How many miles do you get on a tank of gas BEFORE going to the reserve?  I rode approximately 41 miles before it kept cutting out at stop signs. I had to put it on reserve to get the bike home.    And, yes, the tank was topped off and not partially filled.  The bike is not broken in yet with only 570 miles.

The only thing I did differently was drills in the parking lot for about 3 hours.  Slow maneuvers, Ride Like A Pro, drills.  

What can I truly expect from a tank before going to the reserve?  

 
You have well over a half tank of gas yet your bike acts like it is running out of gas ......  (sigh)



Please read this thread, you may have something going on with your bike that you need to understand a little bit about so it won't take you by surprise if/when it happens again.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1251932429/1




570 miles, still not broken in completely -- she will be the earliest onset seen if it is indeed so

I was seeing close to 100 on a full tank.


--Steve

At 134 miles this tank without hitting reserve since last fill up w/ Raptor.

 
There are only two things that can make your bike act like you are running out of gas when you have plenty of gas in the tank.

One is massive carb malfunctions (like sticking slides) which very rarely happen and then they certainly don't go healing themselves on their own miraculously.   For a practically new carb to have a sticking slide is not a good thing.

The other is a vac petcock malfunction, which does happen altogether too often, which can "heal" itself and then can and will reoccur later on.   My thoughts run to this as your problem, as quite frankly it fits the symptoms altogether too well.

My asking you how much gas went into the tank when you filled it up when you thought you were out of gas was a telling clue (of which we are still waiting on hearing your answer).

Does your bike act normally now, or do you still have some trouble at stop signs?


What is going on now, that you KNOW you have a full tank of gas?


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IS YOUR BIKE NEW AND UNDER SUZUKI FACTORY WARRANTY?

If so, beat a path to your dealership and tell them your issues and ask them for warranty service.    Make them tell you what is wrong with your bike.   And don't pay them a penny for anything they do -- these items I have mentioned are all known issues with the bike that they should have done a recall on years ago if they weren't such cheapskates about it.

Start a warranty claim dispute (get a dispute number logged into the system with Suzuki America if you have to) -- on a new bike under warranty YOU shouldn't have to put up with this nonsense.

We are seeing an uptick in new bike issues with Suzuki now that the motors are being built out of country (not built in Japan any more).

ColoS40Girl I've only had to switch to reserve twice on my '96 model. Both times were on the interstate with rush hour traffic rolling along at 70+mph! I'd run around 90-100 hard and fast miles both times. Believe me, I crank on it through the gears and run the two lanes at 60+mph,the freeway at 75 so I go through the juice! But hey! you ride to enjoy it right?

120 I just put gas in it every 100 miles and never hit reserve anymore

If it's new go back to the dealer like Old Fella says. I would be a little careful about telling them you were in a parking lot at low speed for three hours with a very low mileage and I'm assuming, brand new bike.