The moaning old git thread

[Rusty Nuts]

Here y'go, prof.
http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab192/justsomepix/images_1.jpg


Be warned, this picture is not at all suitable for a public forum. Or a private one. Anyway, it's art.
It was only here due to its relevance to FR's graphic beak simile.

[ProfG]

That's why I asked for a link. Can't be bothered with low class smut 

[ProfG]

eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww

[Andy M]

...people referring to Power Sockets as Plugs?

You mean plugholes?

Andy

[UK_Vstrom650]

I thought they were

power outlets

 

[mr_diver]

Everytime someone asks a serious question on the GSX owner page it end up as a cock measuring contest.

Todays bollocks relates to a nice chap who has an adventure bike and now a GSX1400 who asking quite seriously for recommendations for luggage and tweaks to get the bike set up for touring.
Asking for best luggage available and any other bits that increase levels of comfort on an already fairly comfy bike.

Everyone responds along the line of:

"I've done 1,000,000miles in a day across some of the least interesting of Europe's  straight highways and did it fine with no back problems 'cos I'm 'ard see."
Then adding pictures of their bikes loaded up in petrol stations with no related information to the questions asked.

that's why I hate Facebook! Its full of ar$€#0l€$

[Andy M]

And you come here because we are normal and make sense?

 

Andy

[tallpaul]

Wibble...

[Rusty Nuts]

Gassoon, open up the museum.....

"I would enter the nun for the cock-measuring contest. "

[mr_diver]

The stuff talked about here may well be a bit mad at time, but it helps with the book I'm writing about metal instability in the modern male.

[ProfG]

Too right, we need to take more magnesium and iron tablets 

[Brewers Whoop]

To eBay bike sellers: can you be arsed to put up full side-on photos of both sides of the freaking bike please. So we can, you know, see what the freaking thing looks like. Thanks.

That's better. Lovely.

[Hugo Magnus]

True. But stick with it as once you have it sorted in your head on how it works, it is a great program 

Martin, once you've mastered Basecamp, and started following your route - and then want/need to skip a bit out; how do you stop the Garmin (590) from tying to take you back to the bit that you skipped?

[Andy M]

An oldie but a goodie, In Sewer Ant ****ers.

Renual from Bikesure 240 quid.
Small print : "We'll take it off your credit card, ring us if you don't like it, only 33p a minute while you are on hold  "

So:

Email their general enquiry people to stop renual 
Go compare to find they quote £190. 
Accept and fill in form telling them to go talk to themselves 

You just know they are going to query their own internal communication   

If only we had REGO instead of this state sponsored mugging.

Andy

[V-Strom3]

Instead of ringing the number try a website called www.saynoto0870.com,
You can enter either the company name or enter a phone number, even works with 09 numbers.
It gives you possible alternative phone numbers.

[MartinW]

Martin, once you've mastered Basecamp, and started following your route - and then want/need to skip a bit out; how do you stop the Garmin (590) from tying to take you back to the bit that you skipped?

Andy - I'm assuming you mean you have put a route in Basecamp and loaded it through Trip Planner and are actually on the ride?

If so, try the back arrow, Apps, Trip Planner.
You should see "Active Trip" at the top of the list, so choose that.
All the way points come up, click the one you want to bypass.
Click "Remove Location" and "Yes"
Click "Go"
Click your next destination.

There might be an easier way 

[Andy M]

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There might be an easier way 

I never found it. I swear the day I finally flip and end up eating all my meals through a straw while studying the padded wall paper will begin with that dozy yankee tart banging on about "Off rout, make a ewe turn". I think its a secret CIA project.

My 14 quid phone app doesn't do this 

Andy

[Hugo Magnus]

Andy - I'm assuming you mean you have put a route in Basecamp and loaded it through Trip Planner and are actually on the ride? Yes!

If so, try the back arrow, Apps, Trip Planner.
You should see "Active Trip" at the top of the list, so choose that.
All the way points come up, click the one you want to bypass.
Click "Remove Location" and "Yes"
Click "Go"
Click your next destination.
How do you know which is your next way point when they are just dots on a road?

There might be an easier way 

I very much appreciate your trying to help, thank you.

I would like to take Mr Garmin on one of my trips and then he would know how to make his device idiot proof

[MartinW]

You should see a list of them???

Maybe your 590 works differently to my 340LM?

[Hugo Magnus]

I'll give it another go when you're ready for a mystery tour