Routing software

What is the best place to set up routes and download them to the Ride Command?? I have Tyre but never was crazy about it. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks jasper

With Rever you have to pay for the version that lets you export a .GPX file though looks like.

jasper

I used to use the HD routing app,, I havent tried it in a long time. I may give it a try.

When I try ti import a .gpx file that i download to a thumb drive it gives me an import error. I tried to export a location to the thumb drive and it worked and i tried to import the same file back to the ride command and it took it. I am not sure what is going on.

jasper

How do check the file format?

OK,, i checked the format and it has a FAT,, i changed it to a FAT32 and it did the same thing. even tried another thumb drive. i wonder i i d a software up date if it would d any good.

thanks jasper

I think finally figured out how to make a route on the computer and download it to the Ride Command. If any one is interested I will try to post some info on it.

jasper

Ok,, let me see if I can explain this very well. You go to google maps and make your route and then click on the details button below the step by step directions you entered. This will open up another window. Click on the little symbol that looks like a sideways V. This will open a window that lets you copy a link. The link is actually the route that you just made. You then open up a link called GPXVisualizer. GPS Visualizer: Convert GPS files to plain text or GPX

Take the google link that you copied and enter in this spot on the GPX visualizer page. "Or provide the URL of a file on the Web",, click on the GPX button in the middle of the visualizer page. Then click convert. This will make the link you copied in google to a .gpx file. Save this .gpx file somewhere were you can retrieve it. Know you need to open another webpage called converter

Click on choose a file and go to the .gpx link you save. When you find it click on it and it will appear under the choose a file box. Then you click on convert. Save this file and load it onto a thumb drive and take it to the slingshot and plug it into the USB port in the glove box. Turn on your slingshot and wait till the Ride Command loads up. Go to the GPS and click on saved. This will open up a place that lets you import or export files. Click the file that you just saved to the thumb drive and click import. If everything works right it will show Import complete and your new route will show up under the saved menu on the GPS.

I have tried it a couple times and it seems to work. I haven't had a chance to actually try the routes while driving but they do look like they are showing up correctly. Google will only allow you to use up to 10 waypoints so what I did was pick spots that were aways away from each other and drag the route between them the way I wanted them. This seems to embed them into the map.

You may be able to use mapquest or TYRE also I haven't tried,, I think as long as you can get a .gpx file to use on the indian site you should be alright.

Hope this makes sense
jasper

Well i got the routes imported but they arent working right. When i get off of route and it starts recalculating it tries to take me back to the beginning of the route. Any ideas???

jasper