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    Luc Wijdeveld
    wrote 19 days ago last edited by
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    Let me introduce myself.
    I am Luc and I live in Twente Hengelo (NL).
    I have been riding a motorcycle since 1975 and touring & traveling were always my preferences in driving, making routes myself had my training in the truck where as an international truck driver I made the route for the next day every evening with a box full of street books and road maps of Europe. There were no navigation systems yet and so you made your own route book and wrote down all kinds of information on the way, which added to the driving for the next time and was the update.

    I was there early as soon as the navigation made its entrance, after some experiences with different brands TomTom pleased me the most. I also drove in manure & bulk transport, where you had to load and unload at farmers. The transport company's Garmin was hopeless in this, where my own TT 6250 always brought me to the right locations, where there were no street names or road numbers, you had to unload in the middle of the unknown, exactly to the meter, because the 6250 did have the unpaved roads in their data system. With route making TT was a limitation because you had a limitation in points in routes. I used Garmin Basecamp to refine the route, but I find graphic Basecamp a program with the appearance of Windows 3.1.

    I have had many motorcycles in my life, heavy and light motorcycles, I like to steer nicely on agricultural roads at home and abroad. Last year I went to Croatia, many back roads from routes that I made myself. My current motorcycle, the Honda NT700 Deauville is a nice, somewhat underrated steering & touring motorcycle for the general public and ideal because of the low weight, good storage options, only the case locks are crap.

    Discovered MRA MyRoute a year ago and quickly decided to first go for the route planner for Gold Lifetime and recently also the Navigation Next Lifetime.
    I drive more motorcycle kilometers than by car, I don't drive a truck anymore, I'm retired now.

    I film while driving with 3x GoPro Hero 9 cameras (with the MediaMod) and an Insta360 X3. Just buy the cameras to take pictures and use the film material for editing in DaVinci Resolve in the winter. I'm still a bit behind in editing because I only have that program (the paid version) and technical English is not my native language.

    I still use my TT Rider 550 on the motorcycle until the MyRoute app can take over.

    Honda NT700 Deauville
    Renault Captur
    Samsung S21-FE
    Samsung Tab S9-FE+ 5G
    GoPro Hero 9 & Insta360 X3
    DaVinci Resolve (full)

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      19 days ago

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      Let me introduce myself.
      I am Luc and I live in Twente Hengelo (NL).
      I have been riding a motorcycle since 1975 and touring & traveling were always my preferences in driving, making routes myself had my training in the truck where as an international truck driver I made the route for the next day every evening with a box full of street books and road maps of Europe. There were no navigation systems yet and so you made your own route book and wrote down all kinds of information on the way, which added to the driving for the next time and was the update.

      I was there early as soon as the navigation made its entrance, after some experiences with different brands TomTom pleased me the most. I also drove in manure & bulk transport, where you had to load and unload at farmers. The transport company's Garmin was hopeless in this, where my own TT 6250 always brought me to the right locations, where there were no street names or road numbers, you had to unload in the middle of the unknown, exactly to the meter, because the 6250 did have the unpaved roads in their data system. With route making TT was a limitation because you had a limitation in points in routes. I used Garmin Basecamp to refine the route, but I find graphic Basecamp a program with the appearance of Windows 3.1.

      I have had many motorcycles in my life, heavy and light motorcycles, I like to steer nicely on agricultural roads at home and abroad. Last year I went to Croatia, many back roads from routes that I made myself. My current motorcycle, the Honda NT700 Deauville is a nice, somewhat underrated steering & touring motorcycle for the general public and ideal because of the low weight, good storage options, only the case locks are crap.

      Discovered MRA MyRoute a year ago and quickly decided to first go for the route planner for Gold Lifetime and recently also the Navigation Next Lifetime.
      I drive more motorcycle kilometers than by car, I don't drive a truck anymore, I'm retired now.

      I film while driving with 3x GoPro Hero 9 cameras (with the MediaMod) and an Insta360 X3. Just buy the cameras to take pictures and use the film material for editing in DaVinci Resolve in the winter. I'm still a bit behind in editing because I only have that program (the paid version) and technical English is not my native language.

      I still use my TT Rider 550 on the motorcycle until the MyRoute app can take over.

