Little bit bummed about the trip to Hollywood

[Lamonster]

I have just a couple of little things left to do on the Spyder so last night I started mapping it out on my GPS and on Google Maps. Turns out our first day is only 811 miles (12 hours if we never stopped). For some reason I was thinking it was more like 990 something. :sour: I've been telling everyone I had two back to back Ironbutts planned.pps:

My plan was to leave about 4am but that would put us there about 5 or 6 with stops. I still want to leave early but I guess we'll just take our time going out the first day.

Second day is a good ride. We'll put about 1100 miles that day. :doorag:

Third day is a short 400 mile day. That will be a cake walk. I am so ready to leave I can't tell you. :yes::2excited:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...5.712891&sspn=47.609144,87.978516&ie=UTF8&z=5


I wound up putting my Yoshi back on last night. I tested another pipe for No Magic and I found it was too short. I've tested a 14" can, 16" can and the Yoshi is a 18" can. The longer you go the deeper the sound. The 14" can sounded real tinny and ran like garbage, the 16" sounded pretty good and ran good but the 18" sounds the best out of all of them to me. Just a little added info for you all. :doorag:

 

[wyliec]

The pictures are pretty cool. Where did they come from and what is their purpose?

Can you transfer from google maps to your gps?

 

[Lamonster]

Not sure what pics you're talking about. The map pic? :dontknow:

As far as I know I can't transfer Google Maps to my Garmin.

 

[wyliec]

The pictures were on the google directions. I guess I just never saw them before when I googled directions.

 

[Lamonster]

Guess there is a way to get google maps to my Garmin hyea:
http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/

 

[dltang]

I have just a couple of little things left to do on the Spyder so last night I started mapping it out on my GPS and on Google Maps. Turns out our first day is only 811 miles (12 hours if we never stopped). For some reason I was thinking it was more like 990 something. :sour: I've been telling everyone I had two back to back Ironbutts planned.pps:

l. :doorag:

Don't be bummed out Lamont, I have to keep really close track to our odometer as the Google maps say 989 miles from the house to Checotah. Just 11 miles short of an Iron Butt on the first day. But I figure with pull offs for gas and the banner, we'll probably end up putting those 11 miles on. You could always take the long way and come north and hook up with us before OK if you really need to add time in the saddle. I too am ready to leave. I can't wait.

 

[Lamonster]

Guess I'll have plenty of time to clean the Spyder at the Campground. :doorag:

 

[Ken5517 / Wish Again]

I have just a couple of little things left to do on the Spyder so last night I started mapping it out on my GPS and on Google Maps. Turns out our first day is only 811 miles (12 hours if we never stopped). For some reason I was thinking it was more like 990 something. :sour: I've been telling everyone I had two back to back Ironbutts planned.pps:

My plan was to leave about 4am but that would put us there about 5 or 6 with stops. I still want to leave early but I guess we'll just take our time going out the first day.

Second day is a good ride. We'll put about 1100 miles that day. :doorag:

Third day is a short 400 mile day. That will be a cake walk. I am so ready to leave I can't tell you. :yes::2excited:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...5.712891&sspn=47.609144,87.978516&ie=UTF8&z=5


I wound up putting my Yoshi back on last night. I tested another pipe for No Magic and I found it was too short. I've tested a 14" can, 16" can and the Yoshi is a 18" can. The longer you go the deeper the sound. The 14" can sounded real tinny and ran like garbage, the 16" sounded pretty good and ran good but the 18" sounds the best out of all of them to me. Just a little added info for you all. :doorag:

Same route that I took to Gatlinburg last year, you'll have fun coming west:clap:

 

[Spydr in KS]

Let us KS and MO :spyder2: know if anyone is coming back I-70 thru our area.

 

[jeuchler]

Guess there is a way to get google maps to my Garmin hyea:
http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/

Thanks for that link, Lamont---just updated my Nuvi! :thumbup: Also changed the splashscreen to a nice pic of the lovely bride on the Spyder.

 

[DannyS]

If you want more miles go over the Atlantic and do the coast to coast You start out with your rear wheel in the Atlantic and end with the front wheel in the Pacific. I have never done it but I have done the three flags run you start in Canada go south tell you get to Mexico. Some people do the runs cannonball style I have never been in that much of a hurry. Longest straight run was 1600 miles before I stopped. When I finally got a motel room I made the mistake of taking off my boots and when I got ready to go down the the café for supper I could not get them back on my feet had swelled to much. They let me eat in my socks. Enjoy your trip looks like fun.

 

[tatt2r]

funny how much different the road looks when you start your trip to when you end it .... almost looks like two different countries... have fun i envy all who are going .... be safe and send us some sunshine up here to new hampshire

 

[Derek Paisley]

Lamonster, any chance you'll be adding more Video footage via You Tube?



"I tested another pipe for No Magic and I found it was too short. I've tested a 14" can, 16" can and the Yoshi is a 18" can. "




Thx

Derek

 

[Lamonster]

Lamonster, any chance you'll be adding more Video footage via You Tube?



"I tested another pipe for No Magic and I found it was too short. I've tested a 14" can, 16" can and the Yoshi is a 18" can. "




Thx

Derek

I add video all the time and post it here. What video were you looking for?

 

[Lamonster]

Same route that I took to Gatlinburg last year, you'll have fun coming west:clap:

Had fun last year but I went by way of Sturgis. I went 5000+ miles before ever hitting rain. Hope I get lucky again but I'm not counting on it.

Are you West Coast guys planning anything special for the event?

