Hello....
My friend Sharon purchased a 2003 Suzuki Savage in March of '09 with 1,185 miles on it. The bike was purchased from a private party who had it from March '08 to March '09, and a dealer owned it before that. The bike currently has 6,600 +/- on it.
She made a passing comment to me the other day about how she can be riding and all of a sudden, the bike just quits running. Hmmm.... So I read many posts here and learn about the petcock gremlin of this bike which leads me to believe her issue could be that. She's indicated she can pull over, and by the time she's stopped, hit the starter and it'll fire up. I was following her yesterday and she just pulled over for no reason (to me) and said it died. She hit the starter a few times and it fired right up. Yes, she had fuel in the tank.
So, my first thoughts are, wouldn't the vacuum problem associated with the petcock provide for any sputtering or loss of power as fuel is exhausted? Her comment to me was it 'just dies'. So I asked if it's a sputtering or literally as quick as a lightswitch or turning off the key to the ignition. Her reply, quick.
Now I'm confused on which way to turn. What does conventional wisdom say here regarding the dieing issue? Is it most probably the petcock and the Raptor replacement is the way to go, or could it be ignition?
Looking forward to your thoughts so I can get her back on the road.