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      Marinus van Deudekom
      RouteXperts
      wrote 19 days ago last edited by
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      @Luc-Wijdeveld welcome to the Forum and the wonderful world of MRA.
      I would say, dump the TT and discover all the possibilities of MRA on your tab
      Have fun

      Honda Goldwing GL1500,
      Honda Silverwing GL 650
      DMD2 T865X 8 inch Android tablet using MRA next for navigation
      Garmin XT (almost in the cupboard)
      Samsung S20FE mounted on a Quadlock and using Android Auto in my car

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        Jörgen
        Instructor
        wrote 19 days ago last edited by
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        Welcome to the nice forum.
        My TT Rider is somewhere in the drawer. 🙄

        Hardware
        iPhone 12 pro (iOS 17.0.2)
        Oukitel RT3 (Andr. 12)
        Samsung Galaxy XCover 4 (Andr. 9 Pie)
        Wireless CarPlay mit (Elebest C650)
        Wired CarPlay (SEAT Arona - 2021)
        For more information, click here

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          CD130
          wrote 19 days ago last edited by
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          Welcome to the world of MRA!! I switched from a Garmin Zumo myself a few years ago and really needed some time to get used to it. So give that some time and know that we are happy to help you here if you can't figure it out. In any case, your TT will soon be available on Marktplaats 😋 I'm curious about the videos you make with that beautiful setup. Do you have an example that you can share? Last year I switched from GoPro to DJI. No regrets to date, but that also took some getting used to 😅

          The adventure starts where the plans end | READY TO >> RACE 🧡

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          • undefined Luc Wijdeveld
            19 days ago

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            Let me introduce myself.
            I am Luc and I live in Twente Hengelo (NL).
            I have been riding a motorcycle since 1975 and touring & traveling were always my preferences in driving, making routes myself had my training in the truck where as an international truck driver I made the route for the next day every evening with a box full of street books and road maps of Europe. There were no navigation systems yet and so you made your own route book and wrote down all kinds of information on the way, which added to the driving for the next time and was the update.

            I was there early as soon as the navigation made its entrance, after some experiences with different brands TomTom pleased me the most. I also drove in manure & bulk transport, where you had to load and unload at farmers. The transport company's Garmin was hopeless in this, where my own TT 6250 always brought me to the right locations, where there were no street names or road numbers, you had to unload in the middle of the unknown, exactly to the meter, because the 6250 did have the unpaved roads in their data system. With route making TT was a limitation because you had a limitation in points in routes. I used Garmin Basecamp to refine the route, but I find graphic Basecamp a program with the appearance of Windows 3.1.

            I have had many motorcycles in my life, heavy and light motorcycles, I like to steer nicely on agricultural roads at home and abroad. Last year I went to Croatia, many back roads from routes that I made myself. My current motorcycle, the Honda NT700 Deauville is a nice, somewhat underrated steering & touring motorcycle for the general public and ideal because of the low weight, good storage options, only the case locks are crap.

            Discovered MRA MyRoute a year ago and quickly decided to first go for the route planner for Gold Lifetime and recently also the Navigation Next Lifetime.
            I drive more motorcycle kilometers than by car, I don't drive a truck anymore, I'm retired now.

            I film while driving with 3x GoPro Hero 9 cameras (with the MediaMod) and an Insta360 X3. Just buy the cameras to take pictures and use the film material for editing in DaVinci Resolve in the winter. I'm still a bit behind in editing because I only have that program (the paid version) and technical English is not my native language.

            I still use my TT Rider 550 on the motorcycle until the MyRoute app can take over.

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            Nick Carthew
            RouteXperts Instructor
            wrote 19 days ago last edited by
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            @Luc-Wijdeveld Welcome to the forum. Nice introduction 👍 As you’ll see from my forum signature, my Rider 500 is gathering dust in the cupboard.

            Always willing to help if I can.
            Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT called Tina.
            MRA Navigation Next and SilverFox B8J bar buttons.
            Quadlock wireless mount for IPhone 11.
            Cardo Scala Packtalk Bold.
            TomTom Rider 500. (In the cupboard now)

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              BertM
              wrote 18 days ago last edited by
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              Welcome Luc!

              NIce to have another Tukker here

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              • undefined Luc Wijdeveld
                19 days ago

                kleiner.jpg

                Let me introduce myself.
                I am Luc and I live in Twente Hengelo (NL).
                I have been riding a motorcycle since 1975 and touring & traveling were always my preferences in driving, making routes myself had my training in the truck where as an international truck driver I made the route for the next day every evening with a box full of street books and road maps of Europe. There were no navigation systems yet and so you made your own route book and wrote down all kinds of information on the way, which added to the driving for the next time and was the update.

