Great video Mario! It’s going to be a great help to lots of DR650 owners who bought a DR with the stupid emissions stuff on it. I have a 2020 and I luckily didn’t have to address this. Cheers!!
I’m just glad they’re still being sold in the states yet! Unlike Australia. Have you had a leaky cam chain tensioner gasket leak yet? I have almost 9k miles on mine now and just field stripped the bike and replaced gasket this week. Another common issue I guess.
I'm glad somebody made a video on this my bike ran pretty bad I just made one out of some steel it does help your dr running a lot better so thank you for making the video
Thanks Dane! Hopefully will help. Yea on all the “newer” bikes. Forgot what year the dealer told me they put them on because I thought it was just California bikes. But guess not.
Excellent video, great help 💪 i did notice after i installed block off plate and everything plugged i noticed a chirping sound from the cylinder head area. Not sure what it could be. Its somewhat loud and very noticable.
I’ve noticed less. But I also rejetted too. Moreover, with how lean these run from the factory these pulse air into your exhaust burning excess fuel that was not combusted. So at night the if I ran the bike really hard the header would be cherry red. It would glow pretty good. I thought something was wrong and showed the dealer a video of it and says its normal. There are some forums online about the DR header glow on newer ones. But now after removing this and rejetting you can still see a glow at night due to how thin the header is but it doesn’t glow nearly as much as it did.
Hi, great video, I am about to do this to my bike with the stock tank. Did you use a gasket under the block off plate? It didn't show it but I assume you removed the lines and canister at the back left on the bike. Also how many lines are attached to the bottom of the tank, I understand there is now a vapor removal line that goes somewhere on the bike. Can that be blocked off or do you just let it vent somewhere?
(Updated) As far as the canister goes. There are 2 lines that run on the left side of bike from the canister. 1 which runs to the bottom of the carb intake. That needs to be capped! Use a fuel rated vacuum cap or cut an inch or so of the hose you removed and plug it with a bolt. The other hose on the left runs to a check valve. Remove that. Then theres a line on the right side of the tank that runs to the check valve also. Remove it. This is your fuel tank venting so take the longest hose from canister and attach it under your tank and run down to the right inside of your swing arm and use the springs to protect hose. DO NOT block your fuel tank vent. That needs to breathe. As far as the pair valve kit. It only comes with the plate like you see in my video. I just screwed that in. There isn’t a gasket. At least that im aware of. I thought I uploaded a video of the canister removal but apparently not. Watch this one from Southern Dual Sport for guidance. The only we do differently with ours as we have the stock tanks is to use that longest hose from the charcoal canister to vent your gas tank. Hope this helps! Link---> ua-cam.com/video/1B_9Ofn55Vc/v-deo.html
@@rossbrown9156 no problem. Upper Michigan. But Ive been through BC 3 times driving through. I was stationed in Alaska some years ago and drove the Alcan. Beautiful country.
Hi again, the block off plate that I got just said to use the gasket that was on the plate you took off. I saw another video where the guy made his own block off plate and made his own gasket, he had to buy a big sheet of it and only use a couple of inches.@@hegemonictrader45
Hi again, well I followed your directions and it went pretty good, just have to put on the blocking plate then do the carb jetting. I pulled the snorkel and cut four 3/4" holes in the air box top. Really nice when you remove the tank, so much easier to see everything. That is a lot of crap that came off the bike today. Were you in the US military? I was in the Canadian Forces for 25 years and got out in 1991. I plan on using the 150 main jet when I do the carb. I will use the long line when I put the tank back on and route it down the right side. Anyways look forward to more of your videos.@@hegemonictrader45
I’m assuming you put on an acerbis tank? If you don’t need the vacuum line then yes you can cap the top. Go to the 19:50 minute mark or just before on Dino’s video here for a more in depth install. ua-cam.com/video/yi_vkYQUVGc/v-deo.htmlsi=CYj6VTL-Ll3DcX3n
If you want to take the charcoal canister off check out this video at 2 minute mark. Let me know how it went! Happy riding. ua-cam.com/video/1B_9Ofn55Vc/v-deo.htmlsi=Z3xuM3kwo97gHcGc
@@hegemonictrader45 thank you! I did install Acerbis. I capped top line on carb making sure it was ok. Its last vid on my channel shows it running. Thanks for responding 👍
I made a mistake in the video of where the plug caps go. They will plug the ports on the pair valve itself, not the plastic T by the carb. That way you can keep the pair valve on the bike if you ever want to hook it back up. This way you only have to remove the hoses.
I actually did remove that. I used the longer hose from it to vent the tank. I kept both metal coil springs also as I routed it behind the engine to the inner right side of the swing arm.
Great video Mario! It’s going to be a great help to lots of DR650 owners who bought a DR with the stupid emissions stuff on it. I have a 2020 and I luckily didn’t have to address this.
Cheers!!
I’m just glad they’re still being sold in the states yet! Unlike Australia. Have you had a leaky cam chain tensioner gasket leak yet? I have almost 9k miles on mine now and just field stripped the bike and replaced gasket this week. Another common issue I guess.
Interesting, I don't know much about the newer emissions hardware on late model DRs. Great vid
I'm glad somebody made a video on this my bike ran pretty bad I just made one out of some steel it does help your dr running a lot better so thank you for making the video
Glad it helped!
Thanks & great video - props for working 1 handed man! Cheers
MARIO !!! - That's a good video, which will get a shit-ton of views over time & will help many people !!!
Cheers Mate !!!
