Motorcycle Life

“ 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)

Bottle holder bracket …

I made a bracket for a bicycle drinking bottle holder a few years ago.

It fitted nicely into a slot in the SW-Motech luggage rack, and I have been so happy with it that I wanted another one on the other side of the bike.

So it was just a matter of making a copy of the old bracket to make the bike symetrical again 😉

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 👍👍👍