Suzuki Boulevard 400

[hamsterblur]

Hi everyone,

 

I just got a Suzuki Boulevard 400 from Loois.

Does anyone have the same bike?

 

I'm a complete noob to cruisers, so not sure what to do in terms of running-in and maintenance, especially since there's such a lot of chrome (both real and plastic) on the bike.

 

Any advice? Thks!

[gohjohan]

So, you got that model, congratulations

 

Nope. I only saw one and it's a black one. I happen to see it outside Lim Ah Boy one Sunday afternoon

[zero_degrees]

Hi, first off congratz on getting a nice bike like the boulevard 400, i saw it afew times at loois, very sweet.

 

Secondly does the bike comes with a bike manual to advise you on the servicing, oil change etc? If yes you should follow the manual, else you might wanna ask the Loois mech for some advice.

 

Usually what i know for running in is:

 

100km : first change of EO

500km : second change of EO

1000km : third change of EO

1800km : fourth change of EO

2800km : fifth change of EO

 

Subsequently: should be 5000km per change depending on your EO capacity.

[hamsterblur]

Thanks for the tips!

Haven't been riding for quite a while, so I'm still trying to get used to the weight of the bike.

 

Does anyone have a good recommendation for places to do a bit of customisation, like adding crash bars, floor boards, LED signal lights?

[gohjohan]

Originally posted by hamsterblur@January 31, 2007 02:52 pm

Thanks for the tips!

Haven't been riding for quite a while, so I'm still trying to get used to the weight of the bike.

 

Does anyone have a good recommendation for places to do a bit of customisation, like adding crash bars, floor boards, LED signal lights?

Keep reading the forum. Also if you wanna meet some of us and get advice, go to Chilli at Block 25, Owen Road on Friday nights.

[adriel]

pix pix pls........ :cheer:

 

adriel

[nights]

I have a different run-in chart as compare to zero_degrees. This was recommended by the Mah Pte Ltd's mechanic when I bought my Shadow Ace 400 from them.

 

Engine oil change as per follows:

 

1st change - 1000km

2nd change - 1000km

3rd change - 1000km

4th change - 3000km

 

From the 4th change onwards, every engine oil servicing is at 3000km interval using semi-synthetic oil. During the period of the first 3 engine oil change, a maximum speed not exceeding 90kph is recommended though I did it at 60kph instead as recommended by the manual.

 

[867k]

I posted a picture here boulevard 400

Love this bike, couldn't find it last year.

[GerardSantaCruz]

for me...

1st 40.

2nd 800

3rd 3000

4th 8000

[GerardSantaCruz]

for me...

1st 40.

2nd 800

3rd 3000

4th 8000

[maniahk]

saw a fba plate boulevard at timah plaza juz now.. such a beaut.. i absolutely loved the placement of the speedo n how it was designed.. n oh, the pipes were gorgeous too.. haha.. pity no camera to take a shot of it.. the large windshield was v tempting too.. haha

[shadowclassic97]

Originally posted by hamsterblur@January 30, 2007 10:19 pm

Hi everyone,

 

I just got a Suzuki Boulevard 400 from Loois.

Does anyone have the same bike?

 

I'm a complete noob to cruisers, so not sure what to do in terms of running-in and maintenance, especially since there's such a lot of chrome (both real and plastic) on the bike.

 

Any advice? Thks!

Bro, congrats on the new acquired bike !!! What a beauty !! Love the pipe..love the handle bar..love the placement of the speedometer... foooooyoooo.... no words liow to coment. Jpg by yay.

Bro don't mind how much u bought the machine OTR.

[hamsterblur]

Thanks everyone for sharing their tips on run in.

 

I've covered almost 500 km in a week, and still trying to find every excuse I have to go ride on it.

 

In my opinion, the bike looks better at night. Somewhat stealthy with the black paintjob, black frame and black rims. I like to think of it as a mini Yamaha Midnight Warrior.... now that's one cool bike.

