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He is supposed to get a price and let me know. It probably won't be too long.
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OK folks...I spoke with Eddie and he has two large patches left. His email had changed so he probably never got the emails from those who tried. You can send him a PM. His username is Eddie. He is also checking on what it would cost to have some more made. He has two available, first come first served.
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It was Eddie who had those patches made. It has been a while since I talked to him about it but I think he was about out and probably wasn't going to do it again. If there is enough interest, I can see about having some more made but the minimum is usually about 100-150 to get a decent price and I would need to know that there is enough demand for them. I pay for this type of thing out of my pocket and it's sometimes hard to sit on several hundred dollars worth of bells, patches, etc. I currently have plenty of VentureRider Guardian bells and the small patches. Would be happy to get large patches if the demand is there.
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Just wondering if any of you have ordered a flag yet? I think they are nicely done and would like to know when any of you get one what you think of them.
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Well, I never cared for the Caravans before I went to work for this company. All they buy is Caravans, probably because they are lower priced than many of the fans out there. This is my second once since joining the company though. They replace them at around 110,000 miles and I have to say, I never had any problems at all with the first one. This one only has about 25,000 on it now and has been trouble free also. The company has a certain dealership that they buy from and basically just buy whatever is on the lot. This one happens to have a different stereo setup due to the fact that it has the roof mounted flip down DVD player. I have never used it and the plastic is still on the screen but that is why it has a different stereo system. I've actually found that the built in speaker on the Zumo car mount is plenty loud now that I've turned up the master volume so I'm OK with it. If I want to use the MP3 player, I'll just unplug the patch cable from my Sirius radio and plug it into the Zumo.
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I've got it figured out now. It is the Dodge stereo. If you don't have high enough input into the aux jacks, it turns the aux off. I played with it this morning. If I turn the MP3 on the Zumo down to 30%, it turns off the aux inputs. If I keep it up to 40%, it is sporadic. I have it on 100% now and it works fine. If there is more than a 5 second delay between any MP3 tracks, it turns off. One it sees an input signal, it takes 4 seconds to turn on again. That means that you have to have music playing all the time or you won't get the navigation prompts. With the music off, if you get a prompt that says, for example, to turn in .9 miles, by the time the 4 seconds has passed to turn on the aux of the stereo, you have missed the prompt already. Bottom line, the Dodge stereo sucks in this regard. Only solution I can see is to simply use the internal speaker on the car mount of the Zumo. Wish they made some sort of device to plug inline to maintain some sort of signal on the aux input but I don't know of anything.
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That was YOUR speedo? I thought it was a sling shot. No wonder I couldn't hit anything with it. I just figured it was worn out because it looked all stretched out.
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Maybe I'm Crazy....
Freebird replied to Captainkirk's topic in Computer help and tips for using this site.
It was indeed very server intensive. Every time somebody clicked on a post, the system had to scan all the posts to see who had read it. I thought when I did it that it would be a nice feature but I really underestimated the resources that it would consume. -
Yes, I found the volume control. Both of them. What I'm talking about though is that if I have the MP3 player manually paused, the navigation prompts don't work at all. So if I don't want to listen to music, I can't hear the prompts.
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I agree 100%. I had a RoadSofa and was not at all happy with it. Not only did it push me forward but the fit was terrible. There was about a 3/4" gap between the front edge of the seat and the gas tank. They would not respond to my emails either. I finally sold it and bought the Corbin which I LOVE.
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Hey...I've MET most of you...now stay OUT of the hot tub.
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I'm thinking you are probably dead on. No, there is no way to hard set the aux input. I think that is also why it doesn't work if you pause the MP3. I notice that when I pause the music and then start it again, there is a delay while the aux input picks up the signal. Too long a delay for the navigation prompts to trigger it I think. I also found the volume to be lacking but figured out tonight about the two separate volume controls on the Garmin. I turned it up so tomorrow I'll bet it works much better but I'm pretty much convinced that it's not going to work unless I have the music cranked up. The only thing that really puzzles me though is that I can turn the Sirius unit all the way down and the "Aux" doesn't lose the signal. I'm betting this is the problem and am somewhat relieved that it's not the Zumo itself. I won't be using it much in the van anyway. I have a RAM laptop mount in it and use my laptop with Microsoft Streets with GPS so don't really need the Zumo in it.
