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Message started by siouxzookey on 03/27/17 at 16:03:16

Title: 02 vs1400 intruder
Post by siouxzookey on 03/27/17 at 16:03:16

Hey all,

I am new to this forum, I bought a 02 vs1400 Intruder this February and it has a small tank, only been on a few rides but I am the guy that's always hollering that I need gas.

So to my question, has anyone put a different gas tank on one of these bikes? I would like to get a bigger gas tank on my bike so I don't have to fill up all the time.

Title: Re: 02 vs1400 intruder
Post by siouxzookey on 03/27/17 at 16:05:32

Here is a pic of my bike

Title: Re: 02 vs1400 intruder
Post by Dave on 03/27/17 at 18:20:04

The Rubber Side down is for questions/discussion about the Suzuki Savage or S40 Boulevard.

The Cafe' is for other discussions....they can be about other bikes....or other stuff that isn't political.

There is occasionally some discussion about the Intruders - but not often.

There is a thread about larger gas tanks.....some of it might be adaptable to your Intruder. Oldfeller has installed fuel jugs in his new saddlebags.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1483412354/0

Title: Re: 02 vs1400 intruder
Post by MMRanch on 03/27/17 at 18:56:11

Savage/S-40 has 2.7 gal. factory . I've put a 3.5 gal on and still carry an extra 1/2 gal in each saddle bag most of the time. I noticed you don't have Saddle bags yet . They may be in your future ? ::)

Getting 55mpg , helps ! ;)

Title: Re: 02 vs1400 intruder
Post by Oldfeller on 03/27/17 at 19:36:25

Har ........ we are getting people directed here because of our alternate scoots.

For example, I used to post links to here on the Virago forum because the Virago forum sucked for posting tech stuff and Jon's forum didn't suck at all. Jon got extra hit traffic and some "other scooter" biker guys got a Tech listing they could follow.

We know that Google crawls this site extensively, both Cafe and our tech posts and lists subject hits on VS 800, Intruder, etc. etc. etc.

Now you gotta consider what happens next if I answer this newbie's question completely, since he uses the EXACT same frame mounting points that I used on the Barcalounger and he has the exact same fuel pump system that I opted off of.

Souixzookey, does 8.4 gallons of fuel capacity interest you any?

Dave has your link spotted --- go here: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1483412354/65 .... and read up.

This is a discussion between MM and me about extra fuel capacity in general, which meanders some between Savages and some other bikes, one of which is a VS 800 Barcalounger which should look very very familiar to you.

Usefulness of the ideas depends on how handy you are with mods, and whether you want large saddle bags mounted on your 1400 Intruder or not.

Title: Re: 02 vs1400 intruder
Post by 12Bravo on 03/28/17 at 05:38:49

It looks like the 1400 tank mounts similar to the 750/800 tank on a "C" channel that goes across the frame. That makes it very difficult to find other tanks to fit without a lot of mods.

~~The intruderalert.com website seems to be having problems right now. If it comes back up, it is a very good place for info on the Intruders of all sizes.~~

It seems that the intruder alert cafe is down for good.