Has anyone figured out how to get the GPS to stop once you upload a route?

For example, we did a route, uploaded it on a thumb drive then put it in the bike. The whole time it is telling you to take a route that is different than the one we uploaded? Sometimes telling us to turn where there isn't even a road, other times directing us to get on the highway even though the settings are set to back roads.
I know there have many topics on GPS but we have a very long trip coming up and it would be much easier if we didn't have to print paper directions to keep from making wrong turns in an area that we aren't familiar with.
It really stinks to spend hours mapping out a trip only to have the gps override the work you just did.

 

Yes - what bike are you riding? If the 6.5 boom with headsets, simply go to the voice commands and say, Cancel route.,

If no headset, look on the right of the screen, three lines, touch it and stop route.

 

Give us some more info... Are you using HD ride planner? Two destinations and a few waypoints in between?

 

You have "Fastest or Shortest" checked that is why it is directing you to highways. Need to check scenic or twisties. Have to add waypoints make them closer together then it will stay on your route for the most part. Directing you to go back to where you have been. Small box with 3 lines click that and then skip to next waypoint will stop sending you back. Hope that helps?

 

When you load your route into the bike GPS, select ALL when it asks you. On my routes there are 2 files to each route...one named Whatever and one _Whatever. It needs both files to a route correctly. Making it more exciting, in some cases you only need one file...the one without the _ in front of it, but select ALL anyway. I used think it would put all the routes on my memory stick into the GPS, but it doesn't.
Also make sure that you actually travel over your starting point or it will reroute you forever. Even though you have your home address programmed, the GPS might see it as 20 feet away from where you actually live. Place the starting point a few houses away from yours to make sure you ride over it.

 

I do not believe you should load "all". I only load the ride that I named and that's it. Have never had a problem.

You do need to make sure all your way points are located on the road or it will tell you to make u-turns etc... as you pass and miss the way point. If this happens, choose the menu bar on the screen and skip the way point and it will continue on.

You also should only have a starting location and an ending location. Everything else should be way points in between the 2 locations or it will load each location as a separate ride.

I'm still a newbie with the GPS thing but have had no issues dong it this way.

 

NO, do not select "ALL".

When importing, only select the named route.
All of your locations and way points are already included there.

Choosing "All" will just cause you frustration in the end.


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You understand how the GPS works perfectly.

 

OK, I'm still learning this GPS and have had success with all but one route I've input. Will someone please explain why "select all" is not the choice to make? I've had routes work without using select all and NOT using select all, but I'll be damned if I know why.
Does anyone know what "Select All" actually does or what it selects? It's got to be there for a reason. One thing I know for sure is that it does not select all the routes you have on your USB stick.

 

This will also depend on what program you are using to build your route. I use Furkot to build my routes and when I use the "select all" feature when importing that route to the GPS, most of the time I get the error message saying the devices memory is full and cannot import the entire route. If I select just the first route on the list, import that, I have not had a problem. I think it has to do with how your program exports the gpx file and what is included in that exported file. Waypoints, tracks, trails and route could all add up to be a lot of info not necessarily needed for your gps device.

 

I had the same problem - make a ride on the Harley Ride Planner, upload the GPX file to a thumb drive, download to the bike, go in to the navigation system, select 'Where To', then 'Saved', select your route, and all you get is the way points and destination and the GPS takes you wherever it feels like. Here's the problem - don't go in to 'Saved', instead go to 'Where To', then 'More', then 'Trips'. That will lay your route out exactly like you planned it. I just did a 1600 mile plus route from south central PA to Bar Harbor, ME and back using only the Ride Planner and GPX files and it was flawless the whole time. I also plan our groups' monthly rides on it when I'm in charge that month and it never lets me down now that I know the little nuances. It's a great system, but can be a little tricky to learn.

The 'Select All' just selects all of your way points and destinations that you've created through the Ride Planner or whatever other program you're using. I have always used the 'Select All' function and never had an issue. The nice thing about the Ride Planner and Boom Box combo is that if you create a ride for one day with multiple way points and multiple stops, it'll set it up for you in your Boom Box very logically. Just for example, one of my rides was leaving my hotel in Milford, CT, stopping at the local Harley dealer (destination), through 2 way points to Abbotts for a lobster roll (destination 2), through 5 way points to another Harley dealer above Boston (destination 3), then through 3 more way points to the Clam Shack in Kennebunkport, ME (destination 4)for another lobster roll. I named that ride 'New England Day 2'. When I downloaded it, in the list it had 'New England Day 2', then 'New England Day 2 2', then 'New England Day 2 3', etc. It broke down the whole days ride in to 4 mini-rides, so once you get to your destination it stops the navigation process and you just go back in and select the next one on the list. Did that for 5 days with nary an issue.