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Yes, I have the car adapter but my hearing isn't the greatest and the sound from the little speaker leaves a lot to be desired. Even more so if you want to use the MP3 function.
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OK folks, I got home late last night and barely had time to play with the new Zumo 550 before going to bed. This morning I stuck it in my work car so that I could try it out a bit today. Now, my work car is a 2008 Dodge Caravan. It has an AM/FM/CD unit with RCA type inputs on the front for auxiliary in. I use it all the time with my Sirius radio with a 1/8" stereo to dual RCA plugs to run from the Sirius unit to the car's stereo. The way it works is that when you plug an audio source into the aux input jacks on the stereo, it automatically switches to aux. I simply unplugged the stereo plug from the Sirius and plugged it into the audio out jack of the Garmin car mount. It worked great at first but then it started losing the aux in signal. There is an indicator on the stereo that says "Aux" when something is plugged in. If it is on aux though and there is no input signal, the display says "No Aux Found". It will show "Aux" and work fine for a few minutes and then "No Aux Found" for a few minutes and during those times there is no MP3 nor navigation prompts heard from the Garmin. Also, I notice that if I press the pause button on the Garmin MP3 player, I also lost navigation prompts as long as the MP3 is paused. I'm thinking that all of this has something to do with the way the aux input works on my cars stereo but was wondering if any of you have run into a similar problem. The only way I can double check it would be to get it installed on the bike and go for a VERY cold ride.
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If you've never split the fairing, removed the tank, etc. I would figure a couple of hours.
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Yes, you will get total silence with the mic mute. Same as turning the intercom down all the way. I too have experienced the same thing that you did with the clicking and the intercom turned up. I was able to get rid of it by slightly moving the wires under the left side of the gas tank but not everybody has had success with that. I have the Mic Mute now and no longer have to worry about it though.
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HEY...I GOT A ROOM. Not only that...but this one has a hot tub, the champagne is on ice....life is GOOD. Eileen is taking a little nap right now but when she wakes up, the champagne will be cold....I drove to the store and picked up some boiled shrimp and cocktail sauce......even got some ice cream to prove that we ARE VentureRiders.
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Well..I've not been online much the past couple of days. Eileen and I are still away and won't be home until Sunday night. She is sleeping in this morning so I was checking my email and saw a few donations and was very surprised. I then came across this post and understood what triggered them. I just want to say that they are MUCH appreciated. Those of you who know me well know that I do NOT do this for the money. To be honest, if I did, I would have shut it down long ago. I do this because i enjoy it and I love the family that has been created here. It does get expensive at times though and money is a bit tight at times so the donations are sincerely appreciated. I may have created this monster but it is all of YOU who have made it what it is. I feel that I am very blessed to have so many very good friends. I hope to meet many more of you in person in 2009. Thanks Much, Don
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The good news is that my Garmin Zumo 550 arrived today. The bad news is that it arrived about 2 hours after I left. That's life. My son called to tell me that it had arrived but Eileen and I had already left for our 4 day anniversary vacation. It gives me something to look forward to when I get home though. Except for all of that: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY VENTURERIDER FRIENDS!
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Or....just type the text that you want and then after you type it, highlight it and THEN click on the "link" icon and type in the URL. It will add it to the text that you had highlighted.
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hmmm....heck with the chat room...I'm going to Steve's house.
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I like it. I bought my wife a Virago 535 a few years ago. She rode it a bit but didn't like the way it felt. Had a lot of rake to the front end. It was a cool bike though. As for resizing the pics. If you make them a max of 640 x 480 and under 200,000 bytes they should work fine. Check the "Computer Help" section of the forum for some good suggestions and links.
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I love it. The rear fenders are a GREAT compliment to the original lines of the RSV. Very nice.
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LOL....that WAS funny. Apparently he does NOT appreciate the finer points of vintage audio technology.
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WOW....works GREAT for me. I can't afford to trade and now I don't want to.