You should get rid of the music and narrate what you're doing instead, that music was terrible. I kept missing what you were saying because I kept hitting mute.
You dont have to, but for me atleast they are alot easier to work with when they are off the bike! Especially since my drain screws are both stuck x) additionally adjusting the needle jets are imo better to do off the bike since its a lower risk of parts getting lost
Just want to clarify about the oil in the airbox, the breather hose vents out from the crankcase, not the combustion chamber. What I was trying to say is that with too high pressures for example with overfilled oil, the breather alleviates the pressure, but too high pressure will cause piston ring bypass, and oil will end up in the combustion chamber. The breather hose does NOT vent the combustion chamber.
Nice to meet you, excuse my question. The carburetor was disassembled in the video, and there was a scene of a piston needle and a main jet. Will those two points come with them? What did the needle do in particular?
Hello, thanks for watching! Rejetting is necessary or it will run lean. You probably wont get a noticable performance increase though :) I felt it being more responsive to the throttle but if you want this mod it should mainly be due to aesthetics and not performance, hope this helped!
Hi! I'm getting a 650 this month. Is it worth the upgrade in your opinion? Do you feel any significant improvement? I haven't got to ride it yet but from what I heard, the bike is not too powerful (even tho i'm not looking for much power). Is rejetting the carb and all that investment worth it? Appreciate your tutorial!
Hi! Its definitely not worth it if you are looking for a power increase. The Vstar is a great bike, dont get me wrong, but its heavy and doesnt produce much power to begin with. Even with rejetting, the power difference is not huge. I havent had it dynod but I can feel it being more responsive to the throttle (but this could be just because of better jetting since they come lean from the factory). If you love the looks of the hypercharger like me, its worth it. And rejetting is almost always worth it when you mod the bike, its not at all difficult with this bike, just scary the first time!
@@Anti6ody thank you, I got the bike and i've been riding it well for 2 weeks now, I like how it handles and the power is enough, but i'm getting another bike soon cuz i'm leaving the 650 to my dad. Thanks for the reply.
@@valerciora5952 swapping the shaft for a chain system makes a difference in power delivery. Again xvs 650’s are lowmaintanance and reliable as a a stock bike
I found this same air cleaner on revzilla, it’s says it’s for Yamaha but says it won’t fit my 02 650. Did you have the same problem but just made it work?
I would suggest contacting them, when I bought mine it said 1998 and up, and if Im not mistaken they didnt make any particular changes to the mounting of the hypercharger or to the mounting points on the bike!
Yeah looks and sounds cool, but I'm pretty sure fuel efficiency went crazy... Highway, I get 200miles on my classic 650. Pretty sure if I put that on I get less than 100 maybe... 🤔
Hey! Its all down to the jetting, before I got 260-270 km per tank, after around 240 km. So you are right that it will most likely increase fuel consumption with proper jetting, but maybe not as drastic as you might expect!
200??? Wtf!!! I get 120 out of my 1100. I’m very curious to see if it actually works as far as hp increase. I was told by several mechanics that it looks cool but it doesn’t really do shit as far as hp
Yes I know, but for me its more enjoyable to take it inside and sit down with it, makes sure I wont drop any small parts. But youre right, you can do it without removing carbs, but its just 2 more screws. On top of that you anyway have to disconnect the carb hose to connect it to the hypercharger.
Unfortunately I havent taken it to get dynod, the only rough estimation I have is that 0-100km/h is slightly faster. Before it was between 8-9 seconds now its between 7-8. The biggest difference is the acceleration at highway speeds, it definitely responds better at speeds above 80km/h.
@@siryamsalot4722 I highly doubt that a slightly larger induction system (rejet or not) would knock a second off. Unless you had leafs and dirt and maybe a squirrel living in your old induction system. Most of these plastic made in China parts tend to slow bikes down rather than speed them up by causing imbalance, inefficiency, etc. You increased your air intake but didn't increase your output nor optimise for the new pressure. You've got the GIANT ass bazooka OEM exhausts on it that alone would be choking up your bike. Not to mention making it sound like a singer sowing machine. Get some Vance and Hines short shots on that baby and bob it, that rear fender looks like a grandpa bike. First thing I did with mine was drop that, before I even found a bobbed rear fender, just rode it with a single seater on it. They're okay bikes. Powerless, slow, but cheap to run.
