Nice day for a ride - so I took the long way to work

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Nice day for a ride - so I took the long way to work

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So I took the long way to work ...

... which in my case turns a 15km ride into a 300km one. I'll call it a "mental health day".

GPS tracking put the distance covered at 299.8 km - max speed 98.6km/h (it used to hit the rev limiter at 112 km/hr indicated, but now it's hitting it at 106 km/hr indicated - so I'm putting that down to transmission wear at the moment).

Fuel economy has been interesting; first leg was 95% wide-open-throttle - punching into a mild headwind - and averaging a steady climb over 60km. Economy for this leg was 26.09 km/l. 2nd leg was a mixture of WOT and limited to 80 km/hr - neutral wind - slight downhill - economy averaged 32.7km/l. Haven't got the final leg economy yet, but it'll be much the same as the first - mostly neutral wind - elevation change averaged out - and mostly WOT. Popped a spare 5l of fuel under the seat in an approved container, but didn't need it. Normal "city" economy hovers around 43 -> 45 km/l.

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Note: Average is low because GPS was running even when bike wasn't - did a bit of visiting during the day.
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300 kms way to work? hope you didn't clocked in too late for work today..
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alx123 wrote:300 kms way to work? hope you didn't clocked in too late for work today..
Yep. But it's OK - I own the company :)
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ah, that explains it...
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What is that app please?
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The Poacher wrote:What is that app please?
MotionX-GPS for iOS.

Powerful, but not the friendliest interface I've come across.
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