Kinsley Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 It's getting close enough to start getting the weather forecasts, which will change, but it adds to the building excitement. If you haven't done it already, put yourself on the Member Map. It's cool to see where people are coming from. Link to comment
Burt Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Kinsley said: If you haven't done it already, put yourself on the Member Map. It's cool to see where people are coming from. I hate to ask a dumb question, but how do you mark your location on the map? I've opened it a couple times, but can't find a way to mark my location. Link to comment
Kinsley Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Burt said: I hate to ask a dumb question, but how do you mark your location on the map? I've opened it a couple times, but can't find a way to mark my location. It's not a dumb question. Click on your profile in the upper right corner. Look in the banner area for Edit Profile in the upper right hand corner. Under Personal Information you'll see Member Map Location (I just added my city and state) For Location I added my Zip Code. 2 Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 So far, Woodstock, Powder Springs, Atlanta & Lilburn for the Metro Atl. Come on y'all: let's represent'! 3 Link to comment
Endobob Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just completed the GSA's 12K service and brake flush, new tires mounted, a few loose spokes discovered and corrected, first 3 days of routes loaded, bike is packed! Riding up to Baltimore on Thursday to have Jerry Skene help me install Skene rear P3 Lights with turn signals and a pair of front yellow Photon Booster LED lights. After a long winter I am indeed excited about heading out next Sunday with Mark (Marcopolo) and Peter (Twistyguy)! 3 Link to comment
Bernie Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Well Bob, that sounds good. Can't wait to catch up with you, if you let me. New tires mounted and I even had a chance to scuff them in on a 485 mile last Saturday. Routes loaded into GPS and starting to pack. Weather looks great and I hope everyone has a great ride to Sparta, NC. Edited April 17, 2019 by Bernie spelling mistake 1 Link to comment
TyTass Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 5:41 PM, wbw6cos said: So far, Woodstock, Powder Springs, Atlanta & Lilburn for the Metro Atl. Come on y'all: let's represent'! And Marietta as well! Though only Fri-Sun. And I'll flying solo after all. Terri's new job stole Friday from her. 1 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Sparta Administrivia! The Long Awaited Official START to the Riding Season is upon us! Time for a few final items: Upon Check-In, register your arrival on the official START Sign In Sheet and 1) How many hours you traveled to get to Sparta & 2) the year of your bike. The Famous Friday Dinner Contest - all you need to do to get an entry to the contest is to post a photo(s) from your trip or START Ride(s). Post your photos to the New Thread "Sparta 2019 From START to Finish". Suggested photos are of your group, your bike in a scenic spot, you and your bike, etc. Mobile photo posting is Ez-Pz on the new board! Sparta 2019 START to finish Photo Posting Endobob's Thursday Night Pizza and Friday night's group meal will be in the Conference Room in the hotel annex. Safe Travels one and all! 2 Link to comment
Kinsley Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 6 hours ago, TyTass said: And Marietta as well! Though only Fri-Sun. And I'll flying solo after all. Terri's new job stole Friday from her. I think he's referring to our locations being posted on the Member Map at the top of the home page. We look forward to seeing you but will miss Terri...this work thing keeps getting in the way. 1 1 Link to comment
marcopolo Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 New tires mounted, warranty replacement air pump (MotoPumps Mini Pro) received ( and new battery lead installed), warranty replacement Nav VI in hand, set of rear brake pads bought (as on-road insurance only), routes (so many of them ) loaded onto my GPS. Only a few small things left to do before wheels up on Sunday with Bob, and Peter. 3 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Great to see many of you have things and bikes all set for next week's START to the riding season! My Team CamHead Rt will be making it debut appearance. START'ers - Don't forget to post your photos here: https://www.bmwsporttouring.com/topic/91711-sparta-2019-start-to-finish-photo-posting/ 2 Link to comment
MikeB60 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Dave, Move DyAnne and I to the Thursday arrivals. Work got in the way! Mike 1 Link to comment
twistyguy Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 4/17/2019 at 8:49 AM, marcopolo said: Only a few small things left to do before wheels up on Sunday with Bob, and Peter. Wheels up? I know Bob rides fast, but he's not flying, is he? See you guys in Front Royal. Kickstands up 0800! 1 2 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 11 hours ago, MikeB60 said: Dave, Move DyAnne and I to the Thursday arrivals. Work got in the way! Mike The work gremlins have been hard at... uhh.... work! Glad they didn't spoil the entire START - Thursday is a great day to arrive! EnbdoBob's pizza night will await you, along with the rest of the early arrivals! Link to comment
RT_Jim Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Like many of those before me, I'm going to be unable to make this year's START due to work commitments. Hope to see everyone in the fall! Link to comment
marcopolo Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 4 hours ago, RT_Jim said: Like many of those before me, I'm going to be unable to make this year's START due to work commitments. Hope to see everyone in the fall! Jim, are you sure it's not because you're too tied up watching the Blue Jackets playoff run? Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 One Last time before I hit the road in 12 hours! Kinsley and I will be checking the board for any last minute changes. See you all real soon! 1 Link to comment
