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Maiden Voyage
Part 3:



I drove it up to my Mom and Dad's house this afternoon with the motocompy in place and I think it was a success...a learning success. The screen was pretty wobbly because the hinge had too much play in the joint, if that makes any sense. I think I need to find a slightly larger post for the hinge so that it doesn't bounce around quite as much. Not that it really mattered today...the glare made the screen fairly unusable. Also, the power inverter was giving me some problems. I have two power inverters and the one that I'm using right now is a higher wattage rating and it has a fan in it but it also likes to cut out at odd times...so, I think I'm going to take it out for a spin with the other inverter and see how that works. Overall, I was pretty pleased with how everything worked. The computer stayed in place, nothing caught on fire, and I didn't crash. I'd call it a success.
posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 10:51 AM
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# re: Maiden Voyage
posted by Jason
on 6/16/2006 3:14 PM
well i just caught up on all of your bloggings because i just got your email and it had your rss feed on it and i added it in Google's Reader program and it lets you read up on the past. so i did and boy am i a doofus for not living it day to day. but now today is a new day, and the night before you trip, and i shall view each bloggity as you post it! phew!
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# re: Maiden Voyage
posted by JiltedCitizen
on 6/19/2006 2:36 PM
Sounds cool. My first question was why didn't you get just a motorcycle GPS, but I guess it does more than that huh?
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# re: Maiden Voyage
posted by brian
on 6/19/2006 3:33 PM
yeah, the whole thing started with a search for a good mobile gps unit but the better units (voice directions, good memory, color, etc) weren't all that cheap. i figured i could build a small computer that did a lot less for cheaper. i'm going to try to post something detailing the system specs and what it can do. there's been a lot of trial and error in the process but things seem to be working pretty smoothly now.
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# re: Maiden Voyage
posted by brian
on 6/19/2006 3:35 PM
yeah, the whole thing started with a search for a good mobile gps unit but the better units (voice directions, good memory, color, etc) weren't all that cheap. i figured i could build a small computer that did a lot less for cheaper. i'm going to try to post something detailing the system specs and what it can do. there's been a lot of trial and error in the process but things seem to be working pretty smoothly now.
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# re: Maiden Voyage
posted by JiltedCitizen
on 6/19/2006 4:04 PM
Yup just realized how expensive they were after I posted that. Same as aftermarket car ones I suppose. I'm wondering why these are so big http://www.hjc-chatterbox.com/ Seems like you could hook bluetooth up to one of those. I'm not paying $900 for a helmet either. I do want GPS for my bike though. It would be neat to track where I go.
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