Hey Sweeney! My friend could NOT pair her Cardo headset to the Nuvi at all. It just would not recognize the Cardo as a Bluetooth headset. Why? I have no idea. The solution was to run a cable from the GPS headphone jack to the headset. That's the same thing I do with my Nolan helmet: my phone is connected to the helmet via Bluetooth while the GPS is connected via a cable.

What is interesting is that Navigon shows up to date maps for their PDA and smart phone applications, and they just put out a map update for Escort's SmartMirror with integrated GPS.

Have you called Navigon Directly to verify this?

I think that's what happened, they decided to concentrate on the Cell phone market and not so much on the stand alone PDA market anymore. I'm very thankful I can run the Tomtom stuff too, they should keep me in up to date maps for a little while. The Navigon kept telling me I was driving through corn fields.

I think Sweendog's Nuvi 765T can pair with his Cardo... hopefully he'll clarify?

I believe that the 765t will blue-tooth with any other blue-tooth device. I wanted one of those myself, but got in a big hurry and didn't want to wait. Only ones available around here were the refurbished ones. BUT they sure looked good and have all the features I wanted.
Let me say again... I have the Garmin 265t and by blue-toothing to my helmet, I can hear it just fine. I also have the wired connection to the helmet for my phone(could blue-tooth it if I choose not to use the GPS at the same time.) I hear both just loud and clear. Lets me use hands-free phone. I did have the MP3 player with the last GPS, but decided with this one, I prefer to not have the distraction. Kinda miss that, but part of me getting a little safetied up.

Well, according to the product details, the 765 should pair with a bluetooth headset. When I was messing around w/the unit, there was a choice of some kind for pairing w/a headset, rather than a phone.

The on-line manual says this:
"Phone or Audio -- select Add>OK to pair with a device that has Bluetooth wireless technology. Tolisten to high-quality audio wirelessly, connect to an A2DP Bluetooth headset.."

It will likely be a few months or so before I purchase a headset though, as I've already spent quite a bit on the rest of the setup, and the headsets seem to be in the $250-300 range.

I'm considering looking at some wired headsets, since being connected to the GPS isn't really a problem.

Either way, I need to let the ol' bank account recuperate for a while...

Wired is fine. Especially if you ride alone. If you ride two up or in a group, you will need to look at all the options. Bike to bike is hard to do the wired... The scala set we use is just driver to passenger. Adds a lot to riding with the wife.
Most gadgets added to our scoots hit the pocketbook. Just have to sort out the ones that work for you the best.

I know your state has some fantastic places to ride, but to an old rural guy like me, the image of tall buildings and concrete parking lots come to mind when I think of New Jersey. And of course black and white cows...

DO a ride soon and post some pictures...

Not sure if this will work right, but here's some shots of my installation. I haven't done the power-cable yet, but after my trip this Sunday, I'm thinking I'll do that sooner, rather than later, because the 765 only lasts about 3 hours on battery. I think it's so short because I really had to have the brightness up around 80-100% to have good visibility in the bright sun.

http://picasaweb.google.com/sweendogz/SilverwingGPSMountProject?feat=directlink

Parts list:
Dennis B's GPS mount-plate and spacers.
RAM Mount Plastic Medium arm B-Socet RAP-B-201U
RAM Mount Diamond plate w/1" ball RAP-B-238U
RAM Mount male thread and flats RAM-B-236-HA1U
RAM Mount Garmin Nuvi 7xx Series Cradle RAM-HOL-GA26U

You could use the FM transmit on the Nuvi and get a cheap FM radio and earphones. Cheap and almost as good as bluetooth. That way you could get directions and MP3 to your ears. easily.

Check out this capability.

MaxB( who did this for a while)