sjaak the world KC

[moloko]

Found this on the local sport bike forums. I guess he was here in '04 and ran a track day at HPT throwing sparks all over the place with his boxes haha.

Sjaak the World on Vimeo

On Friday, October 1, Kansas City film buffs and motorcycle enthusiasts are set to welcome Sjaak (pronounced Shock) Lucassen to Screenland Armour Road in North Kansas City for the 7:00 p.m. world premiere of “Sjaak the World.â€￾ This one-hour documentary is a story of horsepower and chutzpah and one man's dream-of-a-lifetime journey through 75 countries on a Yamaha R1 Superbike.

The trek started on March 4, 2001 and ended on August 6, 2006. He traveled 154,668 miles, used an estimated 12,500 liters (3,302 gallons) of gasoline, performed 20 oil changes, went through 11 front and 17 rear tires, and captured 135 total hours of footage. Sjaak traveled alone without chase cars or emergency assistance. He encountered war zones in Congo, the endless sands of the Sahara desert, and a snake slithering up his engine block in Guyana. His favorite country to explore was Russia.
Favorite snacks were licorice, Lay's potato chips and Coca-Cola.

The premiere at the Armour Screenland location has a cash bar at 6PM with the screening beginning a 7PM and Question & Answer session immediately following.

 

[kennym4]

Some people have really figured life out, huh ?

 

[Hayabusa4life]

Nice adventure.