 

The bike cost 14k OTR from Loois, 1st party insurance. The only freebie was a windshield though. I was actually looking for the larger capacity 800cc model found in the US and Europe, but no one in Singapore seems to have brought it in.

 

I'll try to take a pic of it later and post it.

[Guest chivas]

hows the FC of this beauty ???

[hamsterblur]

Finally got my ass off the chair to take some pics of the bike.

 

Thumbnails:

http://lh5.google.com/image/ronang/Rc4Hs8AfhUI/AAAAAAAAAAw/1hDX3ZMuVIs/s288/IMG_0242-4.JPG

 

http://lh6.google.com/image/ronang/Rc4HrMAfhTI/AAAAAAAAAAo/GFB3ZllMeT4/s288/IMG_0246-1.JPG

 

So far the fuel consumption from running RON 98 is about 28-30 km/L.

Is this considered high or average?

[hamsterblur]

Side view (Enlarged)

[hamsterblur]

Rear view (Enlarged)

[BlackDawn]

Originally posted by hamsterblur@February 11, 2007 02:13 am

So far the fuel consumption from running RON 98 is about 28-30 km/L.

Is this considered high or average?

WOW, that's pretty good

[kish_garfield]

running in consumption or post run in?

[hamsterblur]

running in consumption or post run in?

That was on my second tank of gas, and I must say I was pretty gentle with the throttle.

 

Now to start with some mods on the bike...

[adriel]

Originally posted by hamsterblur@February 11, 2007 02:13 am

Finally got my ass off the chair to take some pics of the bike.

 

Thumbnails:

http://lh5.google.com/image/ronang/Rc4Hs8AfhUI/AAAAAAAAAAw/1hDX3ZMuVIs/s288/IMG_0242-4.JPG

 

http://lh6.google.com/image/ronang/Rc4HrMAfhTI/AAAAAAAAAAo/GFB3ZllMeT4/s288/IMG_0246-1.JPG

 

So far the fuel consumption from running RON 98 is about 28-30 km/L.

Is this considered high or average?

hey looks great....

 

join us for meet ups dude... wanna see ur bike.... if u can take pictures besides a shadow , dragstar, slasher, etc....

 

at least u can have a feel for it's size....

 

cheers

 

 

happy riding...

 

adriel

[hamsterblur]

Thanks adriel!

 

At Loois, the Boulevard looked about as long as the Shadow Aero, and definitely shorter than the VTX1300, if that's any help in gauging the size.

 

There's a really sweet looking Steed in pearl white around my neighbourhood... if I could just ask the owner for a side-by-side pic...

 

I'd really love to join in the Friday meetups and see all the gorgeous bikes. Work, on the other hand, loves to interfere. Do you guys meet on the weekends as well?

[Guest chivas]

Originally posted by hamsterblur@February 11, 2007 02:13 am

So far the fuel consumption from running RON 98 is about 28-30 km/L.

Is this considered high or average?

really nice bike...

saw one on the road few days back....

Fc not bad looking

how big is the tank ???

[hamsterblur]

Originally posted by chivas@February 11, 2007 06:56 pm

how big is the tank ???

I think the manual states that the tank is 17L.

My gut feel is that it's probably smaller than that since I fill up about 11L once the last fuel indicator bar starts flashing (there are 5 bars). I'm typical silli-porean kiasu

[adriel]

Originally posted by hamsterblur@February 11, 2007 02:32 pm

Thanks adriel!

 

At Loois, the Boulevard looked about as long as the Shadow Aero, and definitely shorter than the VTX1300, if that's any help in gauging the size.

 

There's a really sweet looking Steed in pearl white around my neighbourhood... if I could just ask the owner for a side-by-side pic...

 

I'd really love to join in the Friday meetups and see all the gorgeous bikes. Work, on the other hand, loves to interfere. Do you guys meet on the weekends as well?

tell me abt it....

 

haven't been to chillis for the last few weeks..... was thinking of poping by this week... hopefully the new job lets me go on time.....

 

Happy Chinese new year to all in advance.....

 

Pls feel free to give me hong bao if u're feeling generous..... :cheeky:

 

adriel