Bryan wrote on 08/04/09 at 08:40:22:Does anyone have the owner's manual (not the repair manual) in a pdf they can send me? I just bought a 96 Savage yesterday, and I've got no manual. I'm definitely gonna buy a repair manual, but in the meantime I'd love to have my hands on an owner's manual at least so I can see all the specs for fluids, etc. This is my first bike and I've got no clue what I'm doing. For instance, I really don't know the difference between "ON" and "PRI" for the fuel switch, and when I need to use which one, or what the different positions of the choke are for, how much oil I need to have in the bike, tire air pressure, thread depth, etc. (feel free to answer any of those questions
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I found a bunch of links on this site for an owner's manual, but none of them were any good. If anyone's got one, feel free to send it to vanillaxtrakt <at> gmail.com
Thanks!
PRI vs ON : PRI = prime, it allows fuel to flow without the aid of a vacuum. Used primarily to fill the carb bowl after a long storage or carburator work.
On = well, on. This is the setting you use when riding. The engine creates a vacuum to allow fuel to flow in to the carb. When bike is shut off, if there is nothing wrong with the petcock, no fuel will flow.
RES = Reserve. This setting is to allow you to get the last dregs out of the tank if you run out of fuel while riding. Usually it will give you about 5 to 10 miles (just guestimating) so you can find a fuel station. (remember to put it back to the on possition after fuel up or next time you begin to spit and sputter because of low fuel, you will be out of luck and have to push. Res works off of vacuum, like the On possition does.
You can ride while in the PRI possition, but will have no reserve, and if you did not put it back to on after shut down, you can flood the bike.
Oil capacity is about two quarts.
The "choke" is actually an enrichener. Instead of closing off the air flow it dumps more fuel instead. It depends on your particular bike on whether how much "choke" to use. All bikes are different even if they are the same exact brand, model, and year.