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The '87 Suzuki Intruder 1400 will be available in late November. The 1360cc V-twin powerplant pumps out a claimed 73 horsepower.
The air-cooled/oil-cooled engine with exhaust system weighs 220
pounds. The rear cylinder is oil-cooled, the front air-cooled.
1987 Suzuki VS1400GL Intruder
1360cc V-twin
thunder machine
By Jack Mangus
"Yes, it was designed to be big," was the
answer provided by. Suzuki's director of
research and development, Mr. T. Shigenoya, when he was asked' if Suzuki pur-
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'posely designed the Intruder
1400's engine to be bi~~er than
I the largest V-twin manufactured by Harley-Davidson. At
The overhead cam. three valve-two intake and one exhaust. Intruder
1400 engine has a compression ratio of 9.3: 1.
I360cc, the Intruder 1400's powerplant di places 20cc more than Harley's biggest production powerplant.
Editorial staff members from six
American motorcycle magazines, one
Canadian magazine and this newspaper gathered at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel in Laguna Niguel. California,
to attend a press briefing and ride the
Intruder 1400 on September 16.
Suzuki said they had several goals
in mind when they set out to design
and then produce the Intruder 1400.
Their intent was to produce a motorcycle that had a clean and forceful
image, a massive powerplant that
would produce a deep throaty sound
and awesome acceleration, and a
jewel-like finish.
What resulted was the largest production V-twin powerplam, a fourstroke, overhead cam, three-valve per
cylinder (two intake, one exhaust)
engine with 9.3: I compression ratio
that produces a claimed 73 horsepower at 4,500 rpm.
Technology from Suzuki's popular GSXR sport bike found its way
into the Intruder 1400 engine in that
while the front cylinder is air-cooled,
