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.