Southern New England TOR with a twist - Page 18

Liza · 10-23-2012, 05:06 PM

New Tag. Nothing special, just a nice, out of the way, road.

bobnoxious67 · 11-07-2012, 05:22 PM

RTLLTR · 11-10-2012, 04:32 AM

Almost broke my neck trying to keep up with this tag.................man it moves fast

bobnoxious67 · 11-18-2012, 07:02 AM

bobnoxious67 · 11-18-2012, 07:11 AM

Fully geared for a ride to MO, and wallowing like a pig riding N to S

Do me a favor you FF's...move it at least once so I can grab it and move it on my ride home from MO the week after Thanksgiving

akarob · 11-18-2012, 01:17 PM

Wow, what a ride. A few of us agreed to meet in Fall River to head out and grab the tag together. Well, as we sat in the D'nD, we saw that the tag was moved. So with after a bit of war-room type discussion, we headed to New London Tpke. We entered from 102 and ride South to the tag. Good thing too, if we went the other way, it would have been too easy. The V Strom struggled through the rocks but we stuck together and got to the tag.

As we entered NL Tpke...

Tag grab shot:

Now, from there we continued South through some great small towns and winding back roads to the eventual placement of the new tag.

Have a nice ride. Notice the elevation, not a mistake.

Oh , and I almost forgot, the tag shot.

Capt. REDBEARD · 11-18-2012, 03:43 PM

is there a ferry involved in this tag?

akarob · 11-18-2012, 04:15 PM

We had considered a boat ride, but there is a perfectly good bridge for you to ride across.

bobnoxious67 · 11-18-2012, 05:19 PM

akarob · 11-18-2012, 07:07 PM

And you thought we all forgot about it...

bobnoxious67 · 11-19-2012, 03:04 AM

I did indeed...good on ya

Today is going to be a great day on a motorcycle...1/2 mile from the end of Skyline Dr, Current temp already at 46, with a high well in the 50's

Rusty Rocket · 11-19-2012, 10:03 AM

Obviously the same puddle as the tag shot, but why such a large discrepancy in GPS co-ords?

akarob · 11-19-2012, 10:09 AM

Two different formats. One is decimal degrees, the other is in degrees minutes and seconds. You can enter either into the Google Maps search bar if you kow how to format it.

Rusty Rocket · 11-19-2012, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akarob

Two different formats. One is decimal degrees, the other is in degrees minutes and seconds. You can enter either into the Google Maps search bar if you kow how to format it.

Ah, thanks. I didn't look close enough at the displays.

I even know about that stuff, but at my age, sometimes the brain ain't as quick as it should be.

magnells · 11-19-2012, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty Rocket

Ah, thanks. I didn't look close enough at the displays.

I even know about that stuff, but at my age, sometimes the brain ain't as quick as it should be.

Quote:

Originally Posted by akarob

Two different formats. One is decimal degrees, the other is in degrees minutes and seconds. You can enter either into the Google Maps search bar if you kow how to format it.

Actually, they are quite different, 41 35.251, -71 39.794 is 1.9 miles away from 41.563165, -71.642742. The former is off I-95, the latter is on New London Turnpike (the actual tag location).

The incorrect one shows the location of the cursor on the screen, not the location of the etrex GPS.

It hardly matters, as the motorcycles were in the right place.

More importantly, the location of the current tag shot is correct.

