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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #15 - 04/29/09 at 13:35:26 the ratio on my bike is 4th 0.956 5th 0.884 according to manual
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #16 - 04/29/09 at 17:09:30 I shift every 10mph, no problems at all. and the rpm's aren't low, about 3k. The rpm drop into 5th is about 500 rpm, the rest near 1000. At 75 in 4th, rpm hits 5500.
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PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #17 - 04/29/09 at 18:01:07 Any recommendations for a tach?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #18 - 04/29/09 at 18:17:19 I recommend you search, there's a whole thread of them.
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marine5317 Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 181 Lecanto,FL Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #19 - 04/29/09 at 19:03:26 I have an 07 and run a tach. Like it was said on here you should be able to go down to 40 mph 5th gear and pull away smoothly if your carb is set right. On mine, 50 mph is 3,000 rpm and 55mph is 3,500rpm.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #20 - 04/29/09 at 20:16:12 Hi Tex The vent from the gas cap got clogged once and mine would die while I was going down the road. The amount of gas in the tank determined how far between unexpected stops is what gave it away. Good luck with it.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #21 - 04/29/09 at 22:53:04 That's one for the book.
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Re: dies in 5th gear
Reply #22 - 04/29/09 at 23:07:11

regarding 4speed vs 5speed on the freeway, very little difference in rpm. The final drive ratio is a little higher for the 4speed.

There is a member who says his 5speed screams to go freeway speed. He's had other bikes so don't think he's squeemish about turning some rpms to get her going. But w/o a tach, no way to know for sure.

Redline for this bike is 6500 rpm. That'll take you to 100mph in 5th. The average stock bike will run out of breath somewhere between 80 and 90.

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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #23 - 04/30/09 at 02:49:25 thanx i'll check for blocked fuel lines, and breathers coming from my carb, i'll also change my fuel filter, i also chnge mine about every 10 mph
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #24 - 04/30/09 at 02:52:49 i'm sorry what is the gas cap breather???????i know there are two breather hoses a vac line and the fuel line
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #25 - 04/30/09 at 07:28:39 Gas cap has a vent in it. unless it's a california model, then there's a vent line underneath.
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #26 - 04/30/09 at 12:13:41 okay i think mines a cali model it's got 2 breather hoses going from carb to sitting on bottom of tank, i cleaned my kickstand safety switch with wd40 hoping that'll solve it if not i might check the connection down there and see if the vent hoses are blocked
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #27 - 04/30/09 at 12:19:14 also when i adjusted the mixture screw there was no plug and it was set a 3 1/4 turns out.and that seems to be where it's happy after messing with it so do you think it'll back out being turned out so much?
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #28 - 04/30/09 at 17:54:30 ok i cleaned my kickstand safety switch with wd 40 i soaked it good it was dirty atleast a mm of dirt all over it cleaned it good pushed it in and out till there was no more dirt,also changed fuel filter my other was really dirty......i hope i got it don't know what will be next
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #29 - 04/30/09 at 18:12:41 MMRanch wrote on 04/29/09 at 20:16:12: Hi Tex The vent from the gas cap got clogged once and mine would die while I was going down the road. The amount of gas in the tank determined how far between unexpected stops is what gave it away. Good luck with it. Dang, you got off easy. That's supposed to just suck the tank flat.
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