YES

ROUND TRIP ROUTING YES

SERVICE HISTORY LOG YES

CUSTOM MAP SUPPORT YES

TOPO MAP SUPPORT YES

RV Features

SPECIALIZED ROUTING FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF YOUR VEHICLE YES

RV PARKS & SERVICES DIRECTORY YES

ROAD ELEVATIONS YES

SPEED LIMIT CHANGES YES

EASY ROUTE PLANNER WITH GPX FILE SHARING YES

Adventure Features

BUILT-IN INREACH® TECHNOLOGY (REQUIRES ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION; SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS OR PROHIBITIONS IN SOME JURISDICTIONS) YES

PAIR WITH GARMIN POWERSWITCH™ DIGITAL SWITCH BOX YES

COMPATIBLE WITH GROUP RIDE RADIO yes (included)

COMPATIBLE WITH EXTERNAL GPS ANTENNA WITH MOUNT YES

COMPATIBLE WITH EXTERNAL INREACH® SATELLITE ANTENNA YES

GROUP RIDE MOBILE yes (with Garmin Tread app)

TRACK RECORDER (BREADCRUMBS) YES

IOVERLANDER™ POINTS OF INTEREST YES

ULTIMATE PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS YES

PITCH AND ROLL GAUGES YES

BIRDSEYE SATELLITE IMAGERY (DOWNLOAD VIA WI-FI) YES

GLOVE-FRIENDLY TOUCHSCREEN YES

Group Ride Radio

RADIO FREQUENCY BAND MURS (151-154 MHz)

GROUP RIDE RANGE typically 1 mile

GROUP RIDE TRACKING up to 20 riders simultaneously

GROUP RIDE UPDATE RATE 2.5 sec

GROUP RIDE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS yes (with included fist mic or paired BLUETOOTH headset)

FIST MIC COMPATIBILITY Also works with other MURS VHF radios (151 MHz - 154 MHz)

RADIO TRANSMITTED CANNED MESSAGES YES

Outdoor Applications

DOG TRACKING yes (when paired to compatible dog track system)

Data sheet

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