RT_Jim Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Mark - I can neither confirm nor deny any allegations about my continuing to party because of the Blue Jacket's win! I really hope we don't have to go up against Toronto next since I'll be very torn on who to cheer for! Link to comment
Kinsley Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Obviously, the planning stage is over and now it's time to actually START the season. Don't forget to post photos of your trip as it's happening in the Sparta 2019 START to Finish Photo Posting thread. See you in Sparta 1 Link to comment
brianh70 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Good news for me! I've been released from jury duty, so I'm still IN! I just got a text from Medic Mike confirming we'll be riding out together. We should be there Wednesday afternoon. 3 Link to comment
KDeline Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Out. To many irons in the fire. 1 Link to comment
Foot Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Unfortunately Deb won't be able to make the Start. Today in the yard I found one of my dogs with a gaping hole in his leg. After a quick trip to the vets, the wound will require daily tending. So Deb is staying home with the dog. 2 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Good morning Early Bird STARTers! Enjoy the ride to Sparta today and Kinsley and I look forward to seeing your and catching up. Foot, glad the dog will be ok and it's in the best hands! Ken, sorry it's not working out this time. Link to comment
RTinNC Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Bike is packed and rolling at 8:30 to meet Don! First "real" trip of 2019! Yippie !! Ride Safe!! 1 Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 About those 2019 Sparta routes that Kinsley posted, I cannot open those. Sorry for the newbie type post, but how does one view (or open) them? Link to comment
John Ranalletta Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 After downloading, open the file with Garmin's Basecamp. Download Basecamp here. 1 Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, John Ranalletta said: After downloading, open the file with Garmin's Basecamp. Download Basecamp here. Thanks. I just purchased the BMW NAv VI and the desktop icon is for Garmin Express. Will that work too? Link to comment
Bernie Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 3 hours ago, wbw6cos said: Thanks. I just purchased the BMW NAv VI and the desktop icon is for Garmin Express. Will that work too? Download from Garmin the free Software BaseCamp. Then you can import the file into BaseCamp and then transfer the routes to the GPS. Check out this discussion: 1 1 Link to comment
John Ranalletta Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Garmin Express is a program you would use to manage your GPS, map updates, etc. As Bernie wrote, download basecamp and use it to open the maps file you downloaded. Connect your GPS to the BC computer. From there, you can send the routes and waypoints to your GPS. No other way to do it that I know. This is how the routes for Start 19 look like in Basecamp: 1 1 Link to comment
Bernie Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I have the routes on a spare Micro -SD card and can use it to send the routes to you. Or you can transfer the routes by Bluetooth between 2 Nav6 or 590 units. 1 Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 10 hours ago, Bernie said: I have the routes on a spare Micro -SD card and can use it to send the routes to you. Or you can transfer the routes by Bluetooth between 2 Nav6 or 590 units. Thank you Bernie. I think I will take you up on that offer. I will meet you in the parking lot around 8:30 - ish for the transfer. Link to comment
BMW_Ken Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Spoiler Stops on today’s ride with Mark Mayhew, Dave Cantin, and Bob Smythe. 2 Link to comment
Gary G Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 IMG_7780.HEIC IMG_7779.HEIC IMG_7778.HEIC IMG_7774.HEIC Link to comment
Mr_Ed Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Great times and Cory finally got enough to eat! 2 Link to comment
Medic Mike Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Arrived back in Garner, NC around 1930. Took a very scenic route back. 1 Link to comment
Bernie Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Home at safe and exhausted at 6:15 PM. Pulled out at 5:30 AM after waking up the motel clerk to try to get him to make coffee for the rest of the crew. The BRP was a very interesting ride in the dark. 2,691 miles total, not bad for a weeks worth of riding. See you all at FART 2019! 3 Link to comment
terryofperry Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Ron, Tim and I are home safely. A big thank you to everyone, great work putting this together Dave and Ken. Terry 1 Link to comment
Aum Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Thank you to Panhandle Chuck for inviting me to START 2019, the Florida riders who took me under their wings, and everyone I met for making me feel at welcome and at home. I'd never heard of the BMWST group before Chuck mentioned the group a year or so ago, and glad attended START 2019. So I are now an official member of the BMWST forum and looking forward to future STARTing and FARTing. Mike 4 Link to comment
Indy Dave Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Mike - Thanks so much for taking a chance on us - Panhandle Chuck always has an enthusiastic and great group from Florida in his midst. We hope to see you again in the Fall! Link to comment
RTinNC Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Posted on the photo thread but wanted to thank Indy Dave and Kinsley for a great weekend! What a blast and a great venue! And thanks to everyone I met and chatted with ... it was great!! Be well and ride safe! Ed 2 Link to comment
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