the Kuryakin hypercharger is ONLY for racing bikes that will be running at high speeds. it is NOT intended for street bikes. Because it is ram air injection you CAN NOT jet the bike for all speeds - you can only get the jets right for one speed. For a racing bike that would be WFO (100mph or more if you take the rev limiter off) the reason is simple. The air filter that is stock on the bike, and most aftermarket air filter pods let the carbs PULL in more air. If you also put an after market exhaust on the bike you can get more HP out of the engine, and you can find the proper jets and needle valve settings to get the proper Air/Fuel mixture. But with ram air you get much more air at higher road speeds than you do at cruising speeds. If you jet the bike so the mixture is correct at 80, 90 or 100 mph, then the engine will be crazy rich at normal street riding speeds, and this IS a cruiser bike, NOT A TRACK BIKE. If you jet the carbs for the proper A/F mixture at 60mph, then the ram will force too much air in the carbs at 80..90..100 mph and the bike will be running extremely lean - you WILL burn your valves and plugs, and possibly burn holes thru the tops of your pistons, and the bike will still run rich below 60mph... Vstar 650, 1100, Royal Star 1300, Road star bikes... are NOT fuel injected. There are only 2 bikes on the road that have a fuel injection system that self corrects for the air fuel mixture: BMW and HD. If you have a BMW or HD then a ram air intake like this might work ok, but for Vstar carbed bikes you DO NOT WANT A Kuryakin hypercharger ON YOUR BIKE! BTW, you can not dyno a bike with a ram air hypercharger - for it to work correctly you need a blast of air hitting it at the same speed as your back wheel is turning. Sitting stationary on a dyno there will be no air blast ramming air into your carbs.
Since they have discontinued the hypercharger for the vstar 650, do you know if there is an adaptor kit available from anyone? It appears it is a stock hypercharger, and that all Kuryakin does is provide a different adaptor kit for each bike. Your thoughts?
I have the same theory as you do, unfortunately the mounting bracket cant be obtained from elsewhere atleast from what Ive seen. I bought the hypercharger new in April this year, probably a few places still stock them!
Looks awesome! I own a vstar 950 and really want to put the same on my bike. Have you made any extra adjustments on the bike in order to install the Hypercharger? EFI injection control unit for example. My bike does not have any extras and I want to prevent causing problems on the long-term.
Hey! Thanks for watching. My bike is a vstar 650 from 1998, so its carburetted. I had to rejet the carburettors with larger main jets, shim the needle jets and adjust the PMS idle screws. You cant get by without rejetting. But for most efficiency if you have EFI, it should be mapped with your air intake and exhaust. I dont think it will be bad for your bike since EFI basically adjusts the optimal fuel air ratio, but mapping will make it perfect
Thank you for your reply, it is much appreciated. The bike has Vance and Hines Big Radius exhaust system but no EFI. I am asking because I have been informed that the total cost for purchasing, isntalling and adjusting for optimal use should be around €1500. Comparing to the Hypercharher which costs around €400, it seems a bit much. Or not?
@@carter2000sickdunk hey, sorry for the late reply! Thats quite the steep price. Unfortunately I dont have much knowledge regarding EFI since carburetors are the only fuel system I have experience with. But my understanding is that the bike will run fine, but not optimal, you may experience worse mileage but I doubt your engine will take damage. I would say try to find out what needs to be done, most likely you will be able to figure something else out.
No, the vacuum lines go to the T-connector which connects in turn to the front of the hypercharger. The vacuum drives the flaps. The carb hose is connected via a metal tube onto a second rubber hose which then goes to the back of the hypercharger. This is the carb vent hose I believe.
Hi! It felt more responsive but if Im going to be totally honest, despite having open exhaust and rejetting properly there wasnt a big difference. The mod is mostly aesthetic, so no, its not really worth it unless you plan on keeping the 650 for a long time
Hey man, I dont think they have it anymore but I got it off ebay, a seller called metricandamerican in the UK, they had 2 new ones in stock when I bought mine
Yeah it was discontinued awhile ago, but you can still find them for sale, some stores still have them in stock! I bought mine brand new in april 2020. I found it through ebay, a motorcycle store in the UK.
I got it on ebay from a seller called Metricandamerican in the UK, at the time of purchase (early 2020) they had 2 new ones in stock, the only other place I found it was from a seller in italy.
@@TheDuke89 if Im gonna be honest with you, it isnt worth the upgrade on the 650, it looks cool and all, but I personally should have waited with it until I got a bigger bike like a Wildstar or 1100. I sold the bike recently so thats why I feel this way 😂
@@Anti6ody hi, thanks for putting this video out. I have a 2004 yamaha v star 650 but I am having troubles figuring out which one I need and I was curious where you found yours?
