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judgemos YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Ridgecrest,CA Gender:	need help engine quits while riding 04/09/11 at 18:25:57 So i bought a 2009 two weeks ago. Ran fine and then i rode home from work for lunch and went to ride back and after a quarter mile the engine quit, not fun at 65mph. Finally got it started and it happened again. I am new to motorcycles and i have no clue where to even start
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #1 - 04/09/11 at 18:31:21 '09 seems pretty new to have things like the vac line to the petcock going nutty - when you restarted it just ran fine from then on and you had plenty of fuel?
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #2 - 04/09/11 at 18:32:57 and you not leaving the choke on right?
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judgemos YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Ridgecrest,CA Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #3 - 04/09/11 at 18:33:45 no it took a minute to get it started and it keep happening. i had just filled it up.
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judgemos YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Ridgecrest,CA Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #4 - 04/09/11 at 18:35:04 after its warmed up i turn off the choke
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28668 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #5 - 04/09/11 at 18:37:55 How to check your petcock,... ... also check that your tank vent is working...
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #6 - 04/09/11 at 18:39:24 and you understand the 3 settings on the petcock - res-on-pri right? so you had just filled it up like a few minutes before it quit? is it still doing it?
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judgemos YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7 Ridgecrest,CA Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #7 - 04/09/11 at 18:43:50 yes I understand the settings. i filled it up on the way home. yup it still quits after about a quarter mile. i will have to try test the petcock later after my kid goes to sleep.
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #8 - 04/09/11 at 18:48:30 or just flip it to pri and go for a ride - don't leave it there seems too new for the petcock - but maybe not for vac line
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Re: need help engine quits while riding
Reply #9 - 04/09/11 at 18:53:32

There is a little screw on the bottom of the carb bowl. If you unscrew it you can drain the gas out of the carb into a beer can or something simular to check for water in the carb. It is a good thing to do as regular maintance every few months to drain any crud out of the carb bowl. If you have left the bike out in the rain or outside for a few weeks with heavy dew there might be some water that has worked into the tank. and draining the carb is the easiest way to check. When you are riding check to see where your left foot is sitting. The kick stand has a cutoff switch and if you hit the kickstand with your foot the bike will shut off or stumble (been there and done it!!) Since it is shutting off after only a 1/4 mile I would think that it is the petc0ck or something fuel related.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #10 - 04/09/11 at 20:18:17 & my 05 had the most annoying habit of just shutting off & would not even crank over...
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Re: need help engine quits while riding
Reply #11 - 04/09/11 at 20:33:27

If you got it from a dealer, it should be under warranty..let them figure it out.

And now to the embarrassing question (since I did it once with my car)is there any possibilty you grabbed a deisel nozzle rather than the more appropriate gas nozzle when you fueled up??

If the gas dealer just got a delivery before you went in, they could have stirred up enough sediment to partially block fuel at the petcock inside the tank..if you are handy, drain out the fuel, unscrew the petcock and check the mesh for sediment (try everything else first as this is a PIA)>

Best of luck, we all want you to have smooth sailing.. Wink

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #12 - 04/10/11 at 02:51:40 Gas pumps have a filter hanging in there.. bt I still dont buy gas if I see a truck dumpin fuel n the tanks..
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BrettKeiselsbeard Full Member Offline 2007 S-40, 2003 GZ250 Posts: 146 Sebastian Fl Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #13 - 04/10/11 at 04:21:05 That 1/4 mile and the fact that it happens at the same time is just what happens when I leave my raptor petcock on off. Especially if it runs fine for that distance, then sputters, coughs, etc.
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TheSnakeLady Full Member Offline Thumpers Rule!!! Posts: 152 Central New York Gender:	Re: need help engine quits while riding Reply #14 - 04/10/11 at 05:26:39 What octane of fuel did you put in? My 05 does the same thing if I put 87 in it. It just blatently won't run on it because of the 10% ethenol. I recommend 91 octane.
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