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Born Again Eccentric

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I decided 2024 was my year to get fit…why, I dunno, stupid…probably but actually quite enjoying the pain and the gain. As part of that, I bought myself a Garmin Instinct (Solar) 2 watch.

WTF does this have to do with K bikes and motorbiking in general, I hear you think. Bear with me…

The watch allows the user to track numerous sporting type activities, using GPS tracking etc and allows the activity to be reviewed on the Garmin Connect app. I’ve used it for walks, runs and even sailing…but there is no option of motorbiking. There is, however, a e-bike option so I edited out the e- and replaced with motor and gave it a try.

Perfect opportunity was attending a clan gathering near Inverness, Scotland. I was riding up on the Friday for the gathering (about 70 cousins & other rellies who had come from as far as USA, Canada and NZ), partying on Saturday and riding home on Sunday. Mostly motorway and fast main road riding (curse those average speed cameras that infest most of the Scottish roads), so not worthy of one of my ride reports but, to those of you who have read my previous reports you’ll know that I like to show maps of where I’ve been. Previously, I have down loaded my track from my Garmin LM 590 GPS using a mix of base camp and google maps software to create an uploadable map.

However, this is what my smartwatch gave me. All I had to do was press start at the start and stop some 10 hours later when I arrived, then upload to the connect app. Easy.

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The great thing about the app is you can zoom in to the map and see detail. There is also a stats page …which shows average speed and max speed…not shown for potentially legal reason  What a Face

So, if you like to see where you’ve been and record your ride for posterity, this is great trouble free option strapped on your wrist that gives you both time and inclination!


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Track your journey Uk-log10 Track your journey Sco-lo15
                              Paul  Track your journey 905546712

"Heidi" K100LT 1991 (Grey) (VIN 0190172 Engine No. 104EB 2590 2213) - 5th owner. January 2014 (34,000 - 82,818 miles and counting....)
"Gretel" K100LT 1989 (Silver Grey) (VIN 0177324 Engine No. 104EA 2789 2211) - 4th+ owner. September 2015 (82,684 miles and counting....). Cat C Insurance write-off rebuild Feb 17
"Donor" K100LT 1990 (Red)  (VIN 0178091 Engine gone to Dai) - 6th & final owner (crash write-off now donor bike).   June 2012 (73,000 miles) to November 2013 (89,500 miles)
    

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Dai

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And the slowest part of the journey was...

tada!!

Gosport to Newbury??


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

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Born Again Eccentric

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Dai wrote:And the slowest part of the journey was...

tada!!

Gosport to Newbury??
That part of the journey is actually pretty good now (Newbury bypass build a few decades back despite Swampy and his eco mates taking to the trees to stop them being cleared). 

The pic show my return journey…on a Sunday with delays (blue bits of track) at Tay bridge (road works), Preston/Blackpool (accident and daytripper home bound traffic)and Birminjam (spaghetti junction). Even with several miles of filtering/splitting and 3 fuel stops, still averaged 58mph. Cool


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Track your journey Uk-log10 Track your journey Sco-lo15
                              Paul  Track your journey 905546712

"Heidi" K100LT 1991 (Grey) (VIN 0190172 Engine No. 104EB 2590 2213) - 5th owner. January 2014 (34,000 - 82,818 miles and counting....)
"Gretel" K100LT 1989 (Silver Grey) (VIN 0177324 Engine No. 104EA 2789 2211) - 4th+ owner. September 2015 (82,684 miles and counting....). Cat C Insurance write-off rebuild Feb 17
"Donor" K100LT 1990 (Red)  (VIN 0178091 Engine gone to Dai) - 6th & final owner (crash write-off now donor bike).   June 2012 (73,000 miles) to November 2013 (89,500 miles)
    

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88

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That's interesting and good use of the Tech. Did you just edit the E to a K on the program?


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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

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Dai

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Born Again Eccentric wrote:
Dai wrote:And the slowest part of the journey was...

tada!!

Gosport to Newbury??
That part of the journey is actually pretty good now (Newbury bypass build a few decades back despite Swampy and his eco mates taking to the trees to stop them being cleared).
One of the very few things that I reluctantly own up to is that I designed traffic systems for eleven years. Not long after it was opened and fully in use, the Roads Dept. did a follow-up traffic survey and found that the Newbury Bypass, on average, saved a whole two minutes per driver compared to going through the town. However! Offset against that was the increase in quality of life for the town residents. I always hated travelling through Newbury and would go out of my way to bypass it on back roads.


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

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