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December 25, 2006, 10:11:25 AM »
Kinda fits the bikes technonlogy!
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December 25, 2006, 10:13:33 AM »
Hah, a flat-Earth map might be even more appropriate!
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December 25, 2006, 01:06:45 PM »
Forget the maps......a sextant is more like it..
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Re: We Don' Need No Steenkeen' GPS
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December 25, 2006, 03:28:49 PM »
Have fun figuring out Germany or in your trails to 'stans with that outdated gadget!
...that is if the globe has ALSO not been changed since 1955.
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December 25, 2006, 03:34:44 PM »
Erm...... unless I get into off-roading I don't think I'll ever get GPS either. And I sure as heck don't want a car that talks to me....
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December 25, 2006, 07:12:57 PM »
Quote from: TalkingHead on December 25, 2006, 03:34:44 PM
Erm...... unless I get into off-roading I don't think I'll ever get GPS either. And I sure as heck don't want a car that talks to me....
I've actually found my gps more useful finding my way around unfamiliar cities than out in the county side.
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December 25, 2006, 09:20:53 PM »
HAHA and if you tape a playing card to it you could get cool sounds (think 8 yrs old on your huffy) when it spins in the wind.
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December 26, 2006, 08:24:49 AM »
Hummm that gives me a idea.
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December 26, 2006, 08:29:33 AM »
Even with a GPS I still get lost.
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December 26, 2006, 09:28:06 AM »
Quote from: Stargzrgrl on December 26, 2006, 08:29:33 AM
Even with a GPS I still get lost.
That takes skill
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December 26, 2006, 09:36:36 AM »
Quote from: Stargzrgrl on December 26, 2006, 08:29:33 AM
Even with a GPS I still get lost.
Theres nothing wrong with getting lost I have found some good roads that way.
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Re: We Don' Need No Steenkeen' GPS
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December 26, 2006, 10:49:53 AM »
Hmmm
... no batteries +
... no backlight -
... no antenna to break +
... no update feature w/o replacing the whole unit -
... fast panning +
... no zooming -
I guess I'm on the fence with this one
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Stargzrgrl
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December 26, 2006, 10:50:56 AM »
Quote from: CBRXXBLACKBIRD on December 26, 2006, 09:36:36 AM
Theres nothing wrong with getting lost I have found some good roads that way.
Oh yeh me too, just can't remember where they were!
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December 26, 2006, 10:55:35 AM »
If that bike was traveling at a fixed speed on a conveyor belt, would the spinning globe counter the effect of crosswinds?
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December 26, 2006, 01:09:46 PM »
Quote from: Stargzrgrl on December 26, 2006, 10:50:56 AM
Oh yeh me too, just can't remember where they were!
Crap!!!! Now that I think about it same here
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Joe.
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Corbeau
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December 26, 2006, 02:33:10 PM »
Quote from: DogBoy on December 26, 2006, 10:55:35 AM
If that bike was traveling at a fixed speed on a conveyor belt, would the spinning globe counter the effect of crosswinds?
It depends if you want to achieve lift, of course!
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December 26, 2006, 02:37:11 PM »
Funny, Funny, Funny....
My buddy does almost the same thing....
Tapes a piece of paper to the tank and calls that his GPS.
That is a great photo...send it to a moto mag. Bet you they publish it !!
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December 26, 2006, 04:06:07 PM »
I always thought the world was flat.
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