@@hoppycluckin Hi! I think the hypercharger fits all vstar 650 models regardless of year, since there were no changes made to the airbox and airbox mounting brackets. I got mine off of ebay, it was a UK seller called Metriccruisers.co. I am not sure whether they still have it in stock though. If you are in Europe, I think there are some hyperchargers on ebay that can be shipped from italy
Poor choice of music, bad audio, and very little explanation of what you were actually doing; just a lot of pointing. Terrible video. Didn't bother finishing it.
I would rather hear your comments while you are working than some music
These 650 are awesome to have!!
Great video, LOVED the music dude! V Star's are such awesome bikes!
Good Information...
Awesome color combo on your bike 👍😎
love the color of your bike. vstar is such a great bike no matter the engine size.. ride on and keep 2 down!
You should get rid of the music and narrate what you're doing instead, that music was terrible. I kept missing what you were saying because I kept hitting mute.
you dont have to remove the carbs on the 650 at all to rejet them
You dont have to, but for me atleast they are alot easier to work with when they are off the bike! Especially since my drain screws are both stuck x) additionally adjusting the needle jets are imo better to do off the bike since its a lower risk of parts getting lost
Just want to clarify about the oil in the airbox, the breather hose vents out from the crankcase, not the combustion chamber. What I was trying to say is that with too high pressures for example with overfilled oil, the breather alleviates the pressure, but too high pressure will cause piston ring bypass, and oil will end up in the combustion chamber. The breather hose does NOT vent the combustion chamber.
Do you think it’s worth it to mod the bike or is it better to upgrade to a higher cruiser. It’s a beautiful rig regardless
Nice to meet you, excuse my question. The carburetor was disassembled in the video, and there was a scene of a piston needle and a main jet. Will those two points come with them? What did the needle do in particular?
Hola amigo , que hiciste con la base del filtro que quítaste, necesito una para mí moto
Is rejetting necessary to install the Hypercharger, or did you do it because you were already near the carbs? 🤔
Hello, thanks for watching! Rejetting is necessary or it will run lean. You probably wont get a noticable performance increase though :) I felt it being more responsive to the throttle but if you want this mod it should mainly be due to aesthetics and not performance, hope this helped!
You should make the music quieter on your next video man
Thanks for watching and for your feedback! :)
Yes good video but I agree that the music was way too loud .
At high rpm’s. Unforeseen things happen with engines not designed to spin that fast. Harmonics
Hi! I'm getting a 650 this month. Is it worth the upgrade in your opinion? Do you feel any significant improvement? I haven't got to ride it yet but from what I heard, the bike is not too powerful (even tho i'm not looking for much power). Is rejetting the carb and all that investment worth it? Appreciate your tutorial!
Hi! Its definitely not worth it if you are looking for a power increase. The Vstar is a great bike, dont get me wrong, but its heavy and doesnt produce much power to begin with. Even with rejetting, the power difference is not huge. I havent had it dynod but I can feel it being more responsive to the throttle (but this could be just because of better jetting since they come lean from the factory). If you love the looks of the hypercharger like me, its worth it. And rejetting is almost always worth it when you mod the bike, its not at all difficult with this bike, just scary the first time!
@@Anti6ody thank you, I got the bike and i've been riding it well for 2 weeks now, I like how it handles and the power is enough, but i'm getting another bike soon cuz i'm leaving the 650 to my dad. Thanks for the reply.
@@valerciora5952 swapping the shaft for a chain system makes a difference in power delivery. Again xvs 650’s are lowmaintanance and reliable as a a stock bike
@@ashiksnair9831 good to know, but I don't think I would do such a thing to it. I'd rather get a different bike tbh.
Hola, donde lo has comprado?
Waiting for the man to explain. All we get is music
I found this same air cleaner on revzilla, it’s says it’s for Yamaha but says it won’t fit my 02 650. Did you have the same problem but just made it work?
I would suggest contacting them, when I bought mine it said 1998 and up, and if Im not mistaken they didnt make any particular changes to the mounting of the hypercharger or to the mounting points on the bike!
@@Anti6ody I also have an 02 650 and havent been able to locate the correct one. Would you be able to link where you got yours
Yeah looks and sounds cool, but I'm pretty sure fuel efficiency went crazy... Highway, I get 200miles on my classic 650. Pretty sure if I put that on I get less than 100 maybe... 🤔
Hey! Its all down to the jetting, before I got 260-270 km per tank, after around 240 km. So you are right that it will most likely increase fuel consumption with proper jetting, but maybe not as drastic as you might expect!
