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Message started by the riddler on 07/23/08 at 17:17:10

Title: not good
Post by the riddler on 07/23/08 at 17:17:10

hey im pretty new to bikes so i thought you guys could help..my savage has been running pretty rough lately. sort of lurchy hesitating and not as responsive..any ideas what this could be?

Title: Re: not good
Post by ALittlebird on 07/23/08 at 17:21:21

For me it was bad gasoline. I now have 2 stations I will no longer get gas from.
Kentucky uses reformulated gas and it is just bad. I don't have any problems when I get out of the state.

Title: Re: not good
Post by YonuhAdisi on 07/23/08 at 17:22:23

Kind of a broad scope there Riddler. How about some more details?

Year?
New or Used?
Bought from Dealer or Individual?
Has there been carb work?
Filter change?
Stock muffler?
Miles?

Title: Re: not good
Post by verslagen1 on 07/23/08 at 17:28:25

Changed the air in your tires lately?

Title: Re: not good
Post by Toymaker on 07/23/08 at 17:33:45

oh.....not the dreaded "stale air"..........geeze...that's 5 hours of pumping the stale air our.....re-flaggelating the tubes....amenizing the graipflaps..........note to mention the framis rod adjustments

:)

Title: Re: not good
Post by sluggo on 07/23/08 at 17:40:26

time to switch to reserve...

Title: Re: not good
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/23/08 at 18:56:27

I would start with draining the carb bowl in a glass jar & see what kinda corruption/water comes out. If its nasty, drain the tank, pull the petcork & see what all kinda crap is in there. May be ahead to pull & flush the tank. Give you a look at the screen on the petcork.
Maybe a nasty spark plug?

How does it idle?
Is the switch sloppy?
What year model? Mileage?
Does it feel like an electrical issue or fuel?