Removing the intake manifold and water union
Note
The described operations regard the horizontal cylinder head. For the vertical head, follow the same procedure.
Remove the seat (Removing the seat).
Remove the side fairings (Removing the fairings).
Remove the fuel tank (Removing the fuel tank).
Remove the airbox (Removing the airbox), the intake manifold injectors, the throttle body (Removing the throttle body), the blow-by and the oil breather pipe.
Empty the cooling system (Changing the coolant).
Loosen screws (4) and nut (5) that retain the intake manifold (2) on cylinder head (3) with stud bolt (1).
Loosen stud bolt (1): the stud bolt thread (A) is the short one.