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GPS

Finally I got my map and other good news.

December 2, 2008

Well TomTom came through in the end although the communications through their web site still drive me potty. I had to create a new email address and set up a TomTom Home account in the new name, then the company switched my map authorisation to the new mail address and I was able to to [...]

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Still No Joy From Tomtom

November 27, 2008

I have had a couple of emails from TomTom in response to my moaning, with a promise to do something – so far that represents absolutely nothing. I am getting very cross with them. After all, they have been sitting on my money, surely it`s easy enough to let me have the maps?

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TomTom Woes

November 16, 2008

If you are thinking of getting a Tomtom GPS unit, my strong advice is not to bother. They are inherently less capable than Garmin units, notably in their inability to be programmed via a PC for routes etc. and Tomtom`s convoluted update process using the most awful piece of software this side of PC [...]

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Changed the SatNav

June 25, 2008

I got fed up with not being able to sync the Tomtom Rider 1 with my Scala Rider bluetooth headset and also with the somewhat flaky track recording that depends on a third party app that I installed to the Tomtom. So after swearing to avoid doing business with Touratech if I could avoid it, [...]

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Italy 2008

May 23, 2008

Back from a marvellous tour of Umbria, Tuscany and the Marche courtesy of Beach’’s Motorcycle Adventures.
I was riding a brand new BMW 1200GS equipped with a Garmin 276C GPS (great system – miles better than my Garmin 2820 I reckon, at least for my uses) that was filled every couple of days with lots of [...]

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Bluetooth drives me barmy

April 24, 2008

OK I don’t understand Bluetooth but then it’s supposed to just work isn’t it? On the Goldwing, I hear my GPS and other stuff (radio, CB etc) through a wired connection and the bike’s built-in intercom system but on the GS I have been using custom earplugs with built in speakers connected to the original [...]

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Having a Ball!

March 20, 2008

On the new bike. I am riding around all the twistiest hilliest lanes I can find and it’s behaving impeccably. My 600 miles service is booked for the 31st March which means that I have to be a bit careful not to put many more miles on it. I am planning a longish rideout with [...]

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Anticipation…

February 29, 2008

Just spoke to the dealer (South London Motorcycles) about my order for the F 800 GS. All seems to be in order and he’ll ring me next week with the reg so I can insure it. I have already anticipated the big day by putting a promo picture of it in the side bar, as [...]

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Fabulous Weather!

October 18, 2007

I had a marvellous day riding out in the Kent countryside today. It was a crisp autumn day (frost in the morning) with a crystalline blue sky and leaves turning gold and red (early this year). The sun was so low that it made riding difficult at times, especially exploring the small lanes I travelled [...]

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More Stuff!

October 4, 2007

Well here are the results of my Yorkshire trip. I have pannier lights, lower front fog lights, Garmin 2820 GPS and a CB installed! Ian did a fantastic job and it’s obvious he is a careful workman who knows what he is doing. Everything seems to work OK although there is a [...]

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