1996 Intruder 800 introduction
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- čas přidán 22. 12. 2016
- I recently had the chance to pickup another Intruder. This time, I got the 800cc version instead of the 1400cc big brother. While smaller overall, the newest member of the stable is very, very clean. In this video, I take it out for a short ride after replacing a couple of things and tweaking the carburetors. She is a fine cruiser!
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Had this bike bout 2 weeks now and she is a dream. Thank you for posting this video. The sky is the limit.
Alazer Welch enjoy the bike! Ride safe
Just bought the very same bike today....24K miles. :-)
I had one for 27 years. Burgundy with rolled pleated seat and mag wheels. Just might be the most beautiful stock motorcycle ever produced, with the exception of possibly the 1400.. Ride-on.
👍I still got one they're cool bikes..live to ride etc
Love my 98 vs800 candy apple red with off white tear drop on the sides of the tank and lots of chrome... surprisingly peppy for an 805 with 37k+ miles on it...thx for the vid
Great bike, great purchase. Congratulations!
I own a 2003 Silver.Just waiting to get my Canadian licence.So tempting.The sound and the feel of the bike is amazing.Love the design.Sneaking around the block whenever I can.
I totally understand! I’m currently riding a 1996 VS1400 and after reading your comment, I think I’ll take it for a spin!
I just picked up this same bike this morning. It's a 96 and the same color. It sure is a beauty. I'm 6' and it seems pretty comfortable to me. The guy I bought it from put highway pegs on the front, so that helps.
Sweet bike man!! Pretty sure this is my Next Bike 🤙
I own a black 1993 black intruder 800 with 12,000 miles and I love it great bike
Just came across your video and just can't wait to get mine. It's a 94. Yay!!!!!
Alazer Welch they are great bikes. I’m always looking for another one. I ended up selling this one for $2200 and really wish I had kept it. Enjoy yours when you get it.
My buddy has it at his house now. Just picked it up. Just studying for my test and she's all mine!!!
Just got a 93 intruder 1400. love watching your videos. I grew up in Brooksville and recognize a lot of your rides. I also have a GSD hah cheers!
Thanks! I have 2 GSDs now. They seem to be happiest in pairs. Although twice the hair and twice the food makes it a little tough! Where do you live now? Not many Intruders around here, at least not many of the older ones.
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures I would love a second! but one is enough for me right now haha. I live in Nashville now, family is still in Brooksville.
Cool! Hey if ya ever get down here to visit your family and you have your bike too, hit me up! We can take a ride around your old area. There are a lot of nice roads around here, much more than people realize. Surely nothing like TN but not terrible either! I went up to middle TN a few years back with some friends and had a blast. Nothing like riding in the mountains. You're very fortunate to be there!
Had this same year/ color. It was my first bike and I rode it hard. Over 30k miles in less than two years without a problem. Forward controls, or at least forward mounted foot pegs, would’ve made a big difference. Other than that I loved it.
the most honest review I've ever seen :) .... good job Sir!
Glad you found it useful, thank you!
I have a 95 VS800 with 19,000 miles on it and looks like it came off the showroom floor. Mine is the maroon color and I absolutely love that bike. I’m 5’8 and it fits me like a glove. I bought a Honda Valkyrie a couple weeks ago and that bike is a beast. To my surprise, both bikes have the same riding possession, I felt right at home on the Honda. I’ll keep my Intruder as well, I love it. By the way, reset your odometer to zero every time you fuel up and around 90 miles, start looking for a gas station.
I am also 5'8" and just purchased a 97 vs800 with 33k on it. Looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor. Prior to this bike, a few years ago, I had a 98 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 classic. Thing was a heavy beast. Beautiful bike but heavy for my 140ish lbs.
Yep definitely got to think about a gas station around 90 miles I've ran out a couple times had to hit the reserve
Ricky Osborne I recently bought a 98 Honda Valkyrie 1500 and it’s also quite beastly, especially compared to my light zippy Intruder.
I had the same problem with my intruder the seat issue. I took the bike on a ride to the beach it was the worse ride ever. Come to find out it was the seat cushion. I had the seat redone at an auto upholstery shop and I never had the issue again . it was so comfortable after that.
You can't leave us with this cliffhanger!
jason young I assume you mean the running out of gas part? LOL. Well I actually made it to a gas station but it was on fumes.
Ya but how far will reserve get U ?, I have the same complaint about range on a tank,, think I’m going to strap a jerrycan on the back & test it to find out lol 😂
Hi, how much inch from the road to the underneath of the bike
Subscribe because of your voice! But I just acquired the same year, color and make. Love it, learning ....it....
