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dies in 5th gear
04/29/09 at 12:02:50

today on the wy home from work i got off the freeway drove down my street changing gears the when i went from 4th to 5th the engine just died just went completely quiet so i rolled to a stop and restarted in 5th gear and it fired right up.this is the second time this has happened in like 1 or 2 months first time was identical to second time, its kinda dangerous thank god its only been on city streets only

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #1 - 04/29/09 at 12:06:19 How fast were you going when you shifted up to fifth? If going too slow engine speed wise it could bog down enough to kill the engine.
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Re: dies in 5th gear
Reply #2 - 04/29/09 at 12:09:20

texsam wrote on 04/29/09 at 12:02:50:

today on the wy home from work i got off the freeway drove down my street changing gears the when i went from 4th to 5th the engine just died just went completely quiet so i rolled to a stop and restarted in 5th gear and it fired right up.this is the second time this has happened in like 1 or 2 months first time was identical to second time, its kinda dangerous thank god its only been on city streets only

Oh yea ... some of us dont even have 5th gear, maybe yours like that.
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Reply #3 - 04/29/09 at 12:28:29

i was going atleast 45 maybe 50 so i don't think i bogged it my bike is still custom aside from adjustment in mixture screw it scared the you know what outta me i will say last time it happened it was like a block from where it happened today i'm thinking maybe i let off clutch to fast or maybe not enough throttle but i've never had this problem before like a month ago
....doesn't the 4 geared savages have more torque than the 5????????????

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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #4 - 04/29/09 at 12:47:35 well i called dealership they told me there is nothing i can do til i can make it happen or know how to make it happen told him if i knew i'd fix it!!!!!!!!
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SavageDanny Full Member Offline I ate what? Posts: 206 Kansas City, Missouri Gender:	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #5 - 04/29/09 at 12:54:11 texsam wrote on 04/29/09 at 12:28:29: ....doesn't the 4 geared savages have more torque than the 5???????????? Ratio on 4 speed (4th gear) .875 Ratio on 5 speed (5th gear) .884 I am not sure that would make that much difference in torque. But maybe it does...
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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 #6 - 04/29/09 at 12:56:25 Knowing that you adjusted the mixture screw and knowing your experience level makes me wonder if the idle rpm is set too low. Does this repeat? Could it be electrical?
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #7 - 04/29/09 at 12:59:16 it's happened once before like a month or two, i'm wondering if it's electrical as well.and i'm pretty sure the rpm is at about 1100 maybe 1200.i could be wrong,could it be the coil??
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #8 - 04/29/09 at 13:00:40 how does your 4 speed handle highway speeds 60-65?????
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #9 - 04/29/09 at 13:02:58 i will try turning up the idle speed and see if it stops?? i have my mixture set at 2 and a half turns out ccw i might need to adjust it a little
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Reply #10 - 04/29/09 at 13:04:22

4 speeds are fine, They can run 90 clicks all day long.
The 1100/1200 rpm is rather low to get it loaded in 5th gear ... unless somehting you're saying is going over my head.
You rev and speed up in 4th before shifting to 5th. You prolly have to hit 4500 or so before you clutch in for 5th ... 4500-5K. I'd not even think of dropping into 5th till you have 40 mph minimum on the tach. I think You may be load-stalling it. Too high gear at too low speed.
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #11 - 04/29/09 at 13:08:26 1100/1200 rpm is my idle speed sorry didn't make that clear,i'm pretty sure i was going well over 40 mph
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #12 - 04/29/09 at 13:12:25 i think 50 mph is 4000 rpm, also i don't know if my weight is an issue i'm at 165lbs fully geared up, but i've heard of people weighing 130 and riding so it probally doesn't make a big difference.what do you think??
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #13 - 04/29/09 at 13:19:48 my bad 55 is 4000 maybe i'll shift at 55
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: dies in 5th gear Reply #14 - 04/29/09 at 13:27:00 is'nt 55 kinda high to change to 5th or are the gear ratios similar to the 4 speeds
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