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Iron Butt
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, WI | Another useful tool to HELP document an IBA ride is a Spot-Tracker. The Spot-Tracker lets others see where you are in real time and it also has a 911, Help and OK button. The Spot-Tracker program also creates a map of your trip and shows your speed. I sent the maps to the IBA to help document the ride and it's just nice to have a map of your trip. SS1000 - The ride home from Colorado. 
The SS2000 Gold - 
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Cruiser
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flagstaff, AZ | I'm just getting into IBA rides and was wanting to get one, which model is this? |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | I have the original Spot. They don't make that one anymore. It has been updated.
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Cruiser
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flagstaff, AZ | is there a monthly subscribers fee |
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flagstaff, AZ | i have an SS2000/BBG1500 set for early spring, which is preparing for the 100cc that i want to do in fall |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | roundtwig - 2011-11-15 11:24 AM is there a monthly subscribers fee There is a yearly fee. http://www.findmespot.com/en/ . |
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Cruiser
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flagstaff, AZ | thanks for the info |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | I use the rLink motorcycle alarm. It is a full functioning bike alarm with ignition kill, motion and proximity sensors, and RFID chip recognition. For 11$ a month, it maps everywhere you go along with your speed. You can even share this on facebook.
With any alarm activation, it sends a txt to your phone. You can use your phone to arm or unarm your bike, or even just flash your lights to locate it.
A weblink can be sent to 911 dispatch so they can follow the bike if it is stolen and disable the ignition as well.
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Cruiser
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flagstaff, AZ | i will look into that as well Nozzledog, thanks |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | They have a lower priced setup as well. For $6.95/mo It does most of the same stuff, except the social linking (facebook) and will only give you the current location instead of a historical one. When I bought mine, it came with that service for the first year free. I think they still do.
They say with the next free update, it will have accident recognition, and will automatically send an email to a designated contact with your location if you crash. |
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Cruiser
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Oklahoma City | Does the IBA allow you to use Spot or other services like it to solely track the ride? To me it seems rather silly in this day and age to track all receipts, get someone to sign the paper, etc, etc. That is why I will probably never do an Iron Butt, officially that is. |
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Tourer
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, FL United States | Good question... |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | They do not. It may help though if your paperwork is questionalble (i.e.. lost receipt, missing time or location on receipt). |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | It can also help if they question your route. When you submit your paperwork, they plot the shortest possible route between reciept pointsand credit you with that milage. If you come up short by a few miles because of this on a 1000+ mile ride, that can really hurt. The spot traker will show that you took a different route for more miles. |
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Tourer
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, FL United States | Nozzle,
You use your rLink a lot??? |
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Tourer
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, FL United States | The gps and other features... |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 825
, WI | I used a Ram mount. Easy to use. http://www.ram-mount.com/mount/satellite_tracker_mount.htm 
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Iron Butt
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, WI | roundtwig - 2011-11-15 11:31 AM i have an SS2000/BBG1500 set for early spring, which is preparing for the 100cc that i want to do in fall Jeff Good luck on the BBG1500!! After you complete the BBG you might want to consider trying the SS2000 Gold. . |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | dr_reloader - 2011-11-15 6:31 PM
Nozzle,
You use your rLink a lot???
As my alarm, it is always on. At any time I can check my phone and see where and what the status of my bike is.
I used the free service for the first year, so I didn't get into all of the mapping and routing features, with the big trips I have planned in spring and summer, I will be using those features more.
My family will feel better knowing they can see where I am at any time during the rides. My wife did freak a little when I showed her the historical speedometer, maybe I shouldn't have been testing the speed governor. |
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Tourer
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, FL United States | I have been thinking about getting the rlink for some time but was wanting some feedback from actual users. |
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Tourer
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, FL United States | I have been thinking about getting the rlink for some time but was wanting some feedback from actual users. |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | One of the reasons I picked the Spot Tracker is that it's satellite based. It will work when a cell phone won't.
There are still a lot of areas that don't have cell towers. Does the rLink use satellites?
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | The rLink is cell site based utilizing 4 cell bands giving better coverage than any cell phone. When you do go out of coverage, the map shows your last known location until you go back into a covered area. Satellite (spot tracker) wins in that category, however rLink works indoors in case your bike is hidden away in a garage. |
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