docc Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Many of you know my celebration of Moto Guzzi's centenary this year is to roll 200.000 km/124,000 miles on my one-owner Sport. What are you folks posting for "mileage?" "kilometerage?" @andy york rocks. Likely the world record for a V11 thus far. @kglm ? @luhbo? @Orson? (I keep my odometer in my signature.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Yeah, well. "The best laid plans of mice and men" . . . The Sport has rolled only backward and forward enough to get my >other< bike on the lift. Then she went all Italian on me, to get my attention, and started spilling fluids onto the floor. All the while knowing I can't get her back on the lift until the sweet, quiet little Japanese lady is seen to. My chances of actually making my 200.000 km goal by the South'n SpineRaid (and Mandello's Moto Guzzi Centenary Celebration) is diminishing. Anyone wiling to post their odometer at this point in their V11's progress? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 A semantic question of language differences arises. In places where distance is measured in miles, we speak of "mileage" as the cumulative distance covered by a machine, or in travel. I places where distance is measured in kilometers, how is that referred to? "kilometerage?" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomchri Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Usually, how far, and just the #s. Cheers Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loteqv11Naked Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 18,000 kms on a red 2004 v11 cafe. My bmw GS gets all the gravel miles!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyNZ Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/21/2021 at 3:11 PM, docc said: In places where distance is measured in kilometers, how is that referred to? "kilometerage?" Many in NZ say "kays". Although as a country with a lot of sheep, we could start using Sheppies. Douglas Adams said a Sheppy is the closest distance at which sheep remain picturesque (about 1.4 kays). 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmc28 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Was Adams a New Zealander? Like Germaine and Bret, and Xena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyNZ Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Douglas Noel Adams was a Brit who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" among other stories. A great storyteller who improved my life. If you find that you are taking yourself too seriously, his books are the antidote. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmc28 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 14 hours ago, MartyNZ said: Douglas Noel Adams was a Brit who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" among other stories. A great storyteller who improved my life. If you find that you are taking yourself too seriously, his books are the antidote. We share the sentiment about Adams, I just mistakenly deduced that he may have been from NZ from the earlier post. Both of my adult kids still befuddle their mother when they communicate with me in 1-liner quotes from an Adams book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 "Sheppies" aside (what an interesting aside - heh: play on words! ), I discovered a bit of a "reset" trying for the 200.000 kays mark. I've been using the common 0.62 conversion factor (124,000 miles = 200.000 km). Creeping up on the mark got me thinking, in my helmet, that 0.62 is likely an approximation. Sure enough, the most accurate conversion factor is 0.621371 . No big deal over a couple hundred miles/km, but over 200.000 kays? That's an additional 274.2 miles. Simply means more riding to get there, so - good problem to have! Still looking to make the mark during this year of Moto Guzzi's Centenary . . . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Even with knowing about the extra 274 miles to make a true and proper 200.000 km, it was cool to see this on the odometer today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 In the Gallery, I noticed @paulnaz was sitting at 90,000 miles two years ago. May be close to the Magical American Hundred Thousand, now ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnaz Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Hi Ho Docc, You had to remind me, didn't you. In the past couple of years I've been retired and been working on our house, painting, plumbing re roofing, all the fun stuff you know. I'm almost ashamed to admit to a little over 2600 miles in that time, so I'll diligently work on increasing the numbers as my list of projects is getting shorter. Paul B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 I can write your a Doctor's Note. In fact, I think I just did . . . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 If there is a lowest mileage award , just make it The Gene Stallons 0 Mile Award . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now