This Garmin blind spot flashes the cars that stick to you on a motorcycle
It is in the edition of Lyon Salon 2025 that we have discovered in real life the Zumo R1 radar system of Garmin. This motorcycle angle radar is adaptable to any vehicle and offers a complete product, one of the features of which is interesting: a red light flash activates backwards when a vehicle approaches too quickly .
The radar housing is relatively discreet © Théo Duperret
Consisting of a small control box under the saddle and a radar sensor placed above or below the license plate. The radar case incorporates red LED as well as side indicators in the event of detection. The Garmin Zumo R1 Radar can detect vehicles on the adjacent tracks and behind. The system then warns you by light witnesses designed to adapt on the base of the mirrors. Two colors light up depending on the type of danger. As on certain modern motorcycle mirrors, an orange alert LED of a vehicle in the side angle. In red, a vehicle in the rear blindness too close.
The indicators of dead angle on the handlebars light up in orange or red depending on the situation © Théo Duperret
Well integrated on the demonstration motorcycle, the system can be coupled with a mobile application or has a GARMIN GPS system such as the ZUMO XT2. In both cases, we can display the radar interface which displays the vehicle position that surrounds us with respect to us, like the automobile sytmes on the dashboard.
The IP67 certified system is displayed at the recommended price of € 599.99, which makes Garmin Zumo R1 radar an expensive device. With its compatibility all motorcycles, it can be useful for those who know their slowed reflexes, without having to choose a model equipped with the original of the blind spot detector.
