Kawasaki ZZR600 Maintenance: Changing Air Filter

[@thehorsefly87]

ok..here's the thing... I paused this video at 0:08 and I already love it... you have the best intros toast, and they are short, sweet and to the point... thanks you for that... Now I will watch the rest...

[@cdwolf]

GJ Toast ! Short, succinct & informative. Unlike me you never seem to ramble!

[@frenchiehero]

Thanks for doing this, I need to change my air filter out. keep it crispy! my zzr lives on!

[@ToastToGo]

Hahah keep it crispy... I love it.

[@frenchiehero]

Now I gotta do the valves in the next 6000kms oh my lawd!@@ToastToGo

[@ToastToGo]

@@frenchiehero Ooo! Very nice. Racking up those miles. It'll feel even better after a valve service.

[@ToastToGo]

@Wilks89 I hear the K&N actually hurts the performance on the ZZR600. Apparently you have to go back and retune the carbs when you have a higher air flow with the K&N. I'm not doing that yet, so I went with ORM instead. Maybe next time.

[@camaro92350]

Nice job man, I thought it would be a little harder. I think I'm going to do that to my '05 zzr600 pretty soon. Thanks for the helpful tutorial video.

[@cashstore1]

@ToastToGo Good. Keep riding. Don't stop. Enjoy the spring!

[@ToastToGo]

@Zavochkin Don't you have to disassemble the bike just as much if the bike was naked? I mean, I didn't have to touch any fairings or anything. But yeah, that was the first time I changed the air filter since I purchased the bike. So I had just about 10,500 miles on the old filter. Yikes!

[@ToastToGo]

@DoomXexec311 Nice. Changing the air filter is one of the cheaper things for maintenance that makes a noticeable difference. It did for me at least.

[@ToastToGo]

@laviedamie Nah, it was OEM. The thing with carb'ed bike is that if you get a higher breathing K&N filter along with a higher breathing exhaust, you've gotta retune your carbs in order for it to run smooth and not hurt the engine. I didn't want to do that just yet so I didn't go with an aftermarket air filter. Maybe next time. Fuel injected bikes like yours I believe adjusts the fuel/air ration on it's own when something like a K&N air filter is changed.

[@ToastToGo]

@SshNinja It was carbon fiber, yes. It was just a little thin face plate piece that goes over top the triple tree cover. I ordered it off ebay. It's called a "yoke cover"

[@ToastToGo]

Glad you liked the vid. 8-) I think my sense of humor has changed because I feel like my earlier videos were better/funnier than my current stuff...could be wrong though. Appreciate it...would have definitely been cool to ride around with ya when I still had my ZZR.

[@ToastToGo]

I'm not sure exactly, but I believe you're supposed to check it every 10k miles or something. Also depends on the conditions you ride in, too.

[@wootang7469]

Great video I will be using it to change my filter (05). Would you make a video on removing, cleaning, and re-installing the carbs. My bike sat for a while and now the carbs are gunked up.

[@WilksMotovlogs]

Why not go with a K&N air filter vice the OEM? With you Yoshi exhaust, seems like the aftermarket would help the bike breath better.

[@samkobe8]

where or how did you make your rear seat compartment like that cool to store a small tool box and papers?

[@DoomXexec311]

I just did my air filter cleaning on my ninja 650r.. gotta edit the video before i post :p nice work

[@ToastToGo]

@camaro92350 Appreciate it. It made a noticeable difference with a new clean air filter. My bike no longer hesitates at 5k rpm and the power band feels more linear. It was easier than I thought it would have been also. Definitely something you should do to your bike after the old air filter gets a lot of miles on it.

[@1grfe]

I see that you got a carbon fiber tripple tree yoke cover, did you get it from SKUR808? cause i got some from him nice stuff!!

[@ToastToGo]

Welcome :) I miss this bike, it treated me well.

