3 hours ago, Pie man said:

@Copycat73 Nice pictures, how many days did you go for. 

8 nites 

2600 miles ..  through tunnel .. and France .. a spectacular country .. tad on the expensive..

unfortunately a long ride to get there and back .. 1000miles each way .. 

On 26/07/2023 at 20:58, Bender said:

It was never a secret

not exactly advertised either...

i take it comes with a usb. cable .. connectible to a computer .. ie. windows .. facilitating both Basecamp and Garmin express ? 

mans head

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mans head

PS. one of Basecamps more endearing qualities is its ability to store an inordinate quantity of information .. allowing quick and accurate  access ... last count .. over 12000 way points ..  850 routes .. 600 tracks .. why after spending time to be discarded when they can be recycled .. rehashed .. and reused ..  

23 hours ago, Mickly said:

Thanks,  I’ve got Basecamp but find it a bit clunky, which is why I’m trying to import a map created in Google Maps

I take it that Basecamp won’t recalculate the route using its own algorithm & stick to the original, just without Motorways?

it will ... but for it to work as you require you must change the settings on the sat nav. itself ... because it recalculates when it imports the route .. irespective of which or what software you use to create the route .. gpx. file.

59 minutes ago, Mickly said:

Garmin Zumo 590

ok.. i don`t actually have that model .. however i have a number of earlier examples .. thing is "avoid motorways" is a setting within the unit itself .. Basecamp .. which is what i use to plot / plan routes has a function to allow this .. however once the route is loaded onto the nav. unit it calculates using its own programmed settings .. so assuming the sequence is the same ... 

boot unit up.. go into settings.... then into Avoidances ...  there  find motorways and tick the box .. any pre-loaded routes will then require a recalculation for them to adhere to your preferences ..  bring up route and check it has routed as you require...  got that ? 

name said model sat nav. 

buy a butt plugg .. the jocks can get frisky ....

Do you get wafers with it?

it was legal .. but its not now .. and if there was any grandfather rights it would be code marked on your licence ... and anyway wtf. are you thinking .. gettin on the back of a 125cc .. seriously ?

5 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Yeah, but.......

your either ducati ... or your not ... and i have had one .. an entry level  ..796 ... the engineering was a different concept ... i would need to re-tool my box with dedicated items .. some i still use .. even if its on a transit van.... the maintenance schedule makes Husqvarna look restrained ... and the lumpiness of that v twin even after the recommended modifications... never again !!!   

exotica = high maintenance .... 

12 hours ago, Pbassred said:

Honestly, I don't know what IAM/ROSPA is for.  They're not safety courses.  They are high speed risk reduction courses.

so those with a superiority complex can put on a badge or sign to signal their "superiority" ..  likely failed polizi anyway .. 

Nothing quite like putting a young whipper snapper down .... 

https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/?gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzIPF_8Dl_gIVDNPtCh1R5Qd8EAAYASAAEgIOSfD_BwE

this is where the dealers round here get their parts ... all you need is a credit card and a delivery address .... 

you`ll get more weighing in the exhaust.... than trying to sell it ...

23 hours ago, Bender said:

Car has advantages sometimes  

yeah .. you can sleep in it .... when you see the price for inferior accommodation ... at least dick turpin wore a mask..  

bet its a Yamaha.

On 13/03/2023 at 10:20, Matty said:

What factors do you think are causing this?

post code .. ie. theft rate ... makes the most difference imo.

did you put the seal in the right way round ?

10 hours ago, Yorky said:

If you're using Garmin Basecamp then it will not let you miss out a "Waypoint", indeed it will continuously try turning you around/send you back if you do miss it, until such time as you tell the device to "skip waypoint"

are you using an early unit ?

8 hours ago, Steve_M said:

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