A step-by-step guide to tear down your Suzuki Intruder VS1400 / Boulevard S83 to the frame. Including essential information such as ‘How to remove the engine’ as well as ‘how to remove the carburettors’ and ‘How to change the clutch’.
Removing the air boots The first thing you need to do is to loosen a couple of ring clips. These ring clips are fastened and …
Rear Airbox Removing the rear airbox is actually quite simple. There are some 10mm bolts to remove – One on the front outside of the …
Removing the indicators First, we need to remove the indicators. If they are stock indicators, they’ll have a threaded stalk going through the frame with …
There are four screws in total on the exterior of the headlight, two inset screws which adjusts the position of the headlight (you do not …
First, drain the oil as the oil in the sump supplies all the components on the bike and if we start removing bolts or seals …
Front wiring loom As we’ve removed the radiator in a previous tutorial, it’ll be a lot easier the free the horn, front indicator and headlight …
Footplates and exhaust This section may not be applicable to you, depending on modifications. Once you’ve jacked up the bike and strapped it on to …
There are three fixing points on the rear brackets, one at the top of the suspension, one by the swing arm that goes straight into …
Draining the brake fluid Brake fluid is corrosive, so make sure you are wearing clothes you don’t care about, don’t have any exposed skin and …
Foot controls In the last video we drained the brake fluid, so please do that before following my steps as we are going to disconnect …
Removing the rear axel First, remove the rear tyre. Before we remove the axel take note of the metal axel spacer on the right-hand side …
If your bike has been sat for a while, you may have an issue getting it started, and if it does start, you may have …