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Anyone here like planning their own routes?

I stopped my MRA membership after it started having me do senseless loops, u-turns, and routing me through parking lots when I'd choose the "curvy" options. If I want the fastest, shortest route, Apple maps is the way to go. (I used to prefer Google Maps, but it has recently started letting me down with not knowing about current construction, etc.) If I don't want the fastest route, often Apple will show me alternate routes to choose from, and they have worked out well.
 
In the olden days it was paper maps marked with a highlighter. I tried a host of different mapping/routing programs and settled comfortably with Tyre till MyRouteApp arrived. I have used it for years at great length. It only gets better. Easy to learn, create routes, integrates solidly into Garmin and consistently takes me where I had planned to go. The ONLY times it does “crazy stuff” is in response to my incorrect waypoint placement.
 
I just used TYRE a week or so ago. When I opened it gave me the "update" message. So it seems it is supported. I still use the "old" Streets and trips, mainly because it will figure in rest breaks and fuel. Gives me a better idea of how long actual trip is, rather than X miles = X hours
 
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No, not me, I prefer to take routes that are unplanned and unknown mostly. If I am riding just to see the country, I would not restrict myself to a single route. I go wherever the urge sends me on a whim. See a sign that says there is a cave, a small zoo, an unusual attraction down some road, and I will turn there, doesn't matter where I was going before. All the roads go somewhere, even those that go back to where you just left from. I carry plastic gas station maps of the States I am passing through, and a small road atlas.

I have seen too many things that I would have missed completely, and got pictures of many of them, to plan any trip. I've got a general direction to go, and so far, I have always got where I intended to go. Never owned a GPS. You can't get lost if you don't care where you are going. I sometimes have to be somewhere at a certain time, and then I take a plane or a train. Not crazy about buses, but I have ridden them too. If I am going riding to see the country, and the small towns along the way, then there is no specific place to be or time to be there at the end of each day. I am a lot older now, and I can't take the back-to-back 500-mile days, but I don't regret any of the aimless wandering that I have done.
 
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LOL gas station map. I haven't seen a gas station with maps in a long time. I have contacted the different states I an to visit and try to get maps ahead of time.
 
djh3 said:
LOL gas station map. I haven't seen a gas station with maps in a long time. I have contacted the different states I an to visit and try to get maps ahead of time.
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Most of the maps I have are older. Seems like they rarely build a new road, except sometimes adding a by-pass road arounnd a growing town. Most of the new construction seems to be 4 lane highways, with one lane open for 40 miles, that has been under construction for the last 3 decades.
 
For those that are struggling with Basecamp, the New England Riders website has a great tutorial. I have used Mapsource then Basecamp since my first GPS a Street Pilot 2610. Yes there is a learning curve in using Basecamp but once you get it, it is a great planning tool.

I know the person that put the tutorial together personally, it is a quality product.

New England tutorial >>> https://www.newenglandriders.org/learn-basecamp/

Willie
 
I use a Garmin XT on the Spyder. I plan all of my trips using Garmin's Base Camp. I even plan trips I am familiar with as it shows useful info on what's ahead (gas, food, etc.) I download directly onto the XT. This seems to work the best for me.
 
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"I don't go very far from home anymore" sort of caught my eye. Paul, I guess you hit a tiny nerve, I like to think about the long ride, but the '20 RTL sits way too much. Then I go back into my mind and recall the 'long rides'.
 
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I learned how to plan rides on Basecamp and found it more difficult than it needs to be. I subscribed to Rever Pro and love the Butler Maps feature which shows ratings of good, better and great motorcycle routes. It's very easy to create a route in Rever, save the gpx file and then uplink it to Garmin Explore. Then Explore automatically uploads it to my Garmin Zumo XT or Tread gps through my phone. I can do this in just a few minutes.
 
When I was riding an ATV I used a GPS progarm called Gaia GPS, it runs on Anroid, and Apple phones also windows, and chromebook. There are two versions of the program, fee and premimum. I used the premimum version to have access to many different maps, the free version only has a Topo map, but does show all roads and trails. I ususally plotted a route on my Windows computer saved it and it would sync to my phone. You can follow any route, or track (gpx) that you download or record a track. It covers most of the world.
 
djh3 said:
LOL gas station map. I haven't seen a gas station with maps in a long time. I have contacted the different states I an to visit and try to get maps ahead of time.
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One of the top motorcycle apps for this internationally is REVER. It is reviewed in April well at this site. https://www.tankofcoffee.com/blog/rever-long-term-review
I have used the basic free version for some time and all of my friends use it as we ride weekly. I just upgraded to the PRO version since they have a HOLIDAY sale right now and it very cheap for a yearly price. It is GPS based so you always have contact. If your serious about the best app I think you owe it to yourself to look at this site and the REVER site as well.
 
Might I suggest InRoute. It's iOS only, but it will work with CarPlay. I plan my routes on my iPad, save the GPX, and it is automatically on my phone ready for use.
 
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I spend winter evenings with a National Geographic Adventure Atlas and a yellow highlighter. There are all sorts of interesting places in tiny red letters. If I'm interested, I mark it, plus any twisty roads.

I always bring the Atlas on road trips because I never know where I'll end up until I get home. There are always a plan B and C. I've been detoured several states due to extreme weather, avoiding snow, bridges out etc. Yeah, I have a GPS on my Spyder and GoldWing. No, I don't really use them much, I enjoy looking at a map for the big picture and planning the next day's ride.
 
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I may have posted this in another thread, but I am in love with Apple Carplay on my 2024 Spyder RT Sea2Sky.

First of all, I am an unapologetic Apple Fanboy.
I am a retired IT guy, and while I do have a number of Windows based computers in my home, my main system is an Apple Macintosh computer, and I use an Apple iPhone.

The Mac OS has a Maps application, which I find to be much easier to use than Basecamp. There is also a Maps app on my iPhone. And the beauty of the situation is that if you are logged into both systems using the Apple ID account, you can create a map on the Mac and sync/upload it to your iPhone. So I did that.

I have a SENA bluetooth headset in my helmet with is paired with my Spyder, and also paired with my iPhone. The quirk is that the SENA headset can pair to two phones and a GPS device, so I'm paired to my iPhone using one of the phone pairings, and paired to my Spyder as the GPS pairing.

I go out to the Spyder and turn the key on and then roll the throttle to acknowledge the message.
I then turn on the headset and the Spyder displays says has connected to the headset.
I then plug an Apple cable into my phone, and then connect the cable to the USB port in the glove box in front of the handlebars.

And the Apple Carplay icon is then active on the Spyder display, and I can choose the uploaded route from my iPhone, and the route will display on the Spyder's screen, and the directions will be audible in the headset in my helmet.

The only caveat is I have to remember to adjust the volume on the headset before I ride, as I have to open the helmet to get to the volume buttons.
 
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The only caveat is I have to remember to adjust the volume on the headset before I ride, as I have to open the helmet to get to the volume buttons.
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Just curious, what SENA system are you using? Was not aware of any that did not have external controls or am I reading this wrong?
 
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