NEW YORK, March 30 ― If you’ve been hitting the open road “Easy Rider”-style lately, you might be interested in some of the motorcycle apps on the market today.
Such apps are designed to help you find the best and most scenic routes among other nifty things. Here’s our selection.
Greatest road motorcycle rider GPS road finder
Created by SocialNav, Inc., this iPhone and iPad-compatible app is available in English, French, Italian and German, and helps users find the most “fun, scenic and beautiful routes” in some 160 countries. Recommendations from locals with the same app are featured as well. The new version allows users to add their favourite roads, share picks on Facebook, take pictures of their bikes and post them on their app profiles, and more. Nice! Price:Free for a limited time.
Motorcycle.com forums app
Fans of Motorcycle.com will delight in this app, which provides instant access to any of the 85 site forums. The app is compatible with any Android or iPhone, and offers “easy” browsing and posting capabilities. Price:Free.
Best biking roads
Another iPhone and Android-compatible app, Best Biking Roads offers users access to over 10,000 roads from over 80 nations around the globe. Available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish, the app is all about finding new and interesting routes and sharing them with other users. Some 20,000 riders are already using the app. Price:US$3.99 (RM13).
EatSleepRIDE motorcycles
This social app for motorcyclists brings together a route discovery system, a tracker for your ride data, the ability to create a diary, read crowd sourced motorcycle stories and share information on roads and places as well as connect with other riders nearby if desired. It also integrates Crashlight as an optional in-app purchase. Price:US$2.99 (RM9.70).
Motorcycle engines lite
Whether or not you have a motorcycle, if you’re a fan of bikes’ distinctive noise, this app puts the sounds of engines from Aprilia, Harley-Davidson, Honda and Suzuki in your hands via your smartphone wherever you are, whenever you're dreaming of being on the open road.Price: Free. ― AFP-Relaxnews