Appreciate your awesome video.
Shelly In Full Bloom Carver aww, you’re making me blush! Thank you...
man thanks for the video. I was looking at 1 of these. They guy selling it said was great for long miles.
Not so sure about long miles. Unless you hate yourself and enjoy self torture. LOL it’s a great bike and can handle plenty but I wouldn’t call it a touring bike by any stretch of the imagination.
I should add, the bike in that video is an 800. The 1400 is barely different. I have taken an older 1400 on a cross country ride on more than one occasion. I regretted it. But I own another 1400 today and I ride it locally. No more long trips. My lower back cannot handle the pain. Plus the gas tank is only good for 100 miles give or take.
Not on the stock aeat
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures thanks for the info.
I just bought 2000 vs800 intruder...im very excited
Hey Scotty Brown, how are ya liking the 800? I'll be picking up my next 1400 in a few weeks.
I just picked up the same one but it's a 93 it has custom paint and custom bars. Your right it's a runner I love it
Tyler Freeman enjoy it bro, they’re so much fun!
The only thing is when I was out riding, and you know how it is you have no destination when your on a bike lol, I started having trouble getting it out of 1st becuase it seemed that it wanted to jump and stall. So I took off the hydraulic clutch cap and put it back on and the clutch was fine then. I guess it was an air pocket or something. Seemed like the damndest thing lol. Other then that ive had no issues with it so far
Tyler Freeman you’ll want to flush and bleed both the clutch and brake system every 2 seasons. They’re both notorious for trapped air pockets usually at the banjo connection. It can be tricky to get the air released. You’ll have the problem again because just taking the cover off didn’t release any trapped air. There’s enough of an air gap between the fluid and the cover where it already released. Upgrading to braided stainless steel lines Will make a big difference too. 👍
Ok I'll do that this weekend
Thanks for ther tip
Just got my licence to drive this beauty. So happy. The only problem that I have is the back tire is slowly dry rotted. I'm going to get it fixed asap before I even start this thing. It's an inheritance from my dad so I'd like to cherish this.
They're wonderful machines. Take care of it and it'll bring you a lot of great memories.
I will. Thanks for all your information.
I have an '88 VS750. I got it from my dad also back in '03. He got it brand new from my mom as a Xmas gift in '89. It's the bike I learned how to ride on, and get my license. The original tires finally died about 10 yrs ago. It still only has 8k miles on it. It's great to putt around town on.
What about saddle bags. Are they good for this bike or not. Any suggestions? I'm planning a road trip and just want to know if this is a good idea.
Alazer Welch there are some small aftermarket bags that work well. When I had my VS1400, I mounted OEM bags that worked well. The VS800 had aftermarket ones. In fact, I think I still have them but no racks. I’d be willing to give them to you if I can find them.
Nice color
Hey any recommendations on an air gage? I have a 97 I am having a hard time getting air in the back tire! The spokes are in the way and the brake drum is also in the way with the new air hoses at the gas stations.
Lisa clark if you don’t have a 90 degree stem on there, I’d probably get the tube changed. Have it mounted so it exits to the open side.
I also own 99 red with 4K original miles. Great bike. 👍
I just bought a 1996 VS1400 this weekend! Another video to come on that one soon.
Beautiful bike, just a classic look. I have sat on one and even at 5’7-8 it’s a bit cramped.. that was the 800, the 1400 is more roomy. I probably would own either one
I just bought the exact same bike today for 1,200 dollars! 30k miles
It sounds really good, I looked at one recently and I think I have to buy one😅
As for fuel, I don't think that's going to be a problem, I'm thinking of switching out the motor for a diesel V twin from Punsun/Winsun with just enough legroom to keep it in higway speed with more juice if needed, but fuel wise, it has to be diesel because gasoline uses just as much as a regular small car. It isn't much, but for long distances, it makes all the difference.
For gearing, I need to figure out if transmission is possible or it has to be CVT.
I'm all for being lazy, so maybe a CVT😁
I bought the 1400 intruder back in 2003 ,it has been in the family since the day i picked it up from the dealership, I also have a Yamaha V-Max and my son has a suzuki hubusa, Even though I don't ride near as much as I once did back a couple of years ago, mainly because of health issues, I intend to start ridding a lot more as long as my health allows me to, it doesn't make that big of a difference about what you ride when you're not able to do it.
