Must Do Gen 3 KLR650 Mod | Airbox Snorkel Removal | Free Performance & Better Sound 

Gday everyone. It looks like it is easier to remove the snorkel by taking off the airbox door and pulling it out from the inside. I'll do a video trying that in the future. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!

"Sweating like Michael Jackson at a Wiggles concert..." 😂 LMGDAOROTFF!!!

Did this mod along with a tusk racing air filter, big big sound difference under load and definitely noticeable performance gains as it now has the balls to pull harder and harder until about 6,500-6,800 as it can actually move the air it needs to definitely seems to pull faster and harder not by a crazy amount but you definitely feel it I think a pipe and possibly a tune would really finish waking it up will try to remember to update this comment when I add my new pipe

Not bad for a first go. Detailed enough for anybody to follow but not too long. Thanks. Looking forward to more.

Thank you brother, great video! I was unsure of exactly what the snorkel was, you are the only one that made it super easy and on my klr2007, it took 2 seconds. LOL. Much appreciated. Had to find it to complete my KLX Needle and jet mods. Cheers Vato!

Great videos. I’m picking my krl up in a couple days. Had a 2018 and really looking forward to the 2022. Keep the vids coming.

Dude. Wow. DEF heard a positive diff. Thx for vid.

Bahaha....sweatin' more than MJ at a Wiggles concert 😄 Sweet mod video, bud 👌...well paced, good step-by-step, easy to follow + comments in post-production also helpful. Duke looks a little jaded in the background 😁

Thanks for the video helped me out in doing the same thing. Cheers.

Hey buddy. Just got the snorkel out. Got halfway through your video and got to thinking maybe it would be easier to push it down through the airbox and pull it out through the side and it was definitely easier. Thanks for the idea though. The size comparison between the two is unreal.

Some have said they pushed it into the airbox and took the filter off and pulled it out through the air filter service door. I haven’t done it yet, my bike only has 200 miles on it.

I just used your guide to install my low seat. Thank you.

Nice to see you using the rage to protect the paint, Just picked up a KLX400r for this season to see if it fit. Still have a thing for the KLR in the future when I can't do the rougher tracts anymore and do longer rides around Oz. Time and opportunity will tell. 👍

I have a 2023 Adventure, and it's a lot tighter on both sides of the frame tube. I ended up deciding to destroy the snorkel with a utility knife after heating up the snorkel with a heat gun. Razor, fine scissors, two vice grips, and then the bottom of the snorkel fell down into the airbox. Lovely. I'm not the brightest bulb and instead of taking off the airbox cover to retrieve the remainder I used long tweezers to bring it back up, heated it again with the heat gun, caught the air filter on fire ( a little bit ) and eventually yanked it out from the top outside the frame. Duh me. This is not a recommended method, a new snorkel is only a few bucks but how to put it back in if necessary? ;-) Don't use this method. If you get stuck, walk away and have a beer. The beer lubricates the snorkel so it comes out much easier albeit in chunks.

the sputtering initially must have been the ecu hadn’t adjusted for the change yet. Apparently the ecu is smart enough to adjust for the increase of airflow that a snorkel removal and slip on exhaust will give you. Which kind of makes sense if it can compensate for altitude between sea level and 10,000 ft above.

Thank you for doing this video but I got mine out after 2 beers and 5 mins. For those that want to know I used a pair of needle nose to get it unseated then a good pair of vice grips to get a good grab on the edge on it then twisted as I pulled up and it came right out only thing I removed was the seat and moved the sensors off to the side.

gonna have to give this a try !!!!

My dealer suggested doing this plus exhaust then getting dyno tuned that can do just up the road from dealership, I live in Brisbane Australia

I think I'm take mine out too

Ripper little mod 🍻

It is possible to take the other fairing off and pop the snorkel into the inside of the airbox and pull it out that way

Thanks!

Others that have done this have said that it's a useless mod as it hasn't made any difference

Has this modification affected the overall performance, without stumbling and hesitation? Just curious. 😎

Take other side off then 1 screw and reach inside the breather box

Hello mate I have watched your videos on the klr Always entertaining. You really give thst klr some stick. I have a couple of questions in regards to the Klr and the mods you have done so far. Does removing the snorkel have any negative effects Did the after mkt muffler give you any extra power And lastly do you have any information on remapping the ecu. I have looked at so many bikes but I keep on coming back to the klr. Oh yeah are you happy with the performance of the klr on the highway Sorry for the barrage of questions Thanks mate

Isn’t the snorkel supposed to protect from water and debris getting in the air filter?? 🤔

Did this today, kettle didn't even finish boiling before it was done and I did notice a difference. Exhaust will be next, any recommendations mate 🥃

Wouldn’t increasing air flow change the FI? Will be waiting too see how you like it. Opening up the air box on my previous bikes required re jetting the carb.

