What's a Raptor petcock?

What about the starter toque limiter upgrade for the pre 96 bikes. That might be a newb thing to know?

quick and may be a dumb question, guys

What is the spark plug socket for this bike? None of my sp sockets fit over the plug 5/8 or 16mm seems to be small, anything bigger won't clear cooling fins

Thank you

Thank you!

tool kit had most of the wrenches missing, but found rusty screwdriver Got 18mm MasterCraft spark socket at local store - $10!

"2)  Have a fresh FULL tank of gasoline.   I know, it only makes common sense -- but you would be amazed at the people killing themselves with 1/8 tank of last summer's very stale gas and they simply can't get the bike to start .....    10% ethanol gasoline and its "age out" issues has only made this requirement more important, so drain your gas tank and refill if you think you have old or not enough gasoline in it."

I live in an area with steep hills.  And my driveway slopes.  I generally keep no less than a gallon in the tank.  I found that if the fuel gets too low it seems like it may "unport" when the ground isn't level.  I had a hard time keeping her running one time.  Luckily she ran fine with the fuel valve set to RES.  But now I keep a little more gas in the tank to help account for sloping terrain.

Lesson learned.. I did have my Savage in the garage the whole winter, its a tempered garage and I have a humidcer in there. In anyway, I did take it out on Easter to start it up, it take some time to remember to turn the key in the right position, take the footstand of, and put all the buttons in the right position! After that, it started as new when I have put the choke out!
In anyway, it didnt idle that well, that I was use to. And then I talked to my biker friends about it, and the asked if I drenaged my carburator over winter? No I didnt done that, next question if I put som petrol stabilition to the gas tank befor I stored my bike.. no I didnt.
In anyway, It seems that Im done all the faults as a newbie? :'(
But they altso did get my some advice, put Alkylat petrol and/or petrol stabilitation befor one put the bike to rest in the garage next year!
Okey, I have to remeber this in autum.
In any case I bout some gallons of Alkylat petrol and a bottle of STP Fuel System Cleaner and take my bike for a ride, now its idle more smothly!
At least.. it was a super duper ride to day, 10 centigrades and a lot of sun! In anyway if some think that I got the wrong ideas or wrong advice, dont hesitate to answer, becus im in love in my Savage, and I want it to be an ever lasting love!

1geo1 wrote on 07/26/20 at 16:30:43:


Tell us more.. (or me at last) you seems to be experianced enough to do what you did! I dont do a thing, im to old and lasy. But I read a lot on this forum, there seems to be a vacum petcock kind of thing altso?

Sooo, Im just thinkering.. new petrol is almoste E10, it have a shelftime about some weeks/months (I think?), that could be a problem. Another problem on northern latitudes is if one store the bike for several months.. whit E10 fuel in the tank and carburator, it gonna evaporate in the carburator and leave som slime there.. mayby some aluminium corrotion to that?
In any case, my bike started up on spring the first pusch on the button after I rememeberd to get all buttons in the right place, choke out and the side stand to its up positions.
In any case I got a blue/yellow exhauste system.. it seems to me as a to lean mixture.. some dirt/slime in the carburator?
And top of this, im crying about that Suzuki dont gonna produce S40 anymore!