 

[Lamonster]

Thanks for that link, Lamont---just updated my Nuvi! :thumbup: Also changed the splashscreen to a nice pic of the lovely bride on the Spyder.

just added a favorite with the Google map and it works pretty slick. Here's the instructions that I got off of another site. :thumbup:
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IMPORTING FAVORITES FROM GOOGLE/MAPQUEST INTO YOUR NÜVI
- 'How To' Techniques For On-Line Imports

Your Garmin device lets you save 'Favorites'. These are locations that you place in a special device data bank for easy retrieval. You place them there through a variety of address, categories, intersection and city searches and even by browse techniques performed on your nüvi. When you find a particular location, by any of many ways, that you want to send to your Favorites area you press the 'Save' button and that place gets sent there. With my device, I can have 500 entries in my Favorites area.

The above is nothing new. It is something you are familiar with and have been using since day one of your nüvi ownership.

BUT DID YOU KNOW...

There is a NEW, not very well promoted, technique that allows you to establish Favorites on your device directly from two (for now) Internet map services -- Google Maps and MapQuest.

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Both companies have created, with Garmin, a technique for selecting locations via their free map service and transferring them to your device's Favorites area.

The Garmin Communicator Plugin

Garmin is offering a free Browser plugin named the Garmin Communicator Plugin, housed in an almost secret area of the Garmin WEB site. It is in one of those 'you can't get there from here' locations -- unless you know the URL.

Go here: http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/ to read about it. First see if it is compatible with your computer, read the FAQ's http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/faq.jsp If determine that you have a 'green light' then download it to your computer (does not go into the Garmin device) and run the Test Page to see if everything is working.

NOW YOU ARE READY TO USE THE INTERNET SERVICES

Connect your nüvi to your computer via the Garmin USB cable making it ready for data receipt.

Google Maps:

Lets go to Google Maps first to see how to use the technique.

With your Browser, go to http://maps.google.com/

Let's play with an example so you can get an idea of the technique. Type in 'Epcot Center Parking' and press 'Search Maps.'

This is fairly close to the parking lot entrance.

[Before Google changed their system earlier this year ('08) one could type just 'Epcot Center' and then choose 'B' which was at the parking lot not in the center of the park. Also, now you have to use results of Google searches for this technique to work. See yellow box September 8, 2008 below for an explanation.]
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You may find the word 'Send' a couple of times on the page. For example in the 'balloon comment' and also on the 'Print/Send/Link' line near the top of the page. Click the word 'Send'.

In the next window you will find, on the left side, 'GPS'. Click it. In the pull-down window under 'Brand', select 'Garmin' (do not choose Native American Drums.) Now press the 'Send' button.

You will be transported to the Garmin WEB site where you will see a small map of your selection, a comment that your nüvi was found (remember you plugged it in previously.) Click 'Send to GPS'. The new Favorite will be saved to your device, a confirmation note will be presented, and, via link, you can return to your Google Map to continue selecting additional Favorites if you desire.

The entire process is very speedy and you can search, find and add to your 'Favorites' much faster than if you were to use your Garmin device alone.
[Sepember, 08: Currently you must use the results of a standard Google search. For example, Google can search for businesses, addresses, locations and places of interest. Only when Google does those types of searches will the Send to GPS choice be presented in the 'Send' link. The above example does just that.

Although Google can also search for latitude and longitude coordinates, it does not presently (it previously did) include a way of sending those to your nüvi - you'll now have to do it by hand. [See article 'ARE YOU COORDINATED? - Obtaining and Using Coordinates in Your GPS']

Also not available in the Send to GPS, at the time of this writing, are the results of the new very useful Developer's Tool - Position Finder. With those results you will have to enter the coordinates into your nüvi by hand and then save them as Favorites.]

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October, 08 -- the above two statements, in green, are NO LONGER TRUE if you utilize the Work Around Method suggested by Kevin White in the article THE WHITE SOLUTION FOR THE GOOGLE per-PLEX - Another Technique For Sending Google Locations To Your nüvi presented on page 5.

Please remember, you are working with Favorite, NOT Custom POIs (they are something different even though they can be the same location.)

Also you can use some of the above technique to help you prepare Custom POIs, but that is another article in the Custom POI section of this WEB site.

 

[rkteck]

I have just a couple of little things left to do on the Spyder so last night I started mapping it out on my GPS and on Google Maps. Turns out our first day is only 811 miles (12 hours if we never stopped). For some reason I was thinking it was more like 990 something. :sour: I've been telling everyone I had two back to back Ironbutts planned.pps:

Don't worry Lamont, If you anything like me, you will get about 100 miles into the trip and start to remember everything you forgot to pack. Just go back and get them and you can rest peaceful again. I can't say that for you butt though!
My wife and really wanted to go but we already had plans to fly to San Diego that weekend. Figured it would not be as fun in the old rental car. Have a great time and drive safe.

 

[SpyderGirl]

I'm so excited, I can't wait.

Lamont, are you able to charge your Garmin on the Spyder while using the audio out jack without any speaker interference???

I am having this problem with my Nuvi and it's a problem I absolutely need to resolve before my September trip otherwise it'll be pretty much useless to me if I can't leave it on the charger while using it.

 

[Lamonster]

I'm so excited, I can't wait.

Lamont, are you able to charge your Garmin on the Spyder while using the audio out jack without any speaker interference???

I am having this problem with my Nuvi and it's a problem I absolutely need to resolve before my September trip otherwise it'll be pretty much useless to me if I can't leave it on the charger while using it.

My power is built into the cradle and I don't use the sound at all. :dontknow:

 

[SpyderGirl]

My power is built into the cradle and I don't use the sound at all. :dontknow:

:cus:.... thanks. Back to square one.

See you in less than two weeks! :clap: