HOW TO: Air Filter on Versys 650
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2024
- I changed the air filter on my '06 Mk1 Versys 650.
Here's how I did it!
Much of this video applies to the ER6, Ninja 650 and newer models of the Versys.
DON'T drop anything into your air intakes! You've been warned!!
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Just got the Versys 650 2008, very fortunate that the versys 650 community have you. subscribed, like and added your videos on my favourites. Thank you so much.
Many thanks and happy to help!
I own a 09. It's my first bike and first time actually working on anything on 2 wheel. Thanks for the very helpful video saved me $100 and a full day worth of waiting.
I’m very happy that the videos helped! Happy riding!
I've decided to tackle maintaining my Versys myself, as I'm tired of the inflated dealership costs to do routine maintenance. I'm mechanically stupid, but your videos make it took relatively easy. Let's hope I catch on quickly! Thanks for the videos!
+sgtmac11 Thanks! I think the secret is that it normally IS relatively easy! Just the confidence to pull your pride and joy apart and a little common sense! I get great joy from knowing that i saw it all happen too! Good luck with yours.
First time I've ever commented on a video, but having watched several of yours I just wanted to say how helpful and entertaining they've been and that I gave my 07 versys a full service thanks to you. Cheers.
+Mark Poloczek thanks for breaking the silence Mark! Pleased my efforts did the trick for you. Happy versysing!
I've been spending several weekends toggling between my service manual, a Kaw parts supplier catalog and your great series of vids about the V; getting this rank amateur through the hoops... and I am eternally grateful. ONLY problem is: got into a scramble syphoning gas out of my tank because of some stateside EVAP equipment and additional lines not accounted for in your UK bike. Comedy ensues; not only did I learn about my coils, plugs, filter and removal of my tank and air box, but also learned the finer points of Faceful of Gas Fumes, Running Around Like Idiot Searching For Improv Gerry Cans, and Trying Not to Worry Your Nosy Neighbors and Look Like You Know What You're Doing Working With Combustible Materials.
"No worries, Mrs Finkelton; yes, this IS a gas tank and NO, I am not trying to look worried or in a panicked scramble. That's just my... working style. Nope, all perfectly under control. That puddle over there? Neighbor's dog, dreadful, dreadful. Have a nice day, Mrs Finkelton."
Again, heaps of praise for this endlessly informative and entertaining series. Should be getting paid for this, mate.
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I think the worrying thing is that I can picture it SO easily!! Trying to unpack a jubilee clip with one foot as you use both hands and your mouth to keep the gushing coolant away from the electrics!! :D
Thanks for that!!
Now this is how one produces and narrates a do-it-yourself video. Well done, mate.
Since, I bought my used Versys, 09 with 12000 and gave it a tune up, it rides a hundred percent better! Thanks, your videos helped alot. I'll probably, put another air filter in. The one I just put in had to much oil applied, didn't ring it out enough and didn't let it dry. Some oil was leaking out the bottom,frome somewhere after I just installed it. I bought a new High Flow filter and applied the oil correctly and let it dry. Now, I've seen about 3 mechanics saying, I don't need to put another air filter in...not to worry about it...bike runs and sounds good, etc. From what I've researched, an over oiled air filter can cause some problems. I most, likely will replace it with the new air filter that I correctly oiled. P.S. Also, had the suspension professionally adjusted. Handles so much, better! Good thing because I just road too Lake Elsinore, via Ortega Hwy. Roads like a roller coaster! Really, too much for my current ability.
+Jeff M Very happy to have been of assistance!! Probably no harm in swapping the filters. Then prep the 'wet' one properly for the next service. Then you can just swap them over Quickly. That's what i used to do.
Hey, Andy! Great film you have here, Man Cam !!!! You change dangerous services into easy walk on the park !!! Allways gooooood watch all them! Keep ruuning movies!!!! Thanks!
Thank you Francisco! I'm glad that's how it looks! Although it is still a lot of work to get inside there!
this is the best how-to video i've ever watched ahaha. i have a garage to work in, but i need a space blanket to keep my fairings safe!
+Jon Westbrook Excellent news! Thanks so much! Luckily i have a garage too now, but i still count the space blanket among the most important tools ;D
+Andy Man Cam right on! im goin to pick up a versys tomorrow!
