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The ones that use (rely as if their life depended upon one) a GPS but DON'T KNOW their right from their left.
They can be seen suddenly darting across all traffic as their feeble brains suddenly realize that turn left or right in one mile plus all the following reminders are on the OTHER side of the road.
Prats.
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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 11:12:03 AM » |
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Prat -- Haven't heard that word in ages!
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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2011, 11:21:15 AM » |
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I hate ridin' my bike with someone who follow's those like a religion they miss so much by following that thing. I know a dude that will turn his on to ride down to the quickie market below is house for coffee ??? I've always got one in the saddlebag or trunk when on a road trip for the just in case " Oh s**t I'm just about out of gas " or to locate the nearest motels when time comes.
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2011, 11:48:55 AM » |
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If you hit the ocean you went too far east (or west) If you hit the canadian border you need to go south again
No worries mate ! All roads eventually lead to home or the home of a friend
On trips do keep a few rand mcnally pages of maps of states in my trunk that I rip off old atlases.
Now I have one of those smart phones with maps, weather and gps (just in case)
but the phone is usually off so it will have juice when I need it Have used the weatherbug to let me know whether to zig or zag around a storm or hunker down but it takes a minute or two to upload the active radar
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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2011, 12:58:36 PM » |
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I had to buy a map yesterday.I guess I'm to old to figure out how to use a gps.I just don't want one,too much of a distraction in my truck.I also don't use a cell ph. while driving
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« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2011, 03:57:36 PM » |
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No worries mate ! All roads eventually lead to home or the home of a friend
I don't get that either. How lost can you REALLY get? I use one when we're in FLA on vacation or something but that's about it. I kind of like using maps too. Some of the best roads I've ever ridden were found during those times of just heading out and seeing where the day takes you. But then again up here we don't worry about ending up in rough neighborhoods. |
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Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2011, 04:19:13 PM » |
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My manager was looking at her GPS as she ran though a red light. She t-boned an undercover cop. Bad day all around.
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« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2011, 04:50:52 PM » |
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i use my GPS mainly for an accurate speed, and an elevation. as for following it through the city, sometimes it's better off then on!!
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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2011, 04:59:40 PM » |
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I prefer maps, which I read all the time. This and rely on what locals tell me. They know the roads better then a GPS. Heres my GPS.   |
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« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2011, 05:53:36 PM » |
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While riding our M/Cs my wife always wants to carry maps. As for me, I've never been lost!  However I've had the opportunity to explore roads that I may not have taken if I'd used a map or GPS.  |
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« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2011, 06:18:51 PM » |
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While riding our M/Cs my wife always wants to carry maps. As for me, I've never been lost! However I've had the opportunity to explore roads that I may not have taken if I'd used a map or GPS. Agree...Some great rides can be had with a " Let's see where this goes " . |
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« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2011, 06:21:08 PM » |
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They are charter members of the fugarwie tribe, you know the type where the Fook are we.
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« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2011, 06:38:33 PM » |
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I have never seen a state that does not have a major interstate to navigate from.
That said a map is good enough for me.
I have a GPS in the drawer in my bedroom.
I think it is in my sock drawer.
So there it lays and down the road I go.
Hell I just go to the Dragon and back..
I think I can find that.
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« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2011, 03:52:05 AM » |
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No worries mate ! All roads eventually lead to home or the home of a friend
I don't get that either. How lost can you REALLY get? I use one when we're in FLA on vacation or something but that's about it. I kind of like using maps too. Some of the best roads I've ever ridden were found during those times of just heading out and seeing where the day takes you. But then again up here we don't worry about ending up in rough neighborhoods. Just don't get lost too far south of Derry! |
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« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2011, 03:54:37 AM » |
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My having a gps in the bag has encouraged me to take more unknown roads and turns than I did before having it..... now I look at it as who cares if I manage to get lost worst case scenario is that I whip out the GPS and get unlost  |
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« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2011, 04:16:20 AM » |
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You are right that cagers seem to keep them on all the time... That said... I do have GPS' for both bikes and the cages. They have their place in this day and age. I keep mine in the Saddlebag (or the glovebox) just for when I want or need them. A long trip, a specific destination where I'm unsure of route, nearest gas station, stores, points of interest etc. I actuaal like it when I take a daylong ride out to no where specific. An adventure trip on the bike. I can go get completely lost and enjoy all the new scenary... then, in late afternoon,... if I don't know exactly where I am... I can pull out the GPS, click "Home" and it will route me to familiar ground. Once I know where I am... it will usually get turned off. It did it's job and I'm a happy camper. |
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« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2011, 04:40:41 AM » |
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"You're never lost if you don't care where you're at"
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« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2011, 04:58:53 AM » |
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Wow, I had no idea that GPS's were the new trailers of the motorcycling world.... "I use them, but I sure as hell won't tell anybody that I do"  Use mine all the time... plan my rides on it, plan my trips on it, use it to find the nearest gas out on the road, helps me find my way back to the hotel; it even provides a warm soothing light on those cold, dark Fall nights ??? I find that it is a ton easier to hit a button or two, then to have some small little map stuck to the tank and trying to read the thing while moving with 5 other bikes behind you. Make your whole riding group turn around a few times because you don't have/or can't read a map... you will find out real quick that this new "stigma" for using a GPS will fade away pretty quick. If you get a decent one and know how to use it, it becomes a great tool for riding. |
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« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2011, 05:16:33 AM » |
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I have a Garmin 550. Good GPS. However, it sure tells me to do some really stupid things at times. Like take section lines to cross to a different road, even when there is NO road on that section line.
