Zip ties …
Never go on a trip without zip ties and duct tape.
Found a nice and convenient place for the zip ties on the side of the bash plate 👍
June 2025
May 2025
+ 500 km tank range …
I was stuck in slow traffic after filling up the tank, and the range kept climbing up.
The peppy little 300 is quite frugal, but it is the first time I see an indicated range above 500 km !!!
January 2025
Valve adjustment …
One exhaust valve close to minimum spec, so I decided to adjust it a bit looser (5/100 mm thinner shim)
May 2024
March 2024
First ride in 2024 …
The winter storms was quite hard on the local harbors !
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 🏆
New chain and sprockets installed …
Including new seals for the rear wheel axle.
Making a spacer for the front sprocket …
The original sprocket for the Kawasaki Versys-X have a build in spacer on the inner side that is 3,5 mm wide.
I like the new sprocket type with the rubber dampers on both sides of the sprocket, but this is only available for the Versys-X in the original 14 tooth size, and I prefer the 15 tooth size to lower the RPM a bit.
I can get a 15 tooth sprocket (with the rubber dampers) that fits on the gearbox shaft splines, but it comes without the build in 3,5 mm spacer.
But I have a lathe and some internal parts from a BMW F800 front fork, and was able to change it into a 3,5 mm spacer 👍👍👍
November 2023
Handle bar support beam …
To prevent the handle bar to bend if I should drop the bike.
The support beam is from a Suzuki V-Strom 650, but fits the Kawasaki Versys 300 nicely 👍
