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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	I was once stuck on the highway! 11/28/12 at 10:59:13 First test ride today an about an hour into it the bike does in 5th gear and i cruise to the side an here I am stuck. Bike has a full tank. Bike won't even start on prime or on reserve. What do I do, Tow truck???
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28414 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #1 - 11/28/12 at 11:09:46 rquarantello4232 wrote on 11/28/12 at 10:59:13: What do I do, Tow truck??? Probably... How'd you ride for a an hour, and still have a full tank?... ...
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #2 - 11/28/12 at 11:11:17 Because I was low and just filled up. Started bak up, had 2 more exits to drive to get to my destination and it quit
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #3 - 11/28/12 at 11:12:49 45 miles. Keep in mind I just got my license yesterday so this is a crappy start to my first ride. Lol
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28414 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #4 - 11/28/12 at 11:17:12 Did ya' fill it with diesel?... ...
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2529 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #5 - 11/28/12 at 11:18:53 You don't say if the starter spins or not. Check all the "wooops" first. Kill Switch in RUN position? - right handlebar In Neutral? Kickstand Down? Clutch pulled in? If Kickstand is DOWN, you can't start with the bike in gear. Try putting the kickstand up and pull the clutch in.
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #6 - 11/28/12 at 11:19:20 I'm in the median with 85mph cars speeding by me. Please give me something useful to try or check or don't reply at all
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #7 - 11/28/12 at 11:20:38 Starter spins just doesn't start engine. I let it cool for 5 min. It started then died off again. It just won't fire but it spins over
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #8 - 11/28/12 at 11:22:09 Maybe the fuel filter is restricting it
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Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p
Reply #9 - 11/28/12 at 11:27:42

Possible that your battery is low. A savage will spin the starter with low battery, but the CDI will not make spark.

About an hour is enough time to drain a battery while riding if the charge circuit is not working.
A few minutes resting can bring the battery back up to a point that it will fire ignition again, but it will drop too low quickly.

Without a volt meter, you can't tell if that is the problem or not.

OR, gas is not flowing enough. Put petcock in ON, pull fuel line from carb, put petcock on PRIME and see if you get good fuel flow.
If so, spark (battery) could be the issue.
If not, something is keeping the gas from getting to the carb.

2002 - Silver (Thumper)
2000 - Green (Mad Hamish)
Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut between the seat and the handlebars. Make sure yours isn't too tight or too loose.

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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2529 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #10 - 11/28/12 at 11:28:08 rquarantello4232 wrote on 11/28/12 at 11:22:09: Maybe the fuel filter is restricting it could be.
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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #11 - 11/28/12 at 11:29:19 Check the fuel filter by seeing if fuel is coming out past the filter by removing the line from end of filter and the carb. I don't use one. See answer from youzguyz.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28414 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #12 - 11/28/12 at 11:35:36 I'm not kidding about filling with diesel... It's happened before... You rode 45 miles, fine.. you stopped fer gas,.. 2 miles later, dead... That's just time to empty the bowl of gas, and get to the newly added fuel... Diesel... and she dies... Smell the fuel in the tank...
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #13 - 11/28/12 at 11:40:12 Well I got it started back up and I'm off the hwy and luckily I front of a auto zone. Ill go buy meter and see what the deal is. And prolly a new bike cause I'm so mad. And stuck. Lol. Thanks all
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the f'ing highway. Reply quick p Reply #14 - 11/28/12 at 11:42:07 Na I'm 100% it was gas. Plus at $2.99 a gallon. There's no way it was deasel. Sry about the comment. I was just freaking out
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