24000 km service - Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE

[@hanspettereide3313]

Hi, Andy. Greetings from Lillehammer, Norway. I subscribed to your channel a few months ago, and I like it. Good pictures, good editing, good stories. And most importantly: You stand out from the many channels that are sponsored from the butt up to their ears, and still pretend to be “independent and journalistic”. As a journalist by profession, I got a nose to smell which are and which aren’t. Keep up your good work. Just one comment to your service video: I agree with you that you can save a lot of money by doing service by yourself after the warranty period. On my BMW K1600 it is a no-brainer: It is far too complicated to even think about doing valve clearances or even smaller things by myself. But regardless of how good a mechanic you are, and regardless of how meticulous you are, you are still missing the proof from the dealer in your service book that the job is actually done. I think that is also worth a lot of euros when you are selling the bike or trading it in. As a buyer, the first thing I would check is the number of stampings (correct word?) from a professional workshop in your service book, also after the end of the warranty period, and maybe especially then. And I think that has to be counted into the final calculation of how much you actually save by doing it yourself. And at last, but not least: You support your local dealer. It is important for all of us that they survive! Have a nice summer and a lot of good trips!

[@MotoAndy]

Oh Norway...... a country that I remember very fondly and I will definitely go back there many times, I'm a little jealous that you live in such a beautiful country (well, maybe I envy the summer, not necessarily the winter...) ...anyway....Thank you for the kind words. As usual, there are as many opinions as there are people on the Internet, and of course you are very right about servicing at a dealer. I would gladly do service inspections at the dealer throughout the entire period of using the motorcycle, but as you mentioned, I am an independent "youtuber" (I hate this phrase) / content creator, and this means that I have no sponsors and my income from KZbin is minimal. And here we come to the heart of the matter. To create content, whether it's about mechanics or travel, I have to invest my own funds for which I work hard, so I try to save on things that I can do myself. As for entries in the service book, KZbin and my channel are my service book, if you want to check something, watch my video. And when it comes to supporting my dealer, I will only say that every 3-4 years I buy a brand new motorcycle from him and for the next 2 years I service it under warranty, I also buy parts and other accessories from him, so I think that I support him to the best of my abilities sufficiently, at least that's my opinion. Anyway, thanks for this comment, every opinion is important and brings something new to the topic, so I'm glad that I can exchange my opinions with you. Take care.

[@thedartside1050]

Thank you Andy! Awesome work in your channel.

[@uissniper]

I’ve been following you since the “old” Versys (I bought the 2018 grand tourer, i absolutely love it), keep up the good work and bring your trips here. Cheers from Italy❤

[@MotoAndy]

Thanks for sticking with this channel for so long my friend, I really appreciate it. I'm glad you're another satisfied Versys brother. Take care.

[@uissniper]

@@MotoAndy many people look for bikes like multistrada or s1000xr, great bikes as well, but too sporty and less touring in my opinion. Versys with 120 ps, it’s perfect. You were the main reason I bought this beautiful Kawasaki

[@MotoAndy]

@@uissniper It's nice to hear when people tell me that I am the reason why they bought the Versys and are happy with it, it's a great feeling and belive me you're not the only one 😀. Damn it.....I've become an influencer 😂 . To be honest, at the beginning I was also looking for Multistrada and BMW s1000xr, but Multistrada is too unreliable, and BMW too expensive😖

[@uissniper]

I mean they’re callf social network for a reason or not? Ahahahah. I’ve done the test ride with both and man, those are grear bikes but over 160 ps, for a tourer?? Too sporty for what you actually need. It becomes demanding to ride’em in relax

[@calzadillaacn]

Ya tengo ganas de ver las grabaciones de las revisiones que hagas! Aprendo mucho con tus videos! Un saludo desde Valencia/España

[@jamesbower5995]

My Versys is not quite ready for that service, but now I have some idea of what the cost may be. Thanks, Andy!

[@MotoAndy]

You`re very welcome, take care.

[@philippemyr4065]

Good evening Sir, congratulations for your skills and thank you for your videos. You who have had 2 Versys, are the SE suspensions better? and the reliability of this motorcycle? Thank you for your response. respectfully

[@riccardozampollo1950]

Ciao , complimenti x i tuoi video . Ultimamente ti sto seguendo. Il filtro aria è lo stesso x tutti i modelli? Può andar bene High flow 2920 Grazie mille

[@SanderLikesBikes]

Thanks for the breakdown Andy! Been following you for a while now and bought my first Versys 1000 SE last year, somewhat based on your experiences aswell. Bought mine in Apeldoorn. Will see if their costs are similiar to yours :)

[@MotoAndy]

Which dealer ?

[@SanderLikesBikes]

@@MotoAndy Premium Motors

[@MotoAndy]

I've heard about this dealer but I'm not very familiar with it, I buy and service motorcycles from Goedhart Motoren, probably the largest in the Netherlands and in my opinion they are very good technically. Groetjes...

[@oskarsulps6466]

I have the same Kawasaki, but it’s odd that you change spark plugs every 24000 km. The manual says 12000 km

[@boordbelsj]

Two garages talked to do it combined with the airfilter. Because the tank needs to come off. To safe the customer hour rates and they say its experoence to say that the sparkplugs will last longer than the manual says.

