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    TFT Gps custom routes

    The issue with Connected re-arranging the order of waypoints is NOT one I have encountered. My Basecamp-generated GPX files get imported as routes and Connected gets them right -- though it may calculate a different route between waypoints than anticipated. (Garmin does that, too.) Import...
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    TFT Gps custom routes

    Clarification: Cell service is NOT required. The Connected app requires downloading maps and storing them in the phone. Navigation is tracked against these saved maps. I have logged many miles without cell service -- including over the past weekend -- and had no issues with navigation or the...
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    TFT Gps custom routes

    Importing routes to the phone does NOT require a connected bike. You can do the whole thing with just the phone. Near as I can tell, the phone does it all and the bike's TFT is just an alternate display. (Always find it funny when I tell the phone to "Go" on a route then it tells me to connect a...
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    TFT Gps custom routes

    Yes. Not as straightforward as Basecamp to a Garmin device, though. What works for me is exporting the route (File Export Selection) to a OneDrive folder, opening the OneDrive app on the phone, selecting the GPX file with the route -- which opens the Motorrad Connected app so the route can be...
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    Price Aside, what R18 did you want, did you buy that one and why?

    Wanted the B. Bought the B. Wouldn't consider a bike with less than 200 miles of range per tank; that doesn't suit me or my rides. Nor does all the TC's pillion luxury. In almost every regard, the R18B checked the boxes on my list; first bike to even come close in the last 5+ years. The test...
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    Gas Mileage

    Pleased with my MPG. Much better than expected over the first 2k miles. Fuelly As to the secrets: 1. Don't be an idiot playing with the throttle just to make noise. 2. See number 1. 3. See number 1. 4. Keep the bike in the best RPM range for power. The first 3 seem to be most elusive for those...
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    Helmet comms: what works, or doesn't, with BMW Motorrad Connected?

    Sena SRL seems to work so far. Haven't made or taken a call yet. Declined a couple that were SPAMMERS. That worked well. Connected Sena to bike and bike to phone but NOT Sena to phone. That worked well with Garmin GPS and seems to be fine with Motorrad Connect. Biggest issue so far has been...
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    Cost of first service

    $US 390.35 at BMW of Southeast Michigan. Picked her up today, 17 May.
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