200??? Wtf!!! I get 120 out of my 1100. I’m very curious to see if it actually works as far as hp increase. I was told by several mechanics that it looks cool but it doesn’t really do shit as far as hp
Is there an install kit part number?
Why can’t I find these for my 1100?
Hi, could you please share the link where you brought the hypercharger from please? including all the extentions etc please
I have this bike, did this upgrade add more power ?
Not to rain on your parade, but all this can be done without removing the carb from the bike...
Yes I know, but for me its more enjoyable to take it inside and sit down with it, makes sure I wont drop any small parts. But youre right, you can do it without removing carbs, but its just 2 more screws. On top of that you anyway have to disconnect the carb hose to connect it to the hypercharger.
any idea of the extra hp you gained
Unfortunately I havent taken it to get dynod, the only rough estimation I have is that 0-100km/h is slightly faster. Before it was between 8-9 seconds now its between 7-8. The biggest difference is the acceleration at highway speeds, it definitely responds better at speeds above 80km/h.
1 BHP at the rear wheels in exchange for 200% petrol consumption increase most probably. All those minor tweak aftermarket things are a farce.
@@siryamsalot4722 I highly doubt that a slightly larger induction system (rejet or not) would knock a second off. Unless you had leafs and dirt and maybe a squirrel living in your old induction system. Most of these plastic made in China parts tend to slow bikes down rather than speed them up by causing imbalance, inefficiency, etc. You increased your air intake but didn't increase your output nor optimise for the new pressure. You've got the GIANT ass bazooka OEM exhausts on it that alone would be choking up your bike. Not to mention making it sound like a singer sowing machine. Get some Vance and Hines short shots on that baby and bob it, that rear fender looks like a grandpa bike. First thing I did with mine was drop that, before I even found a bobbed rear fender, just rode it with a single seater on it. They're okay bikes. Powerless, slow, but cheap to run.
Good to see a vide this but it would help greatly to tell people step by step and remove the music this is not a music vid
the Kuryakin hypercharger is ONLY for racing bikes that will be running at high speeds.
it is NOT intended for street bikes.
Because it is ram air injection you CAN NOT jet the bike for all speeds - you can only get the jets right for one speed. For a racing bike that would be WFO (100mph or more if you take the rev limiter off)
the reason is simple. The air filter that is stock on the bike, and most aftermarket air filter pods let the carbs PULL in more air. If you also put an after market exhaust on the bike you can get more HP out of the engine, and you can find the proper jets and needle valve settings to get the proper Air/Fuel mixture.
But with ram air you get much more air at higher road speeds than you do at cruising speeds. If you jet the bike so the mixture is correct at 80, 90 or 100 mph, then the engine will be crazy rich at normal street riding speeds, and this IS a cruiser bike, NOT A TRACK BIKE.
If you jet the carbs for the proper A/F mixture at 60mph, then the ram will force too much air in the carbs at 80..90..100 mph and the bike will be running extremely lean - you WILL burn your valves and plugs, and possibly burn holes thru the tops of your pistons, and the bike will still run rich below 60mph...
Vstar 650, 1100, Royal Star 1300, Road star bikes... are NOT fuel injected. There are only 2 bikes on the road that have a fuel injection system that self corrects for the air fuel mixture: BMW and HD. If you have a BMW or HD then a ram air intake like this might work ok, but for Vstar carbed bikes you DO NOT WANT A Kuryakin hypercharger ON YOUR BIKE!
BTW, you can not dyno a bike with a ram air hypercharger - for it to work correctly you need a blast of air hitting it at the same speed as your back wheel is turning. Sitting stationary on a dyno there will be no air blast ramming air into your carbs.
100%
there is a fuel pump on the 650 Mr. knowitall. jesus do you not listen when you turn the ignition on ffs. Stop talking so much and listen.
On most important part you put on the music. It could be great video.
PO of my 650 messed up the aircleaner housing. Broke the mounts and stripped the little allen bolts. Any chance you still have that and would sell?
Hi! Sorry to hear about that man, unfortunately I sold the bike recently :/ Hope it goes well!
Since they have discontinued the hypercharger for the vstar 650, do you know if there is an adaptor kit available from anyone? It appears it is a stock hypercharger, and that all Kuryakin does is provide a different adaptor kit for each bike. Your thoughts?
I have the same theory as you do, unfortunately the mounting bracket cant be obtained from elsewhere atleast from what Ive seen. I bought the hypercharger new in April this year, probably a few places still stock them!
