Against The Wind
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« on: January 02, 2007, 11:56:39 am » |
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The Region 4 folks gave me an idea. Are people interested in a mileage contest for the 2007 riding season? Since some of us have to park the bikes for the winter we could do an April 1 - Oct 31. The BMWMOA has a similar event. We could make it flexible and ask people to pick any 6 or 7 consecutive months. The honour system could be in effect.
What say you? Maybe somebody could set up an Excel sheet where everyone could post their starting and ending odometer readings. We Canucks and the few Euros and southern hemisphere folks could do our own metric conversions.
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2007, 12:00:26 pm » |
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+1  I like it........ and do see that the time adjustment would be a evening factor. SeeYa DavidLSI |
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2007, 04:30:41 pm » |
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I'm in! I put on 538 miles yesterday with short daylight hours. Can't wait for more daylight!  |
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2007, 05:35:40 pm » |
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Sounds interesting!
As a newbie here, what kind of mileage do you anticipate people will enter? I've done 14,000 miles in the past twelve months (which seems like a ton of miles to me). Do you expect that's above average? Below average? Just curious.
- Tom
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Against The Wind
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2007, 05:39:30 pm » |
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I did 23,000 kms which is just a hair over 14,000 miles in 2006.
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2007, 06:58:59 pm » |
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C'mon guys.Just ride.Contest!!!????Please.  |
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2007, 07:08:32 pm » |
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I firmly believe that I can continue to do less mileage than anyone.
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2007, 07:20:24 pm » |
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Nahhh, some silly SoCal commuter will likely win this one!
Last year: appx 8000 miles. This year: appx 18000 miles (est.). I don't commute either - that's all fun riding.
18000 miles, avg. of 38 mpg. That's 473.68 gallons of fuel. At an est. average of $2.90 per gallon = $1,373 in fuel costs. Three sets of tires at $240 a set - $720. Miscelaneous vehicle repairs and expenses: $1000 (to be safe...)
Total cost: appx $3000 in expenses for my hobby.
Hell, that's cheap compared to the costs of my shooting expenses!
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2007, 08:07:16 pm » |
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I'll probably be in the running for lowest this year...  |
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream."
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2007, 05:31:55 am » |
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I like it. We did this on another forum I frequent. Name the start date and I'm in with pics of my odometers on that day. That's how we tracked it on the other site.
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2007, 06:40:31 am » |
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Jeeze if you guys don't want to participate then don't. I just found out that with 20,619 miles for last year that I won the high mileage mark over on the Hayabusa.org site. And that doesn't include the 2,500 on the Transalp or other bikes and it's only for a half year of riding (basically) since I started working from home in August so no commuter mileage either. Anyway, I'm for it and I'll volunteer my services to manage it. It could be interesting If you're interested, just post up a picture of your odometer(s) any time as your starting mileage. Include a written piece of paper with the date and your name or a copy of today's headlines with the date visible. Ultimately there needs to be a visible start mileage. On mine below, click on the image to see the full pic and you can see the start miles on both bikes During the year you can post your mileage at the end of each month (I'll send you a PM reminding you about a week prior to due dates). At the end, post another picture of your odometer(s). That'll be the end mileage. Here are my starts:  Hayabusa: 56298  Transalp: 20537 Carl |
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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2007, 06:41:39 am » |
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I'm a BMWMOA member for 26 years and have never entered their contest. I'd rather ride for my own pleasure than make everything in life a contest. I've averaged 18k a year for the past 26 years and managed 24k in 2006 with a recovery period for bladder/prostate surgery - Ouch! I attended a local CMA chapter meeting where they were handing out a monthly award for highest mileage. Being new I just sat and watched as the recipient got the plaque for 1,500 in one month. That's a worthy amount. One of the officers looked at me and asked how many miles I'd put on in the two months since I moved to Oregon and I fessed up to 6,000 in two months. Hey, It's a beautiful state!
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« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2007, 08:08:14 am » |
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I'll probably be in the running for lowest this year... Not likely. Ahhh, but the roads and the scenery...simply unbeatable. And I'm not willing to trade. |
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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2007, 08:28:35 am » |
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I have no chance of winning .... I can't rack up the miles on dirt the way I can on pavement and I realy like dirt now  I'll still participate though just for giggles |
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« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2007, 10:37:35 am » |
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No problem as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps we'll get a few folks off their keisters to go for a ride, if nothing else to participate. And of course, participation is certainly not manditory. I have a webpage up to track mileage. http://www.schelin.org/20070101/index.php(I'm mucking about with my firewall rules so if it's not available immediately, the rules are reset every 15 minutes on the quarter, so I can get back in if I muck something up so badly I can't get back in (like I did about an hour ago  )) Carl |
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Against The Wind
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« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2007, 11:14:56 am » |
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I'll still participate though just for giggles That's all I was really talking about. Who cares who really gets the most? It's just for fun for crying out loud. |
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« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2007, 12:38:52 pm » |
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Who cares who really gets the most? It's just for fun for crying out loud.
It would be way MORE fun if I would win  |
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« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2007, 12:46:34 pm » |
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I'll partake in this, for this is the year I'm heading out west  So whats on the winning prize table- Ruben sandwich and a beer perhaps?  |
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« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2007, 01:33:25 pm » |
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Sounds good. A collective mileage log as well. It will be interesting see the the total accumulated mileage by all riders. I know I won't have the most individual miles, but I don't think that is what this is about anyway.  I will be watching this develop and hopefully get my act together to submit "before and after" shots. Why do people slag things they aren't interested in??  |
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« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2007, 02:09:02 pm » |
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Why do people slag things they aren't interested in?? Too much pee for their own Cheerios I guess Carl |
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« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2007, 05:28:55 pm » |
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OK, here're my ODOs as posted on the other site on Jan 1.
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« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2007, 06:02:24 pm » |
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Um, since the "contest" doesn't start until April 1 (?), why are people posting odo pics and stuff now?
Another small web forum I frequent had a similar mileage contest. I won for 2006 with a measly 14K or so from 4/15 to 10/15 (18,500 for the calendar year). I'm guessing that at least 20K in the 7 month period will be needed to even be in the running.
I'll be in, just for fun. I'm going to ride how much I ride (mostly fun, very little commuting or slab). But since I'm an anal-retentive engineer, I keep track of stuff like mileage and maintenance in a spreadsheet.
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« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2007, 06:08:58 pm » |
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Um, since the "contest" doesn't start until April 1 (?), why are people posting odo pics and stuff now?
Start any time you want and pick any 6 consecutive months or something. Some people ride year round -Gary |
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« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2007, 07:21:03 pm » |
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Um, since the "contest" doesn't start until April 1 (?), why are people posting odo pics and stuff now?
Good point, the BMW MOA contest runs from mid April to mid October. That is "typically" the peak period for most folks (cont. US anyway). Guess I will post new pics of ODOs that coincide with the MOA deal. So; for now--never mind |
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« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2007, 08:56:32 pm » |
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I dunno. Did we pick 6 months vs a year? I know I ride all year so I hadn't considered limiting it, however I can see how the lower states vs the snowed in states would make it a little unfair Carl |
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