Could a fella get the same effect by drilling holes in the snorkel? I wonder if a drill will reach. Guess I’m gonna find out...

Wouldnt it be a good idea to put some screen material over the hole to keep debris from getting into the airbox ?

What's the definition of seems like.

Do you have before and after dyno pulls to substantiate the claimed performance gains?

the snorkel is IN the airbox it does not increase fording depth or water intake. the purpose is to decrease turbulent air but the design and material choice meant it made the hole it sits in smaller decreasing overall flow instead. Great idea but wrong materials

What does the snorkel do? Is it to keep water out?

Wouldn't This make the bike run lean

Not worried about water getting into the airbox, or is it a non issue?

I thought your country was pretty hardcore locked down? I'm glad you can ride

Hola Amigo! Podrás pasarme las especificaciones del Relay que instalaste? No hay concesionario Kawasaki donde vivo, y debo encontrar su precisa equivalencia. Tengo una maquina igual a la tuya, y siempre es un placer ver tus videos, gracias por compartirlos! Gustavo, desde Argentina. Gracias!

Doesn't that prevent water from going into the air box???

So you do or do not have a aftermarket exhaust ?? I put a delkevic on my 2023 with a baffle and the motor runs much better but I get some minimal popping when letting off the throttle to upshift only in second gear so I'm wondering if I pull the snorkel on my bike now will it be too lean ??

What do you think about the doohickey? Should I replace it?

How in the hell is taking that little piece of rubber out going to make any difference at all? I'm thinking it's more like the placebo effect than any difference performance.

Curious - if one rides predominately in the desert, would this mod increase the amount of dust brought into the air filter?

I would like to put a cheap and simple camera system on my 2022 KLR650 (front and back) because here in Texas we have lots of road rage and it really pays off to get some video if you get attacked by one of these crazy people out here. Any chance that you might be making the modification to your KLR650? This is a real need for me as I was recently a victim of one of these road rage people. Not only was I taken out, but I was run over once on the ground and everybody involved lied to the police who in turn believed them as the police here seem to dislike motorcycles. Help.

On a KLR if it's incredibly difficult to get to, there's no reason to take it off. For the most part someone who's not overly mechanically inclined like myself can work on almost anything on this bike.

Why wouldn’t you just push it down into the air box and pop off the air filter cover and pull it out easily

This gives you ZERO performance. these airbox mods have been proven BS on dyno for all types of vehicles, just stop.

Shame you did this backwards. So easy to pull snorkel into airbox and done

You went in from the wrong side especially if you're going to upgrade air filter and exhaust. With the air filter after you put it off with a flat head screwdriver, you can literally reach in and grab it from the right side.

I call bullshit. Other than air noise at the intake you will likely lose power. These things are designed and tuned by pretty smart engineers. Without other modifications and tuning after market air intakes and free modes have been proven time and time again to actually lose power. Do the research before hacking your fine tuned Swiss clock. Besides that if you must remove the boot do it through the inside of the box after pulling the filter. Not like a half witted fool squeezing it between the box and frame or taking other things apart. It comes out easy from inside the box. One really needs to think about following the advise of someone struggling so hard with something so simple. “Tada” Sorry pal but any improvement is simply placebo effect, in other words your imagination.

Any issues since removing the snorkel. I had my KLR for around the same time as you have and have been considering this mod since watching this video. My biggest concerns are voiding any manufacturer warranty and unknown issues with this being a new model.

Obviously not built for easy maintainence like a R.E. Himalayan

Seems like a ton of work to make your bike loader and gain maybe... ½ HP.

It's a safety device. It's a collapsible part of the intake system. If you go through deep water and submerge the air box the engine vacuum will collapse the air duct and kill the motor before it sucks water and hydro locks the engine. This guy is going to spend the next two years trying to get it back in. If you want to increase airflow just take the door off and leave it off.

Dont do it.

That made no difference.

Just take the airbox door off.

Stupidest mod I've come across for the gen 3. If you want a bigger hole in your air box for some reason (?), why knock yourself out trying to get the snorkel out? Why not just leave the access door off the box?? Just saying.

Stupid modification

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