Just finished up my air filter cleaning thanks to this video. Sarcasm had me grinning all the way through even when that stupid red clip for the fuel pump was kicking my butt
Ah the fuel pump clip. That clip is a real d¡€k
Fantastic! Very easy to follow and absolutely Love the humor.Thanks!
Thanks mate! Cheers for watching!
So glad this video exists
Hoping it applies to the 2014 Versys, but if it doesn't, I'm not angry I watched.
Very helpful and amusing commentary. Thanks for posting!
Great video to watch, and yes you are very entertaining. A good mix makes the video great to watch.
+Tony Wright Cheers Tony. Exactly what i needed to hear! 😊
Good video Andy, but wow what a pain in the arse to change, thank god it's easier on the cruiser, good vid bro RSM8.
Skeggy Cruiser Thanks SC. It is a real faff! Thankfully I shouldn't need to do it again for quite some time! That must be a real plus with the larger and longer frames of cruisers that you can just reach in and get at everything!
Great video, great humor...loved watching it!
Thanks! Cheers for watching!
great!!!!!!! bravo !!!! not easy, but perfect! I think that my mechanic never did this on my bike. Thanks from Italy
Thanks Giuliano!
FANTASTIC video! Many thanks!
+justaordinaryguy Thanks very much guy!
Just finished same stuff on mine, thanks for the pre-view :D
My pleasure! Cheers and hope it all works better now!
Awesome video....keep em coming.
+Chetan Potdar Thanks Chetan! I surely will, if i can help it!
Glad I watched this. I thought the top half was going to come off. It doesnt. Thank you. I think you would greatly enjoy a Milwaukee power ratchet.
I don’t know that that is, but it sounds awesome!
Hi , great explanations, I will try it on my own, thank you! Also, I've noticed that your exhaust had a little whistle and so has mine, do you know if that's fixable? I may fit a Delkevic exhaust later anyway but I still want to get rid of that whistle noise on the stock one. Thank you.
I Never did anything about the whistle. I didn’t really notice/mind it tbh. I did change the can for a Hurric though. Much better sound!
Hey I wanna thank you first for the video as it's very useful for many people like me trying to do it own.
You said something about grease the filter, so my questions are two, what with wash the dirty filter? And what with grease the filter? Thanks heaps for your help mate!!
Hi Andres. Thanks very much! You can wash the filter in ordinary dish soap. Afterwards you can oil it with specific air filter oil. Maybe check your manual for the exact stuff that Kawasaki recommends.
Whatever you do, don't forget to push the fuel line ALL the way onto the pump. I pushed it on and clicked the red fitting, but I failed to notice the line has to be pushed all the way over a little hump on the pump fitting, and then click the red fitting in place. I made it about 5 miles and then the bike quit running. I got it off the road and dismounted as the smell of gasoline started overwhelming my senses...and a large pool of gas was forming under the bike. Once turned off no more gas pumped out, but it was a mess. I had to take everything apart and lift the tank up. Sure enough the fuel line had come off. Pushed it on-ALL THE WAY ON-and clicked the little red fitting into place. No more problems.
That is an unfortunate tale. Sorry to hear it. Glad it didn't end in much worse disaster with fuel pouring over a hot engine! Good for folks to know the perils of not getting that connector all the way on!! Also annoying that you can ride just far enough away from home that it's a problem before it conks out!!
Thanks. Super helpful and you are super entertaining! I'm on a 2013 V 650. Hope it's similarly easy on my bike. Thanks again
+bj hessler Thanks mate! As far as i know it's almost identical. Just a few different screws to get your different shaped fairings off. God luck!
Andy Man Cam are you on FB or IG? I want to follow!
+bj hessler Hey! I literally just started out on IG. Under Andymancam
Andy man cam,
Drink a beer when doing these repairs, makes it more enjoyable. Good job by the way!
Haha! Not a bad idea at all! Could be a garage video/german beer review!
Great video. Thanks for posting!!
+- Conklin - Cheers mate, thanks for watching!
Andy, could I just pull the old foam out, clean and dry it and reinstall it?
Thanks for the video. I just got a 650 Versys with 6400 miles on it. What would be a general interval to replace the air filter assuming city driving conditions?
That's a pretty shiny new versys! Mine had almost 10 times as many miles when i got it. Congrats on the splendiferous bike. Seeing as how the filter is a washable foam affair, i bought a spare and plan to wash and swap the filters yearly. For city riding I'd say that's plenty often enough.
Of course you could just as easily just wash the one you have and replace it. Saves you money as you never need a new one. But with 2 there's no need to wait for it to dry before re-oiling and replacing.
What crash sliders have installed this motorcycle ??
how exactly does the fuel line clip come off? Do you pull the red part up?
+Crash Override I can't remember offhand, but there is some kind of retainer clippy thing that you pull out, and then the fuel line pops off nice and easy. That's the worst instructional tip ever! Sorry!
Excellent. Thank you!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
Thanks, great info
Cheers Stuart. My pleasure!
Hi Andy, good vid. Still haven't worked out what you do yet, despite your "subtle clues", obviously too cryptic for me !
Must admire the "fresh air" mechanics though, you must be pretty handy with a spanner ? personally without a well illuminated heated garage it wouldn't be for me, a bit like outdoor sex, you have to be either very confident, or don't give a shit, I know what category I'd choose.
How many nuts and bolts have gone astray in the long grass ?
Cheers.
Thanks BRS. TBH mate, I haven't really figured out what I do yet either!! :D
My Dad is a lifelong Greasemonkey so I've had spanners in my hands as long as I've been able to walk! By no means professional but not afraid to get stuck in (I guess that counts for sex too!!). Even if it has to be in the woods!
hi, where do you buy that filter sponge?
I bought it on eBay. Hi-Flo is the brand.
please tell me the specifications about the filter
+emre polat Its a 'hiflo - filtro' branded filter and is pretty much exactly the same as the original. You can also wash the original and reuse it, i Just didn't have time to wait for it to dry before re-oiling it!
Would this be the same on a 2018 model?
I’m afraid I couldn’t say. Hopefully somebody else will chime in and help out.
where did you get the air filter?
I got it from a German ebay seller. But the brand of the filter is Delo.
why did you take the entire tank off ? i simply move it aside or have someone hold it for me .
Because i didn’t have anyone to hold it or anything to the side to put it on. Plus its easier to see and work with the tank completely out of the way.
Now I'm discouraged on buying a Versys 650. Just to change the air filter, you have to remove a lot of things. Why can't they just make it like the small motorcycles that are easy to maintain?
+Tex Bacalian Yeah it is a real faff just to change a filter! But after the 5th or 6th time you can do it in your sleep!
Realize it's an old video but where did you get that rear luggage rack?
Hey Jonathan. Its an SW motech alu rack. 👍🏻
@@AndyManCamThank you!!
No problem! Great piece of rackage. VERY sturdy and not too heavy.
Are you sure the HiFloFilter is pre-oiled? I checked the website and there is no mention that the filter is oiled.
I couldn't honestly tell you. Could be that mine was, it was plastic wrapped after all. But it was a long time ago now.
@@AndyManCam I contacted the company and they confirmed that the 2606 air foam filter for the versys model is lightly oiled.
Fantastic. That means both that you‘ll not have to do it AND i didn’t fit a dry filter to my bike!! 😂
@@AndyManCam LOL. That's right. Great videos by the way, keep doing them. Have you done the voltage rectifier modification on your bike?
Thanks again Nikolaos. I never did do the rectifier mod, but then thankfully i never experienced any problems. Afraid i don’t have the Versys any more though. 😢
What "pre-oiled" means? And what should I do if the one I will get it's not pre-oiled?
Pre-oiled means it’s had oil applied before packing. It won’t be dripping wet, just a very light covering. You should be able to see a tiny bit of oil inside the plastic wrapper when you open it. If it’s not oiled, you can get some air filter oil or a K&N filter care kit and oil it yourself. Without oil, it won’t work quite as well.
@@AndyManCam Wow, thanks! Didn't know about that, especially about air filter oil. I will see if the filter I just ordered it's oiled or not.
My pleasure! Not all filters have to be oiled though. Just this specific one. If you have a paper filter, for example, that can stay dry.