Thanks Dane! Hopefully will help. Yea on all the “newer” bikes. Forgot what year the dealer told me they put them on because I thought it was just California bikes. But guess not.
Thank you for sharing this! Looking to get a new dr650 and if I can save a bit of weight while lowering exhaust temperature I'll take it!
The charcoal canister is an easy removal to. Sits behind the left plastic panel. Replacing the exhaust helps a bunch also.
Great tutorial, thank you
Excellent video, great help 💪 i did notice after i installed block off plate and everything plugged i noticed a chirping sound from the cylinder head area. Not sure what it could be. Its somewhat loud and very noticable.
Really? I did not notice any noise coming from there. Maybe try some RTV silicone? All I did was snug up the plate and it was fine.
Have you found any difference in the decel popping? I have heard the pair valve is responsible for a lot of the noise you hear out the exhaust?
I’ve noticed less. But I also rejetted too. Moreover, with how lean these run from the factory these pulse air into your exhaust burning excess fuel that was not combusted. So at night the if I ran the bike really hard the header would be cherry red. It would glow pretty good.
I thought something was wrong and showed the dealer a video of it and says its normal. There are some forums online about the DR header glow on newer ones.
But now after removing this and rejetting you can still see a glow at night due to how thin the header is but it doesn’t glow nearly as much as it did.
Hi, great video, I am about to do this to my bike with the stock tank. Did you use a gasket under the block off plate? It didn't show it but I assume you removed the lines and canister at the back left on the bike. Also how many lines are attached to the bottom of the tank, I understand there is now a vapor removal line that goes somewhere on the bike. Can that be blocked off or do you just let it vent somewhere?
(Updated) As far as the canister goes. There are 2 lines that run on the left side of bike from the canister. 1 which runs to the bottom of the carb intake. That needs to be capped! Use a fuel rated vacuum cap or cut an inch or so of the hose you removed and plug it with a bolt.
The other hose on the left runs to a check valve. Remove that. Then theres a line on the right side of the tank that runs to the check valve also. Remove it. This is your fuel tank venting so take the longest hose from canister and attach it under your tank and run down to the right inside of your swing arm and use the springs to protect hose. DO NOT block your fuel tank vent. That needs to breathe.
As far as the pair valve kit. It only comes with the plate like you see in my video. I just screwed that in. There isn’t a gasket. At least that im aware of.
I thought I uploaded a video of the canister removal but apparently not. Watch this one from Southern Dual Sport for guidance. The only we do differently with ours as we have the stock tanks is to use that longest hose from the charcoal canister to vent your gas tank. Hope this helps!
Link---> ua-cam.com/video/1B_9Ofn55Vc/v-deo.html
Hey thanks for getting back to me, that is really helpful. Where are you located? I am in BC, Canada Cheers@@hegemonictrader45
@@rossbrown9156 no problem. Upper Michigan. But Ive been through BC 3 times driving through. I was stationed in Alaska some years ago and drove the Alcan. Beautiful country.
Hi again, the block off plate that I got just said to use the gasket that was on the plate you took off. I saw another video where the guy made his own block off plate and made his own gasket, he had to buy a big sheet of it and only use a couple of inches.@@hegemonictrader45
Hi again, well I followed your directions and it went pretty good, just have to put on the blocking plate then do the carb jetting. I pulled the snorkel and cut four 3/4" holes in the air box top. Really nice when you remove the tank, so much easier to see everything. That is a lot of crap that came off the bike today. Were you in the US military? I was in the Canadian Forces for 25 years and got out in 1991. I plan on using the 150 main jet when I do the carb. I will use the long line when I put the tank back on and route it down the right side. Anyways look forward to more of your videos.@@hegemonictrader45
Question I put new tank on with regular petcock. Can I just cap the top carb connection part? Great vid man Thankyou
I’m assuming you put on an acerbis tank? If you don’t need the vacuum line then yes you can cap the top. Go to the 19:50 minute mark or just before on Dino’s video here for a more in depth install.
ua-cam.com/video/yi_vkYQUVGc/v-deo.htmlsi=CYj6VTL-Ll3DcX3n
If you want to take the charcoal canister off check out this video at 2 minute mark. Let me know how it went! Happy riding.
ua-cam.com/video/1B_9Ofn55Vc/v-deo.htmlsi=Z3xuM3kwo97gHcGc
@@hegemonictrader45 thank you! I did install Acerbis. I capped top line on carb making sure it was ok. Its last vid on my channel shows it running. Thanks for responding 👍
@@majorlee1 sweet! Will check it out
what back rack is that you have?
Precision motorcycles. Same with the side racks also. Side racks I only found on pmracks.com but the tail luggage rack is on amazon also
Do you really need to remove the tank? Seems like most of that is accessible without removing it.
I don’t think you’d have to. I believe I was doing other things at the time so had it off.
I never saw where the larger rubber plug gets installed.
I made a mistake in the video of where the plug caps go. They will plug the ports on the pair valve itself, not the plastic T by the carb. That way you can keep the pair valve on the bike if you ever want to hook it back up. This way you only have to remove the hoses.
My 1998 dr doesn't have any of those
Just rust
Yea no bs emissions stuff back then.
Get rid of that charcoal filter as well and just vent your tank to below your linkage.
Caused me more issues than the pair valve
I actually did remove that. I used the longer hose from it to vent the tank. I kept both metal coil springs also as I routed it behind the engine to the inner right side of the swing arm.
@@hegemonictrader45 Great idea!