[@PinpointR]

Dude...youre hilarious and have a sense of humor very similar to mine LOL. I have an 08 ZZR 600 in Ebony Black... the part where the tank made the noise and you kept doing it, I spit my drink out. wish you lived near me we would ride.

[@M0rdFustang]

So about how often do you need to change these out?

[@ToastToGo]

@sunnyjason It's really not. I was surprised how easy it was. I'm hoping tuning the carbs isn't much harder.

[@phoenixdown318]

you just reminded me that i am in need of an air filter change on my SV this year...blah lol

[@ToastToGo]

Thank you for watching and for the comment. Unfortunately, I sold this motorcycle a few years ago and no longer have it. Good luck with your maintenance though.

[@kerbao]

@ToastToGo i mean the brand, BMC Air Filter. ever heard of it?

[@ToastToGo]

@saomaino I currently do not. Although I haven't changed out my coolant yet. I may possibly make a video whenever I do so. Possibly next month. I am sure there are videos out there that show how to do so.

[@ToastToGo]

@kerbao What is BMC?

[@ToastToGo]

Oh yeah, some modern supersports have NO storage under the seat. The ZZR600 had really nice seat storage. When I was selling my bike, that was one of the main things the new owner was looking for...nice under seat storage lmao.

[@ToastToGo]

@thehorsefly87 Lol thanks man. I want to make myself a formal intro but I can't think of anything original. So I end up throwing something simple together before rendering the video. I'm glad you enjoy them, though. :)

[@ClutchFirst]

Awesome vid! I see a Mustang in the background :).

[@ToastToGo]

Hah thanks man. :) I kind of miss this bike even though I don't miss having a 600 i4 haha

[@ToastToGo]

And oh yeah! The Mustang...I do miss that car. My aunt gave it to me for a little while and it started giving me car troubles and couldn't get it fixed, so I ended up giving it back to her so she could do whatever she wanted with it. She has now given it to her kid neighbor in exchange for him to mow her yard and such since she lives alone. He's been working on it but it's still not running right. So I actually still see the Mustang from time to time when I visit my aunt's place and sometimes the car is in the driveway depending on where they're working on it.

[@AmiEduardo]

Hope that was a K&N!!! :) If not, you really ought to invest in one sometime

[@ricochet08]

awesome vid man! i've got an 04 zzr600, supposedly the same as 00'-02' zx6r. hoping to trade it in for an 08 zzr600 :D

[@ToastToGo]

@terence20001 Most definitely. Especially when the performance bikes rev a lot higher than around town bikes.

[@woodenchairs]

@ToastToGo Im jus messin with ya man. ;) You know ive always loved your bike good sir. It is the one and ONLY bike that did make me consider going with a carbed bike again. Before i bought my F4I i had looked at a ZZR and thought theyre really a fairly good deal pricewise an when i saw the blue i really liked it. 1 of the only sportbikes thats more upright like my F4I is too.

[@ToastToGo]

@cashstore1 I have been enjoying the spring. The bike runs a lot smoother now with a new air filter. But there is so much pollen out right now, I'm afraid I'm going to clog my air filter again a lot sooner. And all the pollen is getting in my contacts hah. That takes a little bit of the enjoyment out of riding right now :)

[@ToastToGo]

@MrZX6R808 I'm not sure who I got it from...someone on eBay.

[@Neosporin5150]

Well done! i found this exceptionally helpful!

[@ToastToGo]

Neo Sporin Awesome, well thank you very much. :)

[@EastLeedsLion]

Good video. Well made. Cheers

[@199Xray]

Good vid dude.

[@kerbao]

how bout BMC?

[@ToastToGo]

@GixxinStars Yeah, my mom has it really bad lol.

[@ToastToGo]

@cdwolf I ramble at times too. I didn't want to make this video too boring.

[@ToastToGo]

@mcrsguy42 Awesome! It's a great bike and a great color. Yeah, the airbox is right under the tank...follow this video and you should do fine. :) Just watch out and make sure not to damage the petcock and not to let too much fuel leak.

