Suzuki 2008 VL800, Owner'S Manual

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5. Remove the battery.
NOTE: Remove the negative ter-
minal first and then remove the
positive terminal.
6. To reinstall the battery, reverse
the procedure above.
AIR CLEANER
The air cleaner element must be
kept clean to provide good engine
power and gas mileage. If you use
your motorcycle under normal low
stress conditions, you should ser-
vice the air cleaner at the intervals
specified. If you ride in dusty, wet,
or muddy conditions, you will
need to inspect the air cleaner
element much more frequently.
Use the following procedure to
remove the element and inspect
it.
CAUTION
Reversing the battery lead
wires can damage the charging
system and the battery.
The red lead must go to the
positive (+) terminal and the
black (or black with white
tracer) lead must go to the neg-
ative (–) terminal.

WARNING
Operating the engine without
the air cleaner element in place
could allow a flame to spit back
from the engine to the air
cleaner, or could allow dirt to
enter the engine. This could
cause a fire or severe engine
damage.
Never run the engine without
the air cleaner element prop-
erly installed.