Just went to Sturgis for the day Sat. I live 3 hours north, so know my way, 2-3 in fact. Decided to take the most scenic one, have not been on it in 15 years or so. SD79 from Reva straight south to Sturgis, thru Newell.
When I turned south at Reva on 79, the sign said 91 miles to Sturgis. However, the GPS wanted me to go 20 miles WEST to 85, then south, then back east to Sturgis. 134 miles that way.
WHY? That route is neither the shortest nor the fastest. Occurances like this seem to happen a lot. The GPS wants you to take a really DUMB route to get somewhere, which is neither shortest or fastest.
I do love the GPS to get me back "home" when I am exploring a new area.
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« Reply #19 on: August 15, 2011, 05:40:47 AM » |
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I use mine as a speedo, and to find my way home when exploring new areas. Wisconsin has great blacktop county roads, no gravel and twisty along the Mississippi. I like driving them, but tend to get turned around a bit, the GPS helps me find home. A while back I read in our local paper a girl was hurt when her GPS said turn, she did and there was no road, she crashed into the ditch.
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« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2011, 06:24:15 AM » |
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I bought a GPS (motorcycle version) that I mounted on my Valk a couple of years ago. It's normally in the saddle bag but, I have used it from time to time on trips. There are idiots out there that wait until the last second to get into the correct lane, those are the same idiots that text while driving, drive in the left lane even when everyone else is passing them on their right, etc, etc, ect....... One can only hope the Darwin theory will kick in sooner than later. As the Duke once said, "Some folks just need kill'n. |
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« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2011, 07:38:14 AM » |
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No worries mate ! All roads eventually lead to home or the home of a friend
I don't get that either. How lost can you REALLY get? I use one when we're in FLA on vacation or something but that's about it. I kind of like using maps too. Some of the best roads I've ever ridden were found during those times of just heading out and seeing where the day takes you. But then again up here we don't worry about ending up in rough neighborhoods. Just don't get lost too far south of Derry! Good point. But once I get down there I know my way around like the back of my hand. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
But none together can testify to the rhythm of a road well bent.
Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
1997 Valk Standard, Red and White.
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« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2011, 09:06:49 AM » |
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A GPS is a map, in fact a whole collection of maps. Every one I've owned has an option to stop navigating. In that mode it just shows me the map, my speed, elevation, and direction. Honestly I often just leave the navigation on and do what I want to anyway. She never asks, "Are you listening to me!?"
I use a GPS when I'm not sure how to get where I want to be. When I know how I want to get there I just ignore her.
YMMV, but if unfolding paper maps helps you feel better about who you are, I'm all for it.
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« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2011, 09:36:39 AM » |
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YMMV, but if unfolding paper maps helps you feel better about who you are, I'm all for it. I liken it to real books vs. the Kindle or Nook. There's a tactile sensation and satisfaction to using a map that you don't get from a GPS. I also really like looking at maps. I can (and have) just spent hours going through them and planning routes, noting locations and relationships to one another... I just enjoy it. Now, I like GPS's for what they are. When I'm on vacation they're quite handy and on that drive back from Albuquerque to Derry several users ago (with a trailer in tow) it was very nice to have. I just kind of think that relying on them for day to day use doesn't really help anyone get any better at driving. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
But none together can testify to the rhythm of a road well bent.
Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
1997 Valk Standard, Red and White.
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« Reply #24 on: August 15, 2011, 10:41:20 AM » |
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Truckers atlas needs no unfolding and is plastic coated.
If you have half a memory you can make it jsut fine without the distraction of a GPS.
In fact we have too many distractions while we are driving.
Cell Phone,GPS, Drinking Coffee , fooling with the radio, MP3, or other such hazards.
It is a status symbol now to have that damn GPS stuck up in the windshield of our cages.
No wonder people are running out of the road and over us sometimes.
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