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Message started by remington700 on 11/09/13 at 06:08:01

Title: lost power
Post by remington700 on 11/09/13 at 06:08:01

i have a Suzuki savage 1986 and have lost power to all the lights and the horn and the starter. have checked the fuses. power goes to thye head light but will not light can some one help me out on this >:(

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Serowbot on 11/09/13 at 08:13:20

I confused... you have lost power to the lights, horn, starter,... but you say you have power to the headlight, but it don't light?...

If you have power to the light, but it don't light,.. the bulb is burned out...
If you don't have power to anything,.. check the fuses (use a meter, not yer' eyeballs)... check the battery connections, ground strap (behind engine clutch lever arm)..., stater relay connections(under seat)...
Check for voltage at the battery terminals... and double check your ignition key position...

Tell us what you find...
;)...

Title: Re: lost power
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/09/13 at 09:59:44

& theres a connector under the tank that has been known to vibrate loose,, One guy rolled into his driveway, shut it off & then it wouldnt start,,,

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 11/11/13 at 06:47:48

i have checked the bulb in the head light it is not blown. and have checked the grounds they are good. but still can't get lights to work or horn or starter. i checked the fuses all good and all connections as well. i have a mechanic going to look at it will keep you all posted.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Steve H on 11/11/13 at 18:22:02

I had the connection come apart under the front of the tank one time. It did just like yours is doing.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 11/20/13 at 07:24:11

good news guys, we found the problem, one little small ground wire that was broke off. in the middle of the wire. the bike is back to normal now. and i would like to say thank you to all who helped me with this problem. and thank you to the forum. Don :)

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Arnold on 11/20/13 at 07:48:15

This flimsy electric system, same here with the big connector under the tank, keeps cutting in and out. Sometimes I get stranded for a few mins.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 11/20/13 at 13:44:46

for a small electrical system, it was hard to find the broken wire. have never had problems with the connections under the tank. but the bike does vibrate a lot, so i will watch for that. thanks :)

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 11/23/13 at 10:38:59

does any one know where i san get the original suzuki decals for the gas tank and both side covers??? :)

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 12/01/13 at 07:21:42

can any one tell me if they have ever had a problem with back firing when shutting the bike off???

Title: Re: lost power
Post by old_rider on 12/01/13 at 07:32:01

rem.... go to this link and scroll down to "backfire issues"

The tech section links are really helpful

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1181745927

Title: Re: lost power
Post by oldNslow on 12/01/13 at 07:38:43

0B160D1706115657630 wrote:

can any one tell me if they have ever had a problem with back firing when shutting the bike off???

Yes, just about everyone that has one of these bikes. There are things you can do to try to mitigate/eliminate it. Look at the link old-rider provided. But it isn't an indication that there is anything wrong with your bike. If the noise doesn't bother you too much you can just ignore it and not do any harm.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Steve H on 12/01/13 at 08:50:00

I rather like the afterfire when I turn off the bike. If it didn't do it, I'd think something was wrong with it.

I have very little backfiring while riding, though. Just a few little burbles on decel. I occasionally get a pop or two between gears until the engine warms up.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/01/13 at 09:38:11

Just a few little burbles on decel.

"Fix" that & then whatve ya got? I LOVE those,,it makes downshifting so much more fun,

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Steve H on 12/02/13 at 17:41:54

I agree. The burbles and occasional pops add some character.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 12/05/13 at 15:58:35

Thanks guy's think i am going to keep the back fires and burbles. lol :)

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 03/24/14 at 11:50:47

has any one ever by passed the clutch switch, on the handle bar? so the clutch does not have to be pulled to start the bike. and if so how did you do it?

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Dave on 03/24/14 at 12:56:12

28352E3425327574400 wrote:

has any one ever by passed the clutch switch, on the handle bar? so the clutch does not have to be pulled to start the bike. and if so how did you do it?

Several of us have.....all you have to do is pull the connectors off the switch and connect the wire together. When you do that....the bike believes that the clutch is always pulled in.

Title: Re: lost power
Post by Serowbot on 03/24/14 at 12:57:11

300B0611000C17110A020F10630 wrote:

When you do that....the bike believes that the clutch is always pulled in.

Bikes are so gullible... ;D...

Title: Re: lost power
Post by shorty on 03/24/14 at 13:12:52

mine thinks it's a dog :D

Title: Re: lost power
Post by remington700 on 03/24/14 at 15:29:32

thanks Dave will do. was not sure if i could do that or not with out causing damage... lol

Title: Re: lost power
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/24/14 at 18:24:01

Wont hurt a thing,,You can jumper the connector w/ a small wire & ride that way a while, till ya decide if its something you wanna make permanent.,.