justin_o_guy2 wrote on 09/30/12 at 15:41:46:If you need help with a mechanical problem... Ask your question in the Rubberside section...
We will need to know a bit about your bike, and you...
Year, Miles, modifications that apply to the problem.
Your mechanical experience, and let us know if English is not your first language...
Where you are located is helpful, too...
Also,...
What was done just before the bike started acting up, including filling up with gas.
Symptoms?
Ran fine for months, now it won't start, cuts out at speed, or what?
if its a clutch problem, what oil is in it?
Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 07/31/13 at 09:58:55:
Four Things to do before you start to troubleshoot your bike's issues
We help a lot of new persons with a lot of issues every week. Repeatedly, we see them tripping over the same things, very simple things really. Things that YOU MUST DO before you even try to troubleshoot your bike.
1) Have a full fresh trickle charge (multimeter over 12.6 volts) on a known good battery. Not a battery tender, a no more than 2 amp normal bike style battery charger. Why? Tenders send right at 12.1 volts and your battery drops down to that amount overnight. Your tests are all based on a FULL fresh charge at 12.6 volts which takes 13+ volts from the charger (which is what you get from a normal 2 amp charger).
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.
3) Have basic metric tools. If your bike won't run you need to have a set of metric tools and a volt/ohm multimeter, minimum. If all you have is the tool kit that came with the bike, please say so up front.
4) You must read and understand the POSTING GUIDELINES at the top of Rubber Side Down. Rubber Side Down isn't the chat section -- that is over in Cafe. Next, to moderators , they are trying to help you get the best advise ........
1... Clymers has errors...
Suzuki/Clymer Manual Errors2... Owners will sell a bike rather than do maitenance...
Cam Chain Adjuster check3... Lot's of info in the tech section. The link is in my sig where the orange is pointing. Control F will help you find what you're looking for.
4... Don't ask about oil, not even where it goes. Especially not to bill.