POP O'DELL I think everyone who loves to ride feels they don’t get to ride enough. I’ve always wanted to ride a V-Max. They look like so much fun. Maybe one day
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures well brother the V-Max V-star is truly a wonderful motorcycle , But be warned those are not for a beginner and will get you going in triple diget speeds in a matter of seconds! Triple digets when you're ridding through my little old hometown! Don't make any plans if you're caught on the weekend, Your probably going to be waiting all weekend for that Judge!!! Hahah im just playing around, you know how if you got the money you will be just fine
NAS-T that’s some funny stuff right there! My current street bike is a triumph tiger explorer 1200 and she’ll get ya up to triple digits in a hurry too. It’s a challenge to mind the throttle especially through small towns. In my nearly 20 years of being in law enforcement, I’ve never yet arrested anyone for speed but it’s definitely possible. Bikes going over 100 tend to not stop though! 😂
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures hahaha! I hear you brother.
I have the 95 vs 1400 same color fun bike
one of these around here 1500 bucks. thinking about that. or maybe vstar 650 but. i like these, wish it had disk in the rear
it's shaft driven
I own the 1400 model. I just prefer the big bikes. Your 800 is very nice though. I enjoyed your video. Cheers Brother.
Thanks! I sold that bike right after making the video and now have a 1400 again. The 800 is fine though even if a tiny bit more cramped. It’s actually faster off the line but loses out at the top end.
Love the 1400s, feels like your sitting on a couch cushion and is nice cruising 80-100
I'm 5 foot 9 and I wish I had more leg room even with highway pegs
You should try out a VL 1500... OMG... I love mine!!!
I wonder why more motorcycles aren't shaft drive
My 07 s50 is just the same bike with drag bars.
glad i watched this video first. im 6'3 and saw an ad on craigslist for one. good to know i wont fit before i ask about it lol
Hunter Hall with some mods you could probably make it work but I would guess you’d never find it totally comfortable.
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures I have the 2004 800 intruder VS. I'm 6' 220 lbs. I love the way it fits me and how it feels while rideing. This is a very comfortable ride. Also a very dependable ride....I LOVE MY INTRUDER !!
Eric Ferguson they’re great bikes! I would buy another one in a minute!
I’m 6 ft and it fits me fine
todd scholefield im 6 ft and about to buy one, should i still buy it, is it decently comfortable
I hope you didn't run out of gas where you were he always said gas up before you go and then figure out how far you can go on that tank and plan on where the next gas station is always. That's the problem with a small tank on a bike you can't go very far you always have to plan ahead for the next gas station hope you made it to the next one
I did not run out thankfully! But almost running out is what keeps the ride exciting! 😂
Hey I bought mine a year ago it is same color too same year ..but it ran great for a week then started having trouble starting it so I changed battery and the place I brought it to installed this trickle charger thing to it .it was auto shop not bike shop but anyway after a few days the bike wouldn't start again so as long as I put it on trickle charge for like 15 hours It would start .now it sitting for a year now haven't rode it .does that sound like a stater?
It could be. There is a way to test it but after this long, you’ll have other problems now.
Had a problem with the regulator on my 1400, it cooked the battery, replaced both and is now my daily 🤘🏼
The regulator and rectifier are common issues for sure. I’ve owned 4 of these and never had one good bad though.
I have the same one but it's really like the Vulcan range to look at and in town where you have tight corners everywhere normal config bog standard mid power 250 -660cc bikes are best ..All cruisers mid range upwards are hard work.as the weight is all in front .Open road it and it's great bike. In town my little Xmax 300 is way better....i am 5.8 and the Intruder is comfy enough for me ,but a cruiser is not for everyone.
I just bought one today with 16,000 miles same color, 800cc i payed $1,500 its that a good brice and those are good bike?? I am new on motorcycles.
Yes it’s a good bike
Bad problem with that bike is the tank is too small. My Yamaha V Star 650 2007 has a four and a half gallon I can drive over 200 Mi almost 300 miles the Suzuki runs out of gas too fast too small tank
how do you remove the seat to this bike?
Pop off the passenger seat and unbolt the drivers seat. I think you might need to take off the side covers but I don’t recall exactly.
I bought my 96 used in Wa state in 2000. Same color. Took it to SoCal for 5 years and damn near ground those peg ends from squares into triangles. I loved that bike so much! Turned it into a bobber and rode the shit out of it some more. Sold it after I totaled it. Worst decision I ever made. The VS decals are missing on the Side Covers.