10-23-2012, 05:06 PM	#256
Liza Dirty Girl Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 196	New Tag. Nothing special, just a nice, out of the way, road. __________________ DR350(441) Liza screwed with this post 10-23-2012 at 05:24 PM

11-07-2012, 05:22 PM	#257
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,753	__________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

11-10-2012, 04:32 AM	#258
RTLLTR Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: America's Hometown Oddometer: 705	Almost broke my neck trying to keep up with this tag.................man it moves fast __________________ " You never see a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's office"

11-18-2012, 07:02 AM	#259
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,753	Old tag __________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

11-18-2012, 07:11 AM	#260
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,753	New tag Fully geared for a ride to MO, and wallowing like a pig riding N to S Do me a favor you FF's...move it at least once so I can grab it and move it on my ride home from MO the week after Thanksgiving __________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

11-18-2012, 01:17 PM	#261
akarob Green Cantern Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Skuncasville, CT Oddometer: 6,507	Wow, what a ride. A few of us agreed to meet in Fall River to head out and grab the tag together. Well, as we sat in the D'nD, we saw that the tag was moved. So with after a bit of war-room type discussion, we headed to New London Tpke. We entered from 102 and ride South to the tag. Good thing too, if we went the other way, it would have been too easy. The V Strom struggled through the rocks but we stuck together and got to the tag. As we entered NL Tpke... Tag grab shot: Now, from there we continued South through some great small towns and winding back roads to the eventual placement of the new tag. Have a nice ride. Notice the elevation, not a mistake. Oh , and I almost forgot, the tag shot. __________________ 9 50/990 CRASH BAR BAGS, FENDER BAGS, and more. Made with pride. Pachaug Map '08 KTM 450 xcr-w, '10 KTM 990 Adventure '85 Honda CR500 NETRA #24519

11-18-2012, 03:43 PM	#262
Capt. REDBEARD TWECO Joined: Oct 2008 Location: buzzards bay Oddometer: 940	is there a ferry involved in this tag? __________________ 1976 R60/6, 2009 530 EXC, 2008 250 XC, 2004 950 ADV if the ocean were whiskey and I were a duck - I'd swim to the bottom and never come up

11-18-2012, 04:15 PM	#263
akarob Green Cantern Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Skuncasville, CT Oddometer: 6,507	We had considered a boat ride, but there is a perfectly good bridge for you to ride across. __________________ 9 50/990 CRASH BAR BAGS, FENDER BAGS, and more. Made with pride. Pachaug Map '08 KTM 450 xcr-w, '10 KTM 990 Adventure '85 Honda CR500 NETRA #24519

11-18-2012, 05:19 PM	#264
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,753	__________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

11-18-2012, 07:07 PM	#265
akarob Green Cantern Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Skuncasville, CT Oddometer: 6,507	And you thought we all forgot about it... __________________ 9 50/990 CRASH BAR BAGS, FENDER BAGS, and more. Made with pride. Pachaug Map '08 KTM 450 xcr-w, '10 KTM 990 Adventure '85 Honda CR500 NETRA #24519

11-19-2012, 03:04 AM	#266
bobnoxious67 Baby steps... Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Marion, MA Oddometer: 1,753	I did indeed...good on ya Today is going to be a great day on a motorcycle...1/2 mile from the end of Skyline Dr, Current temp already at 46, with a high well in the 50's __________________ "turn it on man, turn it on-whatever, whoever you are-TURN THE FAWKER ON!" -Herbert Foster Gunnison 01 Girlie 09 TE450

11-19-2012, 10:03 AM	#267
Rusty Rocket Life behind "Bars" Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Northcentral CT Oddometer: 6,263	Obviously the same puddle as the tag shot, but why such a large discrepancy in GPS co-ords? __________________ 1996 DR 650 (a big girl that likes it dirty) 1973 Penton Six-Days (mint) 1971 Suzuki TS185 (needs restoration) 2005 KTM 400exc w/ BajaDesigns D/S light kit

11-19-2012, 10:09 AM	#268
akarob Green Cantern Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Skuncasville, CT Oddometer: 6,507	Two different formats. One is decimal degrees, the other is in degrees minutes and seconds. You can enter either into the Google Maps search bar if you kow how to format it. __________________ 9 50/990 CRASH BAR BAGS, FENDER BAGS, and more. Made with pride. Pachaug Map '08 KTM 450 xcr-w, '10 KTM 990 Adventure '85 Honda CR500 NETRA #24519

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