Does anyone know if there is storage limit on the 6.5 Boombox for saving nav trips? I’m asking because I prefer to use Garmin’s Basecamp but the GPX file it creates is enormous compared to HD’s Ride Planner.

All trips created in the Ride Planner have been 2-3KB; the exact same route in Basecamp is 385KB!

If there is a storage limit then my concern is that I would not be able to save as many trips to the Boombox if I use Basecamp.

 

I don't have an answer for you about the storage size but I do know that I can fit a lot more trips in using Ride Planner than I can using BaseCamp. I thought I preferred BaseCamp also but I found that after I got through Ride Planner's learning curve it actually does a good job. I also find that I have fewer NAV errors using Ride Planner.

 

Yeah, I agree, rwven. Once I learned the idiosyncrasies of Ride Planner it wasn’t that bad. Ride Planner would be awesome if I could save waypoints and then use them later. I’m trying to create a route in Basecamp now and can’t remember how to search for an address LOL!

 

 

Thought about that, too, but then you’re always deleting previous trips from the Boombox. It would be nice to know the storage limit cause then you could estimate how many trips you could save there.

 

There is a storage limit. From the 2018 Infotainment Manual:

 

That’s not really a data limit. At 2KB per trip, that’s only 34KB for 17 trips. But at 385KB, it’s 6.545MB - a huge difference. If the limit is 5MB then you won’t get 17 trips.

 

That's why is says "up to" - file sizes will vary.

 

I've been teaching the 6.5GT gps operation to a new 2018 SGS owner that is proficient in use of Garmin Basecamp. She had problems running some of her Basecamp GPX files; one was 1.2+ Gb in size. I used Route Converter, eliminated most of the fluff & distilled file size down to a 27 Kb GPX file containing 2 routes with all the waypoints included in the 2 routes. Her Basecamp GPX files caused the H-D 6.5GT to stall. My distilled version ran just fine.

 

Hammer, I see your point about “up to” 17 routes. And your second post reminded me that right after I got the 6.5 Boombox I tried using Basecamp and I actually had problems installing and starting those trips.

Yesterday Ride Planner was able to find all the addresses I put in, whereas Basecamp did not.

I think I’ll just stick with Ride Planner.

Thanks, everyone, for all the replies.