SuzukiSavage.com - Won't start, won't run... help! (Fixed!)

ZeroStar YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 38 Port Townsend, WA Gender:	Re: Won't start, won't run... help! Reply #30 - 08/19/08 at 14:30:05 Well, the battery charge didn't work. Looks like I'm waiting until Thurs for a new battery. Yeah, I totally feel a confidence boost now that I've done my first wrench turning on my bike. I love knowing how things work, and would love to become more proficient at motorcycle mechanics.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Won't start, won't run... help! Reply #31 - 08/20/08 at 02:47:19 and you will!
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ZeroStar YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 38 Port Townsend, WA Gender:	Re: Won't start, won't run... help! Reply #32 - 08/21/08 at 23:26:16 New battery's installed and all is well. Took 'er for a spin around the neighborhood and stopped to fill up the gas tank on the way home. Cost me $8.82 to fill it up. Made me smile, knowing that the wife just paid $50 to fill up the Mustang. First self-repair job was a total success. Thanks again to all involved!
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Reply #33 - 08/22/08 at 01:07:08

For Gods sake man pull yourself together,have you got a set of metric wrenches? if so get youself a clymer manuel follow the instuctions to the letter,the savage is about the easiest bike out there to work on,don't give up and take it to a dealer,you can do it ,don't give up.
You will feel so much better when you put it all together and it starts right up.

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ZeroStar YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 38 Port Townsend, WA Gender:	Re: Won't start, won't run... help! Reply #34 - 08/22/08 at 12:26:50 Haha, did you read any more than my first post? It's all fixed thanks to the help of a few others here. For the record, I took it out on my first highway ride today. Never been over 40 mph so it was a little unnerving. Will need to practice a bit I think.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Won't start, won't run... help! Reply #35 - 08/22/08 at 12:30:29 Motorcycle safety course. The $$$ is well spent. I hope you are wearing quality riding gear.
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ZeroStar YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 38 Port Townsend, WA Gender:	Re: Won't start, won't run... help! Reply #36 - 08/22/08 at 12:35:07 Already been through a state approved course, it's how I got my license. I don't have good gear yet, but that's mostly because I don't live anywhere near a store that sells it, and I don't like to order online since you can't try it on first. That is definitely the next order of business though.
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Reply #37 - 08/22/08 at 12:50:36

mick wrote on 08/22/08 at 01:07:08:

For Gods sake man pull yourself together,have you got a set of metric wrenches? if so get youself a clymer manuel follow the instuctions to the letter,the savage is about the easiest bike out there to work on,don't give up and take it to a dealer,you can do it ,don't give up.
You will feel so much better when you put it all together and it starts right up.

That's great advice. Flipping through the pages of the Clymer can be intimidating at the least, but one we get into this bike, it's not that hard. I know my limitations though, and there are qualified wrenchers that work on the side should the need arise.

My approach is that everytime I save money by doing my own repairs, I buy myself something. You know, oil change at the stealership: $65-85, do it myself and use the money to by tools. I'm past the tool stage and now buying cold weather gear.

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Reply #38 - 08/25/08 at 13:53:11

ZeroStar wrote on 08/21/08 at 23:26:16:

New battery's installed and all is well. Took 'er for a spin around the neighborhood and stopped to fill up the gas tank on the way home. Cost me $8.82 to fill it up. Made me smile, knowing that the wife just paid $50 to fill up the Mustang.

First self-repair job was a total success. Thanks again to all involved! Grin

Congrats, the next one will be easier. One of the high points of the Savage is ease of maintenance and repair.

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