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Title: No Lost No Mo Post by Routy on 09/01/10 at 14:12:47 I'm tired of being lost 1/2 the time in these hills here. After disecting 2 different mounts, using parts from each, and stealing this Gar 330 out of wife's car, I won't be lost any more. I'm just hoping she won't miss it anytime soon,.......because it won't fit back where it used to was ;D http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010/09/01/bikepics-2052094-800.jpg |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Serowbot on 09/01/10 at 17:51:30 From now on,.. no matter where you are,... there you'll be... ;)... |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by prechermike on 09/01/10 at 17:53:18 Looks good. I really like my gps, but don't have one on the bike, yet! |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by RTC on 09/01/10 at 19:54:34 getting lost is under-rated... |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by JohnBoy on 09/01/10 at 22:22:37 When you only got 100 miles to a tank full how lost can you get? :) |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Wolfman on 09/02/10 at 00:48:41 If Momma liked her GPS he's going to WISH he could get Lost...lol |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Routy on 09/02/10 at 06:14:24 Speaking of 100 miles to a tank,............ there ain't a worse feeling than being lost, and on "reserve" at the same time ! Just ask me :-/ But the laugh is on me,......I got busted, and wife just ordered a brand new one, and here I am stuck w/ this old one that doesn't even speak the street names ! :'( |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Charon on 09/02/10 at 06:45:34 One of the motorcycle magazine writers says a GPS can be fun. What he does is leave it turned off, and just go ride. Doesn't even bother to keep track of turns or location. Whenever he decides it is time to go home, he turns on the GPS and lets it figure out how to get there. |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Oldfeller on 09/02/10 at 07:40:07 That sounds fun !! |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by JohnBoy on 09/02/10 at 10:06:45 5B544E55494F5C5E56584F3D0 wrote:
The one they sell in Phoenix only gives the street names in Spanish! and all the arrows point at California? |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Wolfman on 09/03/10 at 12:11:42 Told you so Routy!...lol Can't win with women. If you had bought a new one you would have got THE LOOK and not heard the end of it untill she got a new one. Took her old one and gave her an excuse to buy her a new one. Probably wiht nice bells and whistles...lol I just use my magellan gold. Might turn it on to see my route AFTER i get done rideing. Usualy just take off then use it to see where i end up and see which way is home. Just ride till im ready to head home and then look for a route. Thats the fun of rideing. ;D |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by alcoa on 09/04/10 at 07:21:24 How lost can you get at 100 miles, duh 100 miles. ;D |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by prechermike on 09/11/10 at 18:34:23 Just ordered this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360200433123&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT We'll just have to see how it works. |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Serowbot on 09/11/10 at 18:58:35 6E6D6C6B6A696867665F0 wrote:
... wouldn't that make you lost when you started?.... :-?... ... and therefore, still lost when you got back?... :-?... ... sounds right... :-?... |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Routy on 09/12/10 at 14:47:36 You guessed it,...I was lost all the time,...still am ! :-/ |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Routy on 09/12/10 at 14:57:18 Please tell us you didn't steal the wife's nuvi !! Did I say I had to buy the wife a new nuvi when she found I stole hers ? Well anyway, I did,.....that was couple weeks ago, and I still ain't got it. And it appears I won't, because it came up missing 50 miles from my house. They have no idea where it went. But I have to wait 2 more days.......before its officially missing......in action. This is the first time I've ever lost anything in the mail....and from ebay. I have no idea if I have to eat this, or if someone pays for it. But I'm not happy ! 6D6F787E75786F707476781D0 wrote:
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by prechermike on 09/12/10 at 17:52:00 646B716A76706361696770020 wrote:
[/quote] Nah! It's OURS, we take turns using it. But if my mount comes in before Friday, I get to use it this weekend! i am hoping not to have to mangle anything, but I am not above that! ;) |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Routy on 09/14/10 at 22:26:47 They (USPS) found the nuvi, even delivered it by car special delivery. They don't know where it was for 2 weeks ! And wow, these new ones are much more sensitive than the older ones. Loads the sats faster, and when I move 6 feet, it knows it. I might need a nuvi for the bike ! I wonder if I can get one w/ a bike moving all over instead of a car ? ;D |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by John_D FSO on 09/15/10 at 00:23:22 Which model Nuvi? I was looking at some, but the reviews always said that the batteries would eventually run down when plugged into the car charger. The unit had to be off for it to charge. Just wondering if that's actually the case, since that's about all that's keeping me from getting one. :-/ |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by prechermike on 09/15/10 at 02:51:31 4E595852595F570B0E0D0C0E3C0 wrote:
John, I have an older model nuvi 205 and the battery does charge while the unit is on. I usually plug it in while we are in the car, why not, there is just the cord running up the windshield. When I turn it off and it is still plugged in, it will say it is charging the battery and not to unplug it, but that only last for a very few minutes. It seems to have a good battery life (to me anyway, with nothng to compare it too), but I will know more when I get the mount I ordered and can actually try it out on the bike. I hope it comes this wek, I have an all day ride planned for Saturday! :D |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by John_D FSO on 09/15/10 at 02:58:00 Thanks! I'd even noticed on the Garmin site, that the battery life on some of the smaller cheaper ones was only around 4 hours. If it's not charging while you're using it, that's not going to do you much good on a long trip! ;D |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Routy on 09/15/10 at 07:17:31 I have a new 255W. Battery life is only 4 hrs, but it is not designed to actually run off the internal battery ! If thats what you want, get a handheld,...etrex or equiv. They all have 8 hr battery life. The nuvis only have a battery so you can take it in the house,...or a resturant and programm it, add addresses, etc etc. This new one is great .......for me anyway. I mite have to trade the wife again when she's not looking ! Trouble is, I buchered the mount for the 330, it won't fit back on the dash pad :'( |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by Charon on 09/15/10 at 11:12:25 I have a Nuvi 205 and my wife has a 205w. The screen on the 205 seems brighter to me. You can connect either to a computer with a USB to miniUSB cable. Then you can log onto Garmin.com and download their GPS updater, which will update the software in your GPS. Both my units worked for several months, then quit. The Garmin update cured whatever their problem was. There are also a bunch of new icons you can download from Garmin, but I didn't look for a bike. I like the helicopter, myself. |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by LostArtist on 09/15/10 at 11:34:07 being lost is fun, trust me . . . |
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Title: Re: No Lost No Mo Post by John_D FSO on 09/15/10 at 16:50:18 69667C677B7D6E6C646A7D0F0 wrote:
So as long as it's plugged in to a car (or bike) it'll run as long as you want? Cool! This is the navigation system I used yesterday. ;D Should've used tape instead of magnetic strips though, first semi I passed it caught it and the strips flew off, and I almost lost it! Had to put it in my pocket and keep checking it. http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/th_DSCF0514.jpg (http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/?action=view¤t=DSCF0514.jpg) It got me there and home though, so I can't complain. http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/th_DSCF0515.jpg (http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/?action=view¤t=DSCF0515.jpg) Mount St. Helens in the background. |
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