@@AndyManCam I don't think it's paper. I chose Hiflofiltro HFA2606, I will check it when it arrives because there's no info about that on the seller's page
Well fingers crossed that you’re good to go once it gets there mate. 👍🏻
How date bro?
Not sure.
Would this be the same for a 2015 model?
+MrJIMBOISAWESOME I think so. Obviously the plastics are different but I think that it's the same underneath.
Had a go on a new versys and was utterly disappointed :( was such a boring bike everything was good and worked smoothly but no get up and go like the older versys! Got a tiger 800 xc now just only taken delivery today fantastic bike!
The_Jammy why would u expect any difference? same engine it is :D
Because manufactors will change stuff about on a model and as Andy man's is the old body they'd defo change things about but I decided on a tiger in the end
Hi, i think it´s too late, but against your stuttering between 2000 - 3000 rpm, you need a "Lambda-Sonde-Dummy".
That will help, i guess
Maybe. Though i found that the Boosterplug fixed it all right up!
All that to change an air filter!
+Kay Man Yep. Is a PROPER faff! On the fazer it was 1 screw and it slid sideways out of the airbox. That's progress i suppose!
This job is surprisingly easier on the ST1300
+Jimo368 I think this job would even be easier on a Chieftain tank! Why would they hide everything under there!?!
Going to fit a 12v socket on mine and need to take the tank off, so where did I go? To Ze Cam Man of course!
Hahaaa! Happy to be of service old bean!
Seriously good vlogger. You should make more time for this. Fuck work!
Thanks loads Phil! I'm doing everything i can to do exactly that! Parts for my printing press are taking ages though....
Вот скажите мне: о чем думал инженер, когда создавал воздушный фильтр??? Разобрать мот,чтобы заменить гребанный фильтр! Почему не сделать замену как в Honda cb400 ??? Вопрос риторический, пойду менять фильтр на своем Версусе.
+TheVzV I know right! Why did they have to make it more like an engine rebuild for a simple job!? The Fazer air filter just slid out sideways as i recall!
На канал подписался! Палец вверх. Держи в курсе событий)) Расход топлива в среднем сколько на 100 км?
Sad face about the infill panel. I have to replace my infill panel on the Mistress as some nobbo painted it off-white.
I echo your sad face. Very unhappy with myself about that. Ever considered vinyl wrapping your infill panel? I did it to the Fazer because of the horrible faded paintwork. Considering a little bit on the Versys.
I bought new ones, they're only 4cmx3cm on the Street Triple so not an expensive mistake by the pillock who owned it before me.
That's not so bad then. And you can experiment with the old ones. Maybe get them hydro - dipped in plaid or paisley?
I'll tell the missus to pick up some tartan paint.
The Swiss Motard I got a free tin with my last tube of elbow grease...
Great, now I feel the urge to take my bike apart and clean every unnecessary part of it... Well at least it will probably only stay an urge since I already get frustrated lubing my chain... ;) (but too be fair, it would need it. I'm just lazy.)
There ARE no unnecessary parts! ;P Have to admit though, I'd rather do this crap than lube my chain! Sorry for making you want to clean though. These vids made me wish I'd at least wiped a cloth over the cylinder heads while I was in there. They're so grotty and now I lie awake at night thinking about it !
Andy Man Cam Scary! Guess I'll *never* (ever...ver...er..) take my bike apart to clean it! You can't see a ghost if you got your blanket over you head, right? ...Right?
Kayne the Twat Bat Right! How do you think I've survived this long. It's not called a safety blanket for nothing!
BEST ADVICE ; Spend more money and use a Kawasaki Air Filter, ONLY !
(NOT Hi-Flo Brand),...
and use K&N Oil Filters.
(NOT Kawasaki Brand)
I found the hiflo filter just fine. I have used a few k&n oil filters though.
I'm suffering from Déjà vu...
+psychotic memories Maybe you watched it already, drunk?
throw your screw driver on the ground, in the US , we say "for shits and giggles"
Throwing the Tools on the ground has become somewhat of a ritual!! 😂.
Wow, what a fiasco! An air filter should be trivial to replace, in 5-10 minutes. Else, people don't do it as necessary. This is a bad design by engineers. Ps: that's what our lungs look like.