                I was there early as soon as the navigation made its entrance, after some experiences with different brands TomTom pleased me the most. I also drove in manure & bulk transport, where you had to load and unload at farmers. The transport company's Garmin was hopeless in this, where my own TT 6250 always brought me to the right locations, where there were no street names or road numbers, you had to unload in the middle of the unknown, exactly to the meter, because the 6250 did have the unpaved roads in their data system. With route making TT was a limitation because you had a limitation in points in routes. I used Garmin Basecamp to refine the route, but I find graphic Basecamp a program with the appearance of Windows 3.1.

                I have had many motorcycles in my life, heavy and light motorcycles, I like to steer nicely on agricultural roads at home and abroad. Last year I went to Croatia, many back roads from routes that I made myself. My current motorcycle, the Honda NT700 Deauville is a nice, somewhat underrated steering & touring motorcycle for the general public and ideal because of the low weight, good storage options, only the case locks are crap.

                Discovered MRA MyRoute a year ago and quickly decided to first go for the route planner for Gold Lifetime and recently also the Navigation Next Lifetime.
                I drive more motorcycle kilometers than by car, I don't drive a truck anymore, I'm retired now.

                I film while driving with 3x GoPro Hero 9 cameras (with the MediaMod) and an Insta360 X3. Just buy the cameras to take pictures and use the film material for editing in DaVinci Resolve in the winter. I'm still a bit behind in editing because I only have that program (the paid version) and technical English is not my native language.

                I still use my TT Rider 550 on the motorcycle until the MyRoute app can take over.

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                Hans van de Ven MR.MRA
                Instructor RouteXperts
                wrote 18 days ago last edited by
                #7

                @Luc-Wijdeveld

                Welcome 👍

                Garmin Zumo XT2/XT/BMW Connected Ride Navigator/MyRouteapp (The App)
                Een dag niet gelachen is een dag niet geleefd / Een route is net zo goed als deze uitgezet is.

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                  19 days ago

                  @Luc-Wijdeveld welcome to the Forum and the wonderful world of MRA.
                  I would say, dump the TT and discover all the possibilities of MRA on your tab
                  Have fun

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                  Luc Wijdeveld
                  wrote 12 days ago last edited by
                  #8

                  @Marinus-van-Deudekom I will always keep the TomTom with me, I know from years of experience with millions of kilometers that a 2nd navigation is the help in making your own choice, if you doubt.

                  Saturday May 10th I will participate in the beginners course at the KNMV in Arnhem and hope that this is the starting point of a new adventure.

                  I have a Samsung Tab S9 FE + wifi / 5G, 12.4 inch screen and vandal-proof cover around it that is attached to the tank bag, that will be the MyRoute Navigator Next, has its own sim with Anker Powerbank 250 watt power backup, which are also intended for the action cameras.
                  To each his own.

                  Honda NT700 Deauville
                  Renault Captur
                  Samsung S21-FE
                  Samsung Tab S9-FE+ 5G
                  GoPro Hero 9 & Insta360 X3
                  DaVinci Resolve (full)

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                    12 days ago

                    @Marinus-van-Deudekom I will always keep the TomTom with me, I know from years of experience with millions of kilometers that a 2nd navigation is the help in making your own choice, if you doubt.

                    Saturday May 10th I will participate in the beginners course at the KNMV in Arnhem and hope that this is the starting point of a new adventure.

                    I have a Samsung Tab S9 FE + wifi / 5G, 12.4 inch screen and vandal-proof cover around it that is attached to the tank bag, that will be the MyRoute Navigator Next, has its own sim with Anker Powerbank 250 watt power backup, which are also intended for the action cameras.
                    To each his own.

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                    ReneK
                    wrote 12 days ago last edited by
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                    Don't trow your TT in the dump. I'm a new user and have some troubles with the app.
                    So switch if you know the ins and outs

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                      paul69
                      wrote 11 days ago last edited by
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                      hi @Luc-Wijdeveld

                      welcome to the excellence that is MRA, well perhaps an exaggeration, it has it's flaws but doesn't everything, learn by your mistakes when planning a route. there a few golden rules you must stick to, otherwise your beautifully planned route will have you going down closed roads back and forward along motorways etc etc.

                      there are some who enjoy deprecating the app, do not pay attention to them, there are those who will mention OsmAnd in every thread possible, MEH! take the advice of the route experts and all the other good advice on here. some of it will work for you others may not.

                      my Xt has not seen daylight for over 2 years, i used an oukitel RT3 tablet without issue on many mutli day trips, always offline, i have now moved on to a carpuride 702b and not had any issues in around 4 months of use, I am using it on a multi day trip in 2 weeks. sure it will be fine,

                      if unsure, ask on this forum someone will know the answer, ignore the nay sayers.

                      to achieve, we must first attempt ✌️

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