Too bad you had to have the music playing on your video--would have been better to hear how you were doing the work on the jets.
what that do?
Looks awesome! I own a vstar 950 and really want to put the same on my bike. Have you made any extra adjustments on the bike in order to install the Hypercharger? EFI injection control unit for example. My bike does not have any extras and I want to prevent causing problems on the long-term.
Hey! Thanks for watching. My bike is a vstar 650 from 1998, so its carburetted. I had to rejet the carburettors with larger main jets, shim the needle jets and adjust the PMS idle screws. You cant get by without rejetting. But for most efficiency if you have EFI, it should be mapped with your air intake and exhaust. I dont think it will be bad for your bike since EFI basically adjusts the optimal fuel air ratio, but mapping will make it perfect
Thank you for your reply, it is much appreciated. The bike has Vance and Hines Big Radius exhaust system but no EFI. I am asking because I have been informed that the total cost for purchasing, isntalling and adjusting for optimal use should be around €1500. Comparing to the Hypercharher which costs around €400, it seems a bit much. Or not?
@@carter2000sickdunk hey, sorry for the late reply! Thats quite the steep price. Unfortunately I dont have much knowledge regarding EFI since carburetors are the only fuel system I have experience with. But my understanding is that the bike will run fine, but not optimal, you may experience worse mileage but I doubt your engine will take damage. I would say try to find out what needs to be done, most likely you will be able to figure something else out.
So did you plug the carb hose it to the front on the hypercharger near the butterfly flaps
No, the vacuum lines go to the T-connector which connects in turn to the front of the hypercharger. The vacuum drives the flaps. The carb hose is connected via a metal tube onto a second rubber hose which then goes to the back of the hypercharger. This is the carb vent hose I believe.
Has installing the hyper charger increased your top end at all? Just wondering I it’s worth it on a 650? Honestly want to know your thoughts…
Hi!
It felt more responsive but if Im going to be totally honest, despite having open exhaust and rejetting properly there wasnt a big difference. The mod is mostly aesthetic, so no, its not really worth it unless you plan on keeping the 650 for a long time
HI Abhishek, where you buy a hypercharger ?please send a link
Hey man, I dont think they have it anymore but I got it off ebay, a seller called metricandamerican in the UK, they had 2 new ones in stock when I bought mine
i think they stop making this air filter for xvs650 model. i really want to have it .
Yeah it was discontinued awhile ago, but you can still find them for sale, some stores still have them in stock! I bought mine brand new in april 2020. I found it through ebay, a motorcycle store in the UK.
where did you even get this hypercharger? I can't find the one for this specific bike online
I got it on ebay from a seller called Metricandamerican in the UK, at the time of purchase (early 2020) they had 2 new ones in stock, the only other place I found it was from a seller in italy.
@@Anti6ody No wonder. Turns out the guy in Italy still has it, but only ships to Europe. Gonna have to figure that one out. Thanks.
@@TheDuke89 if Im gonna be honest with you, it isnt worth the upgrade on the 650, it looks cool and all, but I personally should have waited with it until I got a bigger bike like a Wildstar or 1100. I sold the bike recently so thats why I feel this way 😂
@@Anti6ody Then there's the fact that the guy charges like $400 for it, I think I'll just pass then
so it is a filter
what was the part number for your hypercharger?
Hi! Thanks for watching the video, what do you mean by part number?
@@Anti6ody hi, thanks for putting this video out. I have a 2004 yamaha v star 650 but I am having troubles figuring out which one I need and I was curious where you found yours?
@@hoppycluckin Hi! I think the hypercharger fits all vstar 650 models regardless of year, since there were no changes made to the airbox and airbox mounting brackets. I got mine off of ebay, it was a UK seller called Metriccruisers.co. I am not sure whether they still have it in stock though. If you are in Europe, I think there are some hyperchargers on ebay that can be shipped from italy
Thats great thank you very much!
bom pode me dizer o número da caixa dár obrigada
5 seconds into that annoying noise/music was enough
having those exposed carburetor intake's uncovered makes me anxious! otherwise great video
MUSIC , why why why
If you enjoy your 650 leave it alone. You can’t make a Cadillac out of a Volkswagen.
Less music and more commentary would’ve been better.
More tips; less irritatingly loud music.
You'd better comment operation steps than insert useless higher db music
Poor choice of music, bad audio, and very little explanation of what you were actually doing; just a lot of pointing. Terrible video. Didn't bother finishing it.
Where did you buy it from?