I've been lurking for several months and have a question regarding the boom 6.5 GPS. Where would be the best place to post a question regarding making changes to a pre-programmed route once underway?
Thanks,
Larry

 

Welcome to the forum from NorCal

 

What kind if bike is it on?

 

It's a '14 FLHTK.

Interesting how this ended in the general forum when I originally posted in the new members forum. Is there an automatic link when certain words are used such as GPS?

 

OK, this actually made me chuckle. If it's a mapping/routing GPS question, what difference does it make what bike it's on??

OP, now that you found the right place to post it... what's the question?

 

wow....2014 flhtk
just like his signature
who knew

 

I've been preparing for a ride from PA to Wy in a week and have been trying the GPS to help out in unfamiliar cities. I uploaded a GPX file from the H-D ride planner site and tried to follow it this past week. The start point was in a section of road that was closed so I could not get to the start point of the uploaded ride. Had I known the road was closed, I would not have chosen that spot as the start.

I tried to follow the path to the destination and ignore the continuous prompts to turn around and go back to the start point. After about 10 miles I made the wrong choice and made a turn that started to take me back to the start and lost the path to my destination. At that point I cancelled out of the route and used the on screen capabilities to select my original destination, however it was by the most direct route and not by the scenic route I planned on the ride planner website.

Is there a way to keep my original route and only cancel the start point? I suspect that this may happen again on my trip and I'd prefer to avoid resetting all my preferences on the GPS depending where I am on the route.

Thanks,
Larry

 

Larry....I have the same problem with co pilot GPS app on my phone. I can plan a custom route and upload it to phone. But if I don't start at the exact planned start point it constantly tells me to turn around. To fix this I go to the waypoints on the GPS and just delete the start and the GPS will guide me to the next.

 

Sporty,
Thanks for the help, I'll try that.

 

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