Most motorcycle group rides are honestly chaotic.

Someone always misses a turn.

Someone gets stuck behind a signal.

Half the group disappears after 10 minutes.

And communication while riding is terrible.

People usually rely on:

Bluetooth helmet communicators

random WhatsApp calls

location sharing apps

or straight-up shouting at fuel stops

None of those really solve the actual problem.

So during the MeDo hackathon, I decided to build something specifically for motorcycle groups.

That project became Ion .

A realtime platform where riders can:

see each other live on a map

talk using push-to-talk voice

send SOS alerts

coordinate rides directly in the browser

No app installs.

No setup headaches.

Just create a ride and share a room code.

The Original Idea

The idea started very small.

I just wanted:

“a simple live map for group rides.”

But once realtime syncing started working properly, the project kept expanding.

Suddenly it became:

live GPS tracking

realtime member presence

voice…