GPS mounted and I need help....

[sas mayhem]

to make routes.

Here is my install  and thank to  Texanrider for his inputs 



hard mouted in to the dash.  I took off the inner cover to gain access to the underside.
and the final result.  It straight in my line of sight.


Ok now it works fine and is very very stable.  Now for my help. I can put in direction with ease. But I need to know how/help in making a route and loading it.  For example.
I want to plot this entire loop http://tailofthedragon.com/maps_loop.html
in my Garmin 765T. And name it Tail of the dragon  . With a start and finish. How can I do that?  I download some maps but there all corrodinates (sp) I want to pull up in favorites name or route xxx. start point and do it.  I have mapsource and google earth too.  Help please.

Cheers
 Ron

[Texanrider]

Came out really nice! Great job!

As for plotting routes on your GPS, I am sure someone with a similar model as yours will chime in. I have a tomtom which doesn't allow route planning so sorry I can't assist in that sense.

Ride safe!
Nelson

[dras]

SAS- Check page 13 of the owners manual. Here is a link if you don't have the manual: http://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/2721_OwnersManual.pdf

Good luck!
Dave

[Crashcup]

Ron, your mounting setup looks identical to mine! This is my 2nd riding season with that setup and it has worked great.

If your GPS didn't come with a disc for the MapSource software, you should be able to download it from the Garmin website once the device is registred. You can create routes in Mapsource at least a couple of ways. With the Route tool you can just click on different points and it creates a route to join those points. Or you can identify a number of waypoints, then select them and create a route using the selected points.

Once you have a route(s), plug in your GPS with the USB cable and you can transfer the routes from Mapsource to the GPS.

Another option is Microsoft Streets & Trips. I downloaded a trial version a couple of months after I got my GPS, and never went back to Mapsource. To me, the map is much easier to use, and the software seems more intuitive.  It also can optimize a route, which is great if you're trying to hit several locations in one ride and you want to find a route that minimizes the time. It is a few more steps to get from route in S&T to a route in your GPS, though.

Keith

[sas mayhem]

Thanks Keith I'll check into that program too.

Cheers
Ron

[RFH87_Connie]

I've used mapsource and it works OK.  Someone else has gave me this H-D link and I have used it also.  It's actually pretty good and is free.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Ride_Planner/Ride_Planner.jsp?locale=en_US

You have to make an account but I haven't gotten a single junk email from them yet in 2 years.  I have the Garmin 765T also, it's a great device.  Let me know if you need some specific unit help.