Strava for motorcyclists: record your rides and build your season in BRAP

Want to open a map after a ride, see your entire route and send it to your friends? And at the end of the season, check how far you rode and where you went? That’s what BRAP is for — a motorcycle app with GPS ride recording and statistics.

The idea will feel familiar if you’ve used Strava: start recording, go for a ride, save the result. Here, your activity is a motorcycle ride.

Can you use Strava for motorcycles?

Strava doesn’t support motorcycle activities. Its rules explicitly prohibit recording them, including under the Ride or E-Bike cycling activity types. Strava’s guidelines

Motorcycle rides need a different tracker. BRAP records GPS tracks, keeps a ride history and shows monthly or yearly statistics. It is an independent app, rather than a copy of Strava.

GPS tracks: see exactly where you rode

You head out for coffee, meet some friends along the way and turn onto an unfamiliar road. A quick loop becomes half a day on the bike. With a recorded track, the whole route stays on the map.

All BRAP features are free. While your ride is active, GPS recording continues with the screen locked and without internet access. After you finish, the track uploads when an internet connection is available. This does not mean the live map or other online features work offline.

Tap “Start” before you leave and finish recording when you arrive. Your ride card saves:

• your route on the map;
• distance covered;
• ride duration;
• average and maximum speed.

Open the card later to revisit a particular ride and see which roads you took.

BRAP’s GPS ride tracker records where you’ve been. To plan a route to a destination and get turn-by-turn directions, you’ll need a navigation app.

Statistics: how far you rode this season

Individual rides add up to your overall ride statistics. In BRAP, you can view distance, ride count and time on the road for the current month, year or all time.

The activity calendar shows the days you rode. Personal records help you find your longest ride, your biggest month by distance and other results.

It’s handy when you want to compare months or look back on your season without adding everything up yourself. There are also achievements for accumulated distance, long rides and riding regularly.

Only distance recorded in the app counts. BRAP doesn’t read your motorcycle’s odometer.

A map of all your motorcycle rides

Your ride list answers “when and how far?” “My Map” shows where you’ve already been.

It combines your recorded tracks into one layer: everyday city roads, favourite bends outside town, weekend routes and long trips.

After a few rides, you’ll see familiar places. After a season, you’ll see the ground you’ve covered. Find a road you haven’t ridden in a while or spot a direction you’ve barely explored.

Share your ride without screenshots

After recording a ride, you can create a card with your track and stats, choose a background and save it as an image.

The built-in editor works much like an Instagram Stories editor: move elements around, add your own text, photos or emoji, and remove anything you do not want. Choose which ride statistics to show and where to place the map — you can arrange the card yourself before saving it.

Send it to a chat or post it to your stories — your friends can see both the route and the distance. No need for several screenshots or a separate explanation of where you went.

Find company for your next ride

BRAP also has a live rider map. It shows people who are already riding or planning to head out today, when their visibility settings allow it.

On the map, you can open a rider’s card and join their ride when joining is available. Or set your own departure time and notify your friends or motorcycle group. Instead of asking “anyone riding today?”, you have a specific plan others can join.

What to know before installing

If you’re looking for an exact copy of Strava for motorcyclists, the features differ:

• GPX: exporting recorded tracks isn’t currently supported.
• Navigation: the tracker saves the roads you’ve ridden but doesn’t provide turn-by-turn directions.

The core tools for recording motorcycle rides, keeping a route history and tracking your season’s stats are there.

How to get started

BRAP is available on iOS and Android. Install the app and start recording before your next ride. Open the track when you get back — you’ll have the first route in your history.

Download BRAP