Hi
@Alberto Rinaldo
Let’s see if I can hash through this. Get your HD app ready! The HD app nav system is really pretty powerful, it just takes some getting used to. All this is done through the HD app on the phone, and it doesn’t have to be connected to the bike to set up or edit your routes when not riding.
Planning a ride with waypoints. To plan a detailed ride with intermediate stops (waypoints), select ‘ride’ at the bottom of the screen then ‘create ride’, add your start location and the next waypoint by tapping the orange ‘+’ on the right side of the screen which brings up ‘add next stop’. Once you’ve entered the next waypoint you can keep adding new waypoints using the same method and tap the ‘continue’ at the bottom of the screen to change the order of the locations as desired by dragging them around. Keep adding different waypoints on the route under the ‘continue’ screen, and you can delete a waypoint by swiping left on the location and selecting ‘delete’. Once you’re happy with the route, you can select ‘ride it’, or ‘save’ to save the ride for later. You can also edit a saved route to modify it later.
When on a multi-day trip, I usually save each day’s ride as a separate trip file, since there are many waypoints and it’s easier to manage. Easy to edit the night before the ride if needed.
Editing a route to add waypoints. If you start the ride and are navigating and want to add a stop to the route, you end the navigation, tap ‘route details’, then tap ‘edit’ and continue the process described above to add a new waypoint and move it around to the correct position in the route.
Ride from Point A to Point B with route options. If you’re just wanting to ride to a location and want the route options but don’t want to enter the detailed waypoints, when starting instead of tapping ‘create ride’ at the bottom of the screen you type in the destination in the ‘where to’ box at the top of the screen, then in the next screen select ‘take me there’. If there is more than one recommended route there will be different map screens you can swipe between by swiping under the map near the dots (the number of different route option screens will be shown by the number dots under the map). One map should indicate ‘fastest route’, and the others will show the different map routes with associated distance and time estimates. These routes will vary depending upon the driving options selected (avoidances).
Importing GPX route files. You’ll also notice when starting the app that you can import a GPX file, so if you have a route saved from another nav device, you can save that file to your phone and ‘import’ it into the HD app. Handy if someone wants to send you their saved route.
The HD app is really pretty flexible and easier to create routes with than on the Garmin in my opinion. Everything can be done on the phone and you don’t need a separate computer to run Garmin Express or Basecamp. Once you play with the app for a while (best done in a recliner with a beer), you’ll quickly get proficient with setting up a ride and figuring out how to use the app. My biggest gripes are:
1). First and foremost, I wish the Pan Am had Apple CarPlay!!! Enough said.
2). I wish the Pan Am had worldwide maps built into the nav system with a satellite receiver. This would solve the cell signal issue and losing a map display. I don’t like total dependence on the phone during navigation. It would be good to set up the ride parameters using the phone then link it to the Pan Am when riding. This is why I often use a Garmin since a lot of my rides are outside of cell range.
3). The HD app database of waypoints is not as robust as Google Maps or Apple Maps. So if I want to search for a restaurant (for example) it may not be in the database. In that case I go to Google, get the restaurant address, then go back to the HD app and enter the address in. A bit of extra work.
4). I think the HD app and Pan Am display needs more user controls (information display density, text size, color control, etc)
5). The resolution on the Pan Am display is not as good as my phone, but about the same as my Garmin. I wish it had higher resolution. This is an expensive bike!
6). The map orientation on the Pan Am display can be wonky, and has a mind of its own. I’m hoping this can be fixed through an update.
I do like how everything integrates through the Pan Am display and the comm system through my helmet. Makes for a great riding experience. I have a Cardo Freecom 1+ communication system which I’ve had for years and so far it has worked flawlessly with the Pan Am. I don’t ride with others (and if I did I’d rather not listen to them bitch or singing), so the single comm works for me. 😁
Hope this helps 🧐