[@ToastToGo]

It is probably very very similar. Most sportbikes are similar actually.

[@ToastToGo]

@woodenchairs No worries dude, I know. But you know what, not with my Trex arms lol.

[@ToastToGo]

@phoenixdown318 Shouldn't be too hard. Bike breathes a lot better with a new clean filter. :) Will make you feel better too.

[@cashstore1]

Nice video. Now ride the thing!

[@ToastToGo]

@jeenyus720 Well thank you. :) Appreciate you watching.

[@jeenyus720]

Amesome video man!

[@jasonsong86]

lovely, doesnt seem hard at all

[@ToastToGo]

@199Xray Thanks :)

[@ToastToGo]

@kerbao Ohh okay. Nah, I actually haven't heard of it.

[@AmiEduardo]

@ToastToGo ohh gotcha! Smart man!

[@jhardy66617]

@ToastToGo dude i wrestled for 4 years in highschool. no homo is implied with everything

[@GixxinStars]

LOL thingy, you sound me me when i try to explain something!

[@ToastToGo]

You are welcome. :)

[@ToastToGo]

@cashstore1 I have! And it was super awesome!

[@M0rdFustang]

Cool, thanks man

[@ToastToGo]

@ricochet08 Thanks man. It is a great bike.

[@thebeezknees]

Many thanks for this.

[@ToastToGo]

Of course! My pleasure.

[@EppingForest304]

well explained :)

[@ToastToGo]

@error262 Quite possibly...

[@reanimationxp]

Great video thank you :)

[@ToastToGo]

@VVoodstockRider It's okay dude, no hurt feelings over here. :) lol haahaha

[@ToastToGo]

@woodenchairs s'all good. Next bike will be fuel injected. :)

[@ToastToGo]

@VVoodstockRider Hahaha you're too much. I would like to make all my videos completely watchable, but that just isn't a reality, lol. :)

[@ToastToGo]

@laviedamie :D I try to make myself sound smart, but I don't always succeed heh.

[@ToastToGo]

@jhardy66617 I figured you already knew how to remove a bolt lol. No homo at all, I've heard that phrase said to me many times before hah.

[@ToastToGo]

@rEcKLesSzzz Everyone here knows me as the one with soft and fuzzy arms lol.

[@jhardy66617]

almost started singing fuzzy wuzzy was a bear...... no homo nice though, easy to do, nice and clear without bolt turning which honestly gets annoying seeing 7 bolts get un tightne.....so thanks for not doing that :D

[@ToastToGo]

@chrismartin679 Much appreciated. :)

[@ToastToGo]

@DANCBR1 You know what you've gotta do instead? Watch this video five times and give me five upward pointing thumbs. :) Kidding kidding, I don't really care. :)

[@kingpeakin9995]

i tossed off many times to them fuzzy arms sir..

[@ToastToGo]

+Arse Bandit lmao

[@rEcKLesSzzz]

fuzzeh arm! lmao

[@Ramthetick]

I tore my fuel line lmao silly me

[@ToastToGo]

Oh whoops! Yeah that's definitely a risk when they have the fuel line routed this way and the petcock set rigid onto the underside of the tank. Also, if the fuel line tore, it's possible it was time for a replacement fuel line anyway, so that instance helped you get a fresh part on the bike! Hope you got everything square away!

[@Ramthetick]

@@ToastToGo yes most definitely that and the fact my shed wasn’t heated middle of winter trying to flex rubber lol just wasn’t thinking proper I guess aha

[@ToastToGo]

@@Ramthetick Hah yep, you are right. Cold old rubber hoses want to resist any kind of maneuvering.

[@cdwolf]

@Iroquois14 LMAO@U !!!!

[@woodenchairs]

Carbs? petcock? What are those? ;P ;) ;P hehe sorry ;P ;)

[@ToastToGo]

@Iroquois14 Yes...LOL

[@error262]

am I 1st?