[@PAUL-yv2kk]

Nice breakdown Andy. Apparently there are quite some NGK Iridium fakes out there, so take care on your source 👍

[@MotoAndy]

Thanks for the warning Paul, good to know

[@funmitholz2095]

Hallo Andy! Die Versys 1000 SE ist bestimmt ein tolles Tourenbike. Ich fahre eine BMW R1200 R aus 2006 und erwäge mr eine Versys 1000 SE dazu zu Kaufen. Kannst Du die Versys empfehlen und würdest Du diese nochmal Kaufen? Was ich gesehen habe sind Anbauteile wie Koffer und so weiter sehr teuer.

[@MotoAndy]

Es gibt keine perfekten Motorräder, jedes hat einige Mängel, aber wie man so schön sagt: Jedes Motorrad hat seinen Fahrer. Ich denke, der Versys ist in Bezug auf Service und Ersatzteile viel günstiger als der BMW. Dies ist ein Motorrad für jemanden, der die Welt gemütlich erkunden, aber auch ab und zu eine sportlichere Fahrt unternehmen möchte. Der beste Rat, den ich Ihnen geben kann, ist, einen Versys für das Wochenende zu mieten und ihn einfach zu fahren. Nur Sie werden wissen, ob er zu Ihnen passt.

[@JEANS_Biker]

Hello, I've been following you since you used the old model of the Versys 1000. I'm in Thailand, and I use the 2015 Versys 1000 myself. It's a great bike. I'm curious, why did you switch to the 2020 Versys 1000 instead of another model? I'm considering switching to the GS1250, but I'm still undecided, especially considering the significant amount of money involved.

[@MotoAndy]

Generally speaking, I never keep motorcycles for too long, I haven't had a motorcycle for more than 5 years, the second reason was of course the better suspension in the 3rd generation model, another reason was that the 3rd generation has a so-called ride by wire which gives a much smoother ride, especially when adding and releasing the throttle, Versys 2 gen had problems with this and was a bit jerky on the throttle. Plus, it's always nice to have a new motorcycle. Take care

[@PabloSilva-wf8zk]

Hey Andy!!! How are you. Love your videos. I need an advice, I've purchased a 2023 versys 1000 SE but ir making the same as my old tenere, above 179-180 kms per hour it makes speed wobbles, is there any advice to avoid that? Thanks a lot

[@MotoAndy]

My first piece of advice is "slow down, man" 🙂versys it's not a Ducati Panigale, its a touring machine, my second piece of advice will be change the windscreen, remove handguards, remove crashbars if you have and then check of there is any difference, check the tires, etc, etc

[@pituchahayabusa200]

Grande maquina troquei uma igual por uma GSA1250 ESTOU AREPENDIDO 😂

[@MotoAndy]

Bem, você deveria se arrepender 😅

[@aiolloss]

What about changing fuel filter? Valves adjustment? These are scheculde in an other service?

[@asd_skala2725]

every 42000

[@MotoAndy]

Fuel filter should be change every 24000km but dealers usually replace them after a higher mileage, maybe it's because the fuel in Europe is of good quality and the filter doesn't get dirty, I don`t know, that's a question for the dealer. Valves every 42000km.

[@technoaddict2056]

In Canada, valves are scheduled at 24000

[@MotoAndy]

Interesting

[@alex018276]

la siguiente, ajuste de valvulas, 😢😊

[@mariansiko3634]

👍👍👍

[@EzzyAlaba]

does your versys rev hang when its hot?

[@MotoAndy]

Nope, not really..

[@aiolloss]

Really expensive for a work that you can do by yourself!

[@PAUL-yv2kk]

Unfortunate reality for the first two years of ownership if you want to maintain your warranty. This chap is more than capable and a great source of Versys servicing videos 👍

[@norberthaase1697]

Du kennst ja die Kosten wenn's selbst gemacht wird von deiner Sevenfifty.Und die Ventile fallen weg.😂

[@damer950]

Where are you from? This 24k service cost in Slovakia 800€ 😂🤦‍♂️

[@MotoAndy]

The Netherlands

[@damer950]

@@MotoAndy we are a magic country... Salaries like far east and prices like far west 🤦‍♂️it's desperate to see that people from west got less prices but got salaries like 5x bigger

[@MotoAndy]

In fact, I noticed this while passing through Slovakia on the way to the Austrian Alps two years ago, the prices in a restaurant in Bratislava blew us away. It's a bit like Poland in the 1970s, there was nothing in the stores but no one went hungry, the magic of survival.

[@KawaKLZ]

Ich muss dringend mit meinem Händler reden. Bei mir 1000er service 350€ 12.000 780€ und der 25.000 😢 1000€ und den 36.000 mache ich seber😅

[@MotoAndy]

Ja, Sie müssen unbedingt mit Ihrem Verkäufer sprechen, meiner Meinung nach verarscht er Sie. Viel Glück

[@KawaKLZ]

@@MotoAndy Mein Händler meint laut service plan muss noch der Benzinfilter getauscht werden. Aber die machen das nicht weil nach deren Erfahrung ist er noch sauber. Aber bei 42.000 ist er schon schwarz und muss getauscht werden.