20 Most Recent 2001 Suzuki VS 1400 Intruder Questions & Answers

First check your spark plug. If it checks out OK check out the coil

Your description suggests the clutch should be your first port of investigation - as it works ok when cold it is unlikely an adjustment issue but there are wear patterns on clutch parts that can cause the problem. Clutch plate tongues can become hooked and embedded into wear grooves in the clutch basket and semi-worn plates can suffer from being held together by suction.

Check you stator output. Find where the wires come out of the stator and unplug them. In the plug you should find either 3 white wires or 3 yellow wires. Test for short to the bike by attaching your blaCk meter lead to the bike frame which should be cleaned for good ground or clip it to the negative post of your battery. Then touch your red lead to all 3 wires one at a time. Any reading at all dictates a short and the stator needs to be replaced. Then check the 3 wires with the neg and pos leads you should get a small resistance reading that'll be normal. If it checks out then your next culprits would in all likely hood be your regulator. Hook up your meter to your battery red on red black on black. Fire up the bike and rev it up to see battery voltage. Anything over 14.3 usually indicates you do have a charging problem. Try another regulator if all else checks out like I explained to you. Remember no resistance allowed on any of the white or yellow wires when meter lead is grounded to the bike.

what do you mean starter stays engaged

try removing the exhaust manifold studs, and REPLACE WITH A STAINLESS STEEL ALLEN BOLT and lock washer

flasher relay should not stop it from starting. check there is safety switches on some brake and clutch levers that could be bad or sticking.check kill switch to see if it work proper

if its carbureted- check fuel delivery on that cylinder- I had same issue on a 2 cyl Vulcan. it was dirty carb- restricted passages.

Possible water in connections, go over it and unplug all pig tails, make sure they are dry and spray them with WD-40 before plugging back together.

The most likely thing is a sticking clutch. With the ignition off, can you drop it into second gear and push it with the clutch pulled in? You say you put 'new petrol' in, so it sounds like it has been stored for a while. Clutches will often stick as the clutch plates have been under pressure for so long. Fully warm the engine before moving off until the plates free up.And it looks like you probably mean VS1400 not VS400!There is help herehttps://www.google.com/search?q=suzuki+intruder+vs1400+stalls+when+put+in+gear..

I would look to the main inline fuse

Yes it is easier to work if you do. The caliper will easily slide off the disc if left in place, but not quite so easy putting the wheel and disc back in. Here is the VS1400 Service Manual

Suzuki Intruder VS1400 Service Manual

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Probably a course thread metric sized.

This sounds like an issue with your clutch. It looks like you have a hydraulic clutch, so it may just need to be bled. As long as it is something in the clutch actuation, like the master or slave cylinders, it is not all that expensive. However, if it is a problem with the clutch itself, it can be an expensive fix. First thing to check is to see if the clutch fluid reservoir has fluid or not.

3.7 quarts

check the fuses!

i do my hayabusa to about 20ft lb and the lock nuts do the rest.

have to purge air from the system

The carby butterflies or the carby levers to open and close the butterflies are stuck.