Kilometres ridden.

[HACKLE]

After a rather different years riding I see that I have put 20,676 kilometres behind me. Not the highest I've done in a year, but still enough.
On another note, whilst re-reading one of the many books I have on my shelves, this one by Klaus Hueneke.... Mountain Landscapes and Historic Huts. There on page 113 was a photo of a timbered boardwalk stretching up a long rise to a hut in Tasmania. The interesting part was the caption accompanying said photo.
"Olaf Moon told me that as a strapping eighteen year old he carried a bag of cement up to High Camp Memorial Hut in one ... without stopping... go." It's a cosy, compact haven looked after by the Hobart Walking Club.
The things you learn about your fellow IBA members, in the most unusual places.

 

[Giggles]

Quiet year for me with the Super Tenere doing more mileage overseas than at home (I was tempted to include the distance on the ship to and from the UK but I'm not that much of a flog. ). About 10K all up.

 

[Biggles]

23,231 on the ST1300
4,973 on the V-Strom

 

[ACTCapo]

I’d calculate it, but I’d be embarrassed to say. I did do 2 x SS1600s though.

 

[HACKLE]

What's known is simple parlance, as arse covering Shane. Welcome to the New Year, and more opportunity to increase your kilometres. Cheers.

 

[cjmckay]

~3,580 on the Street 500
~10,500 on the Ultra Limited

4 x SS1600Ks only.

Definitely not enough....

 

[Chris Wiltshire]

Am I allowed to play?
45,050km in 2023 for me, and 222,000km since 2017.

 

[HACKLE]

Of course you can. Just cause you're "over thu dutch" doesn't mean you can't.

 

[Kimmie]

I have no idea, not too many though.
1x Border Run + 1x SCDR to Swan Hill and maybe a couple runs through Granya.
1x trip to Dandenong for work and a couple of trips to Albury
1x loop through Cabramurra (that I was supposed to help out another rider.
That's all I can think of.

 

[Brookester]

Once upon a time in a 'Far' away forum was an annual thread of starting and finishing mileage, got quite 'competitive'

 

[HACKLE]

Still is Brookster, judging by Chris's [NZ] contribution.

 

[Olaf Moon]

After a rather different years riding I see that I have put 20,676 kilometres behind me. Not the highest I've done in a year, but still enough.
On another note, whilst re-reading one of the many books I have on my shelves, this one by Klaus Hueneke.... Mountain Landscapes and Historic Huts. There on page 113 was a photo of a timbered boardwalk stretching up a long rise to a hut in Tasmania. The interesting part was the caption accompanying said photo.
"Olaf Moon told me that as a strapping eighteen year old he carried a bag of cement up to High Camp Memorial Hut in one ... without stopping... go." It's a cosy, compact haven looked after by the Hobart Walking Club.
The things you learn about your fellow IBA members, in the most unusual places.

LMAO. Yes, Olaf grew up in Tasmania and left for Canberra when I was eighteen. In those days, my interests ran to skiing, rock climbing, mountaineering and bushwalking. The latter continues, so yes it is true I carried bags of cement up to that hut - I was a little stronger in those days! My interest in mountain huts remains and you can see all that history across six states on my website https://mountainhuts.net/ . This was started about two years ago, after I ceased being the webmaster for the Kosciuszko Huts Association (over 10 years). For those interested in walking and climbing you can see anyones record at https://www.peakbagger.com/Default.aspx - just "friend me" there!

 

[Olaf Moon]

Just curious - does anyone (else) keep a spreadsheet of all bikes they have owned and kilometres ridden (over decades)?

 

[HACKLE]

Sadly in my case, no. Wish I had, there'd be a fair few k's in total.

 

[Biggles]

Just curious - does anyone (else) keep a spreadsheet of all bikes they have owned and kilometres ridden (over decades)?

As a compulsive spreadsheeter, yes.

 

[Olaf Moon]

As a compulsive spreadsheeter, yes.

Me too. Started it about 1999, but the data goes back to 1970, so I had to do a little research at one point.

 

[thommo]

Less than 3,000km, 2,500 ish of those k's came in the last few days of the year.

 

[Roadbandit]

I think I racked up about 15000km last year. No spreadsheets for me.

2024 is off to a good start with about 3000km on the clock sofar

 

[Gatey]

I'm embarrassed a bit.
All up estimated 11,000k
Just under 9,000 documented. All of those into the southeast of SA from up here.