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hammuraby_1

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Hey yall,
My son finally found the bike of his dreams - for now, anyway. He got a 1999 Suzuki Intruder 800. Is that roughly the same as the M50, with non-fuel injection? Does anyone have an idea of how this bike runs, generally? It was garaged, had 16,000 miles, seems to have been well maintained, and seems in very good working order as of now.
Thanks:)
 
You may want to check this link out. They list almost all Suzuki bikes manufactured by year. On the side bar, click on the "All Suzuki Models" and locate the year range you're interested in.
 
Hey, so I dont understand why the S model is the only one with exhaust on both sides, rather than being routed both to the same side. Seems like it would be less conflict with things like saddlebags, and just keeping the heat away from legs and ankles!
 
I've read that the S means sport, C means cruiser, and M means muscle. I think there are two "S" models for the S50 and S83 replacing the VS800 and VS1400 respectively.

Mechanically they are very similar. The differences as far as I can tell are...

The tools used to be stored in the set backrest but now are in a fake air filter cover on the right side of the engine.

The back rest is now an option.

The handlebar now is more of a straight bar across where the old Intruder had more of a curvy shape. (I'm new at this so the term curvy shape is probably not the right motorcycle term)

As mentioned in other posts the unique feature to both the S50 and S83 are exhaust pipes on each side.
 
I put 26,000 miles on a used 1999 Suzuki Intruder 800 that I bought with 16,000 miles. 18,000 in the last 15 months.....then I totaled it...but that's a different story. Great bike. Liked it so much, I searched until I found another one: also a 1999, also blue, and with even less miles than my original one. Found one with just under 11,000 miles. Am working on swapping over some of the custom parts..then I'll part out my old one either as a whole project bike for somebody or via ebay.
 
Yeah, when he sent me the original pic of it, I thought of you and your bike... I found a post with your pics afterwards, and studied it really well. Love your paint job!
 
Alas, it is no more. :(

July 14, 2007.

However, the newly purchased bike will slowly progress towards something similar as the one in my sig used to look. :) I just found out Sunday night that the tank was damaged more than I thought and I may not be able to use it again. I will need to talk to my painter/welder guy to determine the extent of the damage and whether or not I can salvage that part.

To answer another question, the S50/VS800 (and S83/VS1400) have one jug flipped around to provide the symmetric pipe look. Incidently, this is also what makes adding EFI to these Intruders damned near impossible, and at least too cost prohibitive to make it a reality.
 
The balancing between the S50 and intruder is quite a bit different too.

Really, I wouldn't even be comparing the bikes as they're so different. The Intruder's a great bike though, and definitely better for stop and go traffic than the S50. In my experience the S50 likes to get a bit too hot when sitting. The M50 doesn't seem to have this problem. Better fan or something (though loud fan)
 
The s50 boulevard and the vs800 intruder are basically the same bike. The only difference you like feel in balancing is the s50 has drag bars which put your hands out wider, which makes the weight feel more evenly distributed throughout your hands as you manuever the bike.

All bikes get a bit too hot when sitting still. Air flow cools them down. The s50/vs800 is likely running cooler than your M50, as it'll take 5-20 minutes sitting still before the fan on the intruder even kicks on.

Okay, that's not accurate. It could be running hotter, just that the thermostat of the intruder doesn't need to kick in until a hotter temp. is reached as compared to the M50. I hear my intruder's fan kick on...about 3 times a year, if I'm lucky.

As far as the 'intruder's better than the s50' in stop and go traffic...again, they're the same bike.
 
The S50 is the VS800 only renamed most parts are interchangeable matter of fact half the parts I changed on my bike are listed for the VS800. My 06 S50 Manuel says VS800 not S50. The M50 is wider and 100 pounds heavier and has fuel injection instead of carbs. Also the M50 has a higher 5th gear for the highway. Parts are not interchangeable at all with it.
 
it can be - but the low gearing also means that it is one of the fastest cruisers off the line. It'll out run a Kawi mean streak, a HD Sportster 1200 and many other bigger displacement cruisers.

You get used to the high revving engine noise - but I'm always looking for 6th gear!
 
In the 1/4 mile, the 1200 sporty will beat the VS800 if both riders are equal. I've got video proof (of me losing, lol). My only defense was the guy weighed 100 pounds less than I did. My bike looked and sounded better, though. :bluethum:
 
I meant equal in terms of skill/experience at a drag strip. If you've never been on a drag strip, I'd likely take you with about a second or two to spare, regardless of your weight.

If you want performance numbers, you should also consider www.mcnews.com's performance reviews. They don't list an S50/VS800, but they do list the 1200 sporty in two flavors. One faster and one slower than Chuck Hawk's site.

Change the "1" in the URL to 2, 3, or 4 for more numbers.

Some more numbers if you want to look:
Here.

Here.

...but note the last two don't compare with a 1200 sporty.
 
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