r/versys

Hello à tous,
En amont des vacances j’ai acheté les sacoches cavalières Givi EA100B Gm Easy T.

J’ai tenté de les monter sans support et le résultat n’est pas heureux.
Sur la photo, les sangles passent sur la selle alors qu’elles devraient passer par dessous mais quand je le fais, elles ne sont pas tendues et ne maintiennent pas correctement les sacoches.

J’ai deux questions :
- Avez-vous des conseils pour les monter sans écarteur sans qu’elles soient déformé et qu’elles soient stables ?
- Je n’ai pas trouvé d’écarteur pour la Versys (650/2019) mais je regarde peut être mal. Avez vous des références ? Sans que ça coûte un bras ça serait top…

Merci beaucoup !

It was so hot out, my bike started over heating. Had to park in the shade and hang out in walgreens for an hour. Got back on the road afterwards and enjoyed to rest of the ride home. Be safe out there yall, drink water and take brakes to cool off (you and the bike 👍🏾).

I controlled crankshaft sensor timing ignition all coil and spark plug injection

I recently purchased a used 2020 Kawasaki versys 650 LT. It came with a Puig touring windscreen, but I prefer the OEM short windscreen. The ones I can find on eBay are mostly from Europe and will incur significant shipping and conversion fees. If there is anyone in the US willing to sell me or trade windscreens with me, PM me! Also willing to throw in the handguards as well!

So I got my 2016 versys 650 back in October. Approx. 6 months ago this same mechanic told me that the head gasket was "weeping" but wasn't a huge deal if there were no puddles under the bike. I come back 6 months later because I'm going from tucson AZ to Yosemite National Park, approx 2000 miles round trip, and wanted another inspection just to be safe. Now they are saying my "front tire is dry rotting" and "the head gasket is leaking like crazy".

Here are the pics I asked for. What do you guys think? Is it worth fixing before my trip? Never once seen a puddle under my bike ever, and bike has been riding just fine...

Took my Versys X300 off road at night to a usual construction spot ripping it at 3:30 AM. I see a log that’s new I jump it and rip it with my 50/50 tires. I come up to a corner there’s a concrete barrier (that’s new and I’m going fast af). To the left is river to the right is the concrete barrier I’m coming in hot. I hit the front breaks and decide to not hit the rear breaks. I slip the rear a bit in the dirt and slam the right foot pedal at about 15 mph into a concrete barrier. Completely stops the bike and stalls it. I had my toes only on the right foot pedal. If I was riding sloppy the rear break lever would have sliced my toes off on this crash. I was hella pissed till I realized this crash could have only one working foot with toes on it. This pic is AFTER I bent the stuck rear break forward to get out of locked up. It was stuck to the right pedal. The crash bent the frame of the right pedal look at the pics. I’m happy I was able to ride home I’m hella shook af. Proper foot position will save you from altering your life in the wrong direction.

Hi all,

Any suggestions for a windshield on the Versys from 2007?

I had the Givi D405ST but its broken.

I always park in a kinda tight spot. I turned in too early and too sharply at a very low speed, and I lost my balance. The windshield came against a concrete wall and cracked in, well a lot of pieces 😅

I dont really find the Givi second hand and new its around 100 euros. I'm just looking around to see of there are any other, decent options.

I dont really drive highway and with the Givi I also catch a lot of wind.

Any suggestion?

On the photos you can see the form/height of the Givi one.

TIA

Traded in my vstrom dl1000. Went for a testride on this because my 2004 without abs and leaking fork seals for 2nd time got me fed up. All though a vstrom is also a great bike. The step up to a 2025 1100 S was night and day. It dint take more than 15 minutes on the road to make sure this would be my next bike!

I’ve been riding my versys 650 for a bit now and been able to wheelie and hold it for a while as long as I’m in first gear and at low speeds around 12-22 mph. But I’d really like to see if I can do it in second and up ? I’ve seen YouTube vids of ppl doing it but no advice is given. Just wondering if anyone may have some tips to get it to pop up a bit after the first gear? I’ve tried methods like rev dumping the clutch, trying to preload with front brakes before hand to give it some bounce to assist, and it seems like I’m getting nothing in return except a tiny burst that just bounces my bike on its forks without leaving ground. Maybe I’m going to fast at 22-27 mph when attempting ? I just don’t know but it has to be achievable right?
Daughter pretending to ride my bike for tax !

I’m looking for a reliable bike for commuting and longer trips/work. I’m wondering if it’s worth spending $2000 on this bike (I can negotiate it down), or should I allocate a bit more budget to get one with less mileage ($3500 with 20k miles)? I don’t have a budget issue, but I’m a bit hesitant to spend more on a touring bike that I’m gonna put a lot of mileage on. Also I’m 5’7 and I wonder if this is going to be too tall for me.

I appreciate all the suggestions in advance!

I finally got Givi tinted windshield and Heed crash bars.

Both are just perfect, windshield is even retractable like original one.

I highly recommend both.