I bought a 2002 couple of months ago 38,000 on it.Second cylinder I got a little of a back fire.Somebody if u can let me know what I need to do.thank u
Well there’s a couple options or possibilities there. I’d first make sure the plug in that cylinder is good. Maybe swap them out for iridium plugs anyway. Make sure the spark is good and strong. Bad grounds are common on these. More than likely, you’re probably looking at an out of balance low idle circuit otherwise called the air fuel mixture. This is evident when it’s backfiring at idle or just off idle. Bad fuel, dirty carbs, or bad hoses can also be messing with it. There’s a boot that connects to each carb which has failed on me in the past and allows for air to be sucked in. The boot will collapse under throttle. Lastly, you’ll need to check the balancing of both carbs. That’s a little more work and will involve vacuum gauges but it’s not terribly hard. This is noticed in the 2k or so RPM range. When balancing the carbs you need to partially raise idle with the throttle to get the readings. One last tip, run some type of fuel cleaner in the bike every other tank or so. Seafoam is a popular choice but a good fuel system cleaner will do the trick. You do not want trash fuel in the tank because it will clog the jets and vanish the carbs. If available, run pure gas (ethanol free) in whatever grade you can get close to 87 octane. High octane fuel is of no real benefit to these engines. It won’t hurt anything necessarily except your wallet. I just run whatever pure gas I can get along with a few ounces of Seafoam every 1 or 2 tanks to keep stuff clean. A few ounces per tank is fine for maintenance. Good luck!
You definitely got to sink the carburetors right or it won't idle very good
It called teal green
Good bike however the battery position and housing is not a good design.
I know this is extremely old video but I'm trying to get grips for this bike and I got a pair and they don't fit in the controls where you go to you know the throttle I can't fit it in there. I'd have to grind down around where it's it meets and it spins inside of it or grind down the controls but I'm absolutely not doing that. I'll have to. I need to just find the tube that fits
I remember having to sand down the splines that run the length of the throttle tube. Once you get it fitting properly, a little hairspray will keep the grip from spinning.
Any suggestions on replacing the bars? Mine have a slight crack. I have the type like yours. I'd like to put drag bars on it with risers or even newer marauder bars
I’ve got a set of OEM drag bars for my current 1996 VS1400 but I’ve never wanted to change them. I think the cables and hoses are long enough but the bars are internally wired so I understand that’s quite a pain in the ass to swap. If you add risers, you might run into some length problems so pay attention to that.
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures yeah I'm looking the oem drags on ebay also, the T bars off marauder may fit..... The old school ram horns fit the bike though also, naturally when you hold out your arms they kind of are angled a little bit like that. You don't hold your arms perfectly straight when you're just naturally holding them out
@@BuiltDifferent13 I really like the stock bars anyway so that’s why I never changed them. The guy I got the bike from already had the drag bars and gave them to me. I thought about trying them but they look too much like beach bars which I don’t really like. I sold the 800 in this video and have a slightly rougher looking 1400 now.
just bought a 2000 with 7000 miles, un-tampered with. hard to find
Yes they are getting harder to find. People do some shameful things to these beautiful bikes.
Thank you so much for this review I’m getting one here in the next few days. Great video. Did you make it to the gas station
wolfgang1691 yeah I did make it but I’m not sure how! I guess bikes will run on fumes. LOL. Congrats on your bike, you’ll love it. I am always looking for others because they’re so good. Let me know if you need any help with it. Ride safe!
wolfgang1691 Just picked up a 2000 myself that I have been doing some work to and almost got it finished. Just have to sync and adjust the carbs, I hope that is.
noel leonard I hope it rides well for u.
wolfgang1691 yea, I hope so got about 1500 bucks total in it so far. Gave up on trying to sync the carbs by ear and broke down and ordered a morgan carb tune to hopefully get the carbs dialed in. Got some smoke out of the front cylinder a few times, hope the valve guide seals are not shot, got 190+ compression on both cylinders and only 14000 miles on the bike so I doubt it is bad rings or blow by.
noel leonard jus got my bike Friday and I changed the oil used Mobile One. But the battery is shot. Ordered a new one from Summit Racing. I have a 97 with 14,467 miles. Battery should be here Thursday
I put 2.1 at 95 miles.
Thats all i trust it for.
Honestly dont feel like truly testing it.
Knowing me ill hit reserve and not find a gas station in time.
I just bought one of these for five hundo off of craigslist very good juju. It`s lime green too styley.
how the hell you people find those bikes so cheap?? in my area everyone wants between 2-4k I have never seen a single bike for less than 2k and I'm on craigslist and FB for the past 8 months trying to find my first motorcycle.
I sold the bike in this video for a little over 2k. I also just bought a VS1400 for $1200. Just gotta keep looking!
