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 Passion and Curiosity !

JENS LYCK

What’s it all about ?

Did the ”Passion and Curiosity” quote make you stop for a second and wonder what this site is about ?

Motorcyclelife.eu is documenting my motorcycle trips across most of Europe as well as modifications and improvements on my bikes.

It’s my hope that the content on the site will inspire other people to visit new places on their motorcycle – it’s such a great way to travel.

Motorcycles are all about passion, and the urge to travel and explore new places is caused by curiosity – So the quote describes the contents of the site in just two words.

You have now been warned about what is ahead – enjoy the site 🙂

About the Author

Selected Categories

A mix of recent motorcycle trips around Europe and modifications on my bikes.

(You can find plenty more categories in the top menu bar)

Recent Posts

March 2024

New wheel bearings …

The old front wheel bearings was starting to rumble, so new bearings (front and rear) was installed today.

January 2024

Custom made ear plugs …

3D printed and with a special filter to cancel out wind noise frequencies.

It is still a couple of months before the weather permits motorcycle riding again, but I’m definitely looking forward to test the new ear plugs 👍🏍️

December 2023

Throttle holder …

I do not need a fancy electronic cruise control, but on long transport stretches, it is nice to be able to lock the throttle and relax the right hand grip.

I tried a lot of different solutions (home made devices, bought products, modified products) and most of them failed to be perfect, because they could not apply sufficient friction to avoid the throttle from closing slowly.

Long story short: Go Cruise 2 is the only one that works perfectly out of the box – the rest of them are now in the dust bin.

It just shows how much hidden engineering it takes to make simple solutions brilliant 🏆

Cockpit setup …

Here is a picture of the complete cockpit on my Tenere 700 – when all options are installed.

  • Garmin Zumo XT
  • Original dashboard
  • Old iPhone as backup GPS
  • Garmin Inreach Mini sattelite communicator

90% of my riding is just with the Garmin Zumo XT and obviously the bikes own dashboard.

The iPhone is just a backup GPS solution, and the Garmin Inreach is only used for solo riding in remote areas.

But it was quite fun to attach all the gear for a quick photo 😉

Corrosion protection …

The area around the front mounting bracket on the Tenere 700 gas tank is known to corrode (thin paint layer and a welded-on bracket).

So when the tank is off anyway, a spray of wax based corrision protection is probably not a bad idea.

New spark plugs …

A quite time consuming job. After the plastic covers and the tanknis removed, it is necessary to move the ABS block, disconnect 10 multiconnectors, and move the water cooler forward.

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