I got the same.one
Live in Florida need a mechanic to fix my 1996 800 gl, know someone who works on this model?
What's wrong with it? They're rather simple bikes to work on if you have some basic tools and a little knowledge. The hardest thing on these damn bikes are the carbs.
I have a 96 800 intruder I bought it with stimulus 2 years ago it ran great for two weeks then it wouldn't start.then I brought to this auto mechanic they put a battery and a trickle charger .but said the carb may need a rebuild .but I took it to an auto ship when I got it back it ran for like a week then I put it on trickle charger all night and it ran for another 3 days but now it's been sitting two years in back yard under a cover not running .wondering what may be .stater ,carb,ignition button not sure
It’ll probably have even more problems now than it had 2 years ago unfortunately. Where do you live?
But did you make it?
David Peckjr I most certainly did!
🙂
I sold this bike about a week after posting this video and I kick myself for it all the time. Especially when I happen to watch this video. Someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse, but I should have. I'll not find another bike like this; not for the price I paid for it anyway.
Tiger Explorer 1200 I just got a 91 750 same color.
Tiger Explorer 1200 is the 800 a bad bike to start off on new rider
Is the 800 a good bike for a new rider
Matt Dawson yes my brother has this exact same bike for his first bike and he loves it. I'm a bigger guy so I went with a bigger bike for my first. I have a 2000 Suzuki Intruder 1500.
NW Oista the 1400 has a slightly larger feel to it in the rider’s cockpit. So it’s a little better for longer distance, although not ideal. In terms of performance, the 800 is actually a bit quicker off the line due to the lighter weight but it’s too end is not as good as the 1400. I’ve owned both and wouldn’t hesitate to buy either again.
Old sportster were 2.25 gallons. This bike was designed to give sportster competition. The old timers always carried a bottle of gas, about 16 ounces, for emergency. Don't expect something the bike wasn't made for. Get a old time sportster, and do 3000 miles. Your back, your ass and legs will ache. If you want to do 3000 miles, 750 Honda. Good seat ,comfortable all the way around.
Oh I agree! This bike is designed for short rides. I’m in the process of buying another one, only it’s a 1400. I took my first 1400 cross country a couple times and hated it but the new one will be for local rides. My Triumph is my long distance bike. Thanks for the comments!
I myself love these Suzuki's, but I am also not a long distance rider unless in a car.
I didn't like that teal colour on my 600. The chrome was immaculate too but since I prefer to black out my bikes, the fancy colours are no longer. 😂
Calling Interpol now...
I have a Suzuki Intruder 800 1996 also same color same style but the battery is in the front of the bike just behind the Fork that is a pain in the ass to get the battery out you have to Jack the bike up off the ground in order to drop the door to get the battery out that is one of the stupidest things they did on that bike. Otherwise that bike is great wonderful and comfortable but it doesn't have a lot of power for an 800 it is surprising to me. I have a Yamaha V Star 650 2007 that drives better then this one does and this is higher powered but it drives like it has no power at all. the pipes I should have changed into something noisy because I feel like I'm on a grandma bike beautiful bike love the color that's why I bought it turquoise is the color turquoise not a football color
questa moto è fantastica, ce l'ho, ma ho cambiato il manubrio perchè era scomodo.
be more prepared when you get a new bike. I live in the lawn mower world and you would be surprised by how much money people spend on thinking the mower is broke, when the simply didn't have any gas.. the 800s not gonna burn fuel like a 1400. especially if you ride it like a pee paw after you throw it on reserve.
2 1/2 gallon tank? This bike would be on Craigslist faster than you could say ........
Kevin Wilkerson oh now! This particular motorcycle isn’t intended for long distance rides so the tank is quite sufficient. Besides a larger tank would negatively affect the sleek lines of the cruiser.
Florida Two Wheel Adventures I once rode my Intruder 715 miles in one day. I was 25 at the time and certainly couldn’t do it now, but yea, 715 in about 12 hrs.
I think that's my old bike...
carzanian maybe! Did you sell it to me?
@@FloridaTwoWheelAdventures
No No, I had the same bike. Year, color, and cc's. Traded mine in N.H and was bought again the next day by someone
Junk.....
DR. Smith thanks for watching and your valuable input! Please share, like, and subscribe.
What an idiot... You sir are the biggest idiot on the web today... These things are practically bulletproof!
DR. Smith Do you care to elaborate on your insightful, well thought opinion? Please grace us with your impeccable knowledge on this subject.
Elaborate on that
This man obviously a troll probably does not even own a bike! He's here just to piss people off...