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Reply #45 - 11/28/12 at 19:43:56

Make sure the idle isnt set too low. Just raise it up, as long as itsd low enough you arent unable to ride at 15 MPH w/o pulling the clutch, do it.\
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This is just to prove something, not how it will stay.

Mine used to die, running down the road, Id feel it hickup & then, dead.
Good battery, But, it wouldnt spin over. I eventually put an emergency start button under the frame, it eventually quit doing that, I never found the problem,

IF after it dies the starter will not engage & there are no good obvious reasons, like Kill switch in Kill position, you may have to do what I did.,
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After it dies, will the starter engage & spin the motor?

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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #46 - 11/28/12 at 20:20:57 Cavi Mike wrote on 11/28/12 at 19:38:51: Just put the petcock on "prime" and see if the bike runs. Cavie has a good point. Although I think we were told he has a Raptor in an earlier thread, I think I see a vac petcock in the picture. Take a close up pic of your petcock so we can see it clearly.
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rquarantello4232 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #47 - 11/28/12 at 21:05:53 Choke is out to help start it but pushed back in immediately and it stays on while in park. But once I start to ride, it's like it drops way below normal idol and kills
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Reply #48 - 11/28/12 at 21:37:17

Sounds exactly like it's getting starved for fuel. You say it dies once you get it in 5th gear. This has nothing to do with the gear - it has to do with the amount of fuel your engine needs while going that fast under that much throttle. If you have the Raptor petcock - pull the choke and see if it runs better. The choke doesn't actually choke the carb - it's an enrichment valve - It just lets more gas into the engine. If the bike runs now, the carb is getting gas from the tank but not from the main jet and the jet is clogged. If the bike still dies, it's not getting gas from the tank.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #49 - 11/28/12 at 22:05:14 Then lets prove it,, pull the line off the carb & time how long it takes to drain a cup.
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SuperSavage Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 341	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #50 - 11/29/12 at 00:02:33 What about your air cleaner? It could be super dirty or clogged with oil, preventing the proper fuel/air mixture. Worth a shot.
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Reply #51 - 11/29/12 at 01:01:09

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/28/12 at 22:05:14:

Then lets prove it,, pull the line off the carb & time how long it takes to drain a cup.

Justin's and Cavie's point is good, pull the line and count the seconds to fill up a cup with gasoline. (use your wife's clear measuring cup)

Post a pic of your petcock while you do this test, we need to know exactly what petcock equipment you are using and exactly how fast it passes gasoline in the ON or RUN position. Then again in the Prime or Reserve position (depending on your actual petcock).

Lastly, look carefully at the drained gasoline in the cup after it settles a bit, report any water or solid sediments you see in the bottom of the cup.

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Reply #52 - 11/29/12 at 04:57:50

Isn't it enthralling to note that anyone of several of us here, in five minutes, could probably have the thing running well enough long enough to get home or to some other location where it could be worked. All these posts, speculations, frustrations, luckless fantasies,.. it is at least entertaining, and THAT is one of the main reasons for a forum like this.

Reading all this back and forth reminds me of someone unsuccessful at stimulating someone of a different gender, hopping out of bed, doing some research on his Droid real time, and jumping back in bed with a new "idea" on how to get her excited.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #53 - 11/29/12 at 10:10:08 RQ,.. can we see a current pic of your bike?... The one you posted doesn't show the new horn... I've been thinking about a new one myself... Plus,.. a current pic might help us see something related to your problem... ...
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Reply #54 - 11/29/12 at 10:54:43

rquarantello4232 wrote on 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???

Wonderful little piece of ambiguity here, so which one do you have? Prime belongs to a vac petcock and reserve belongs on a Raptor.

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Reply #55 - 11/29/12 at 11:13:22

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 11/29/12 at 10:54:43:

rquarantello4232 wrote on 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???

Wonderful little piece of ambiguity here, so which one do you have? Prime belongs to a vac petcock and reserve belongs on a Raptor.

Geeee OF, I hope I misread your post. BOTH kinds of petcocks have a reserve.
If he has Prime, it is not a raptor.

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Reply #56 - 11/29/12 at 13:13:42

So, you think he has a stock vac petcock that will not freely pass gasoline on either prime or reserve positions.

But, given enough time, it will dribble enough gas to get him started again and let him run for a few more miles before starving him again.

Sounds like he needs a Raptor then, doesn't it?

Or Routy or Verslagen can coax him through a stock vac petcock rebuild.

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me, I'd wait to see the picture of the bike to KNOW what he has on it.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #57 - 11/29/12 at 13:19:43 ya know... somethin's screwed up somethin' probably pretty obvious to someone who knows the bike somethin' like pluggin' the vent lines into somethin' they shouldn't be. or dead spiders
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: I'm stuck on the highway. Reply quick plz Reply #58 - 11/29/12 at 13:38:16 Perdy simple, when he wouldn't even pull a hose off the carb, I'd'a closed the thread. Why waste time helpin those that won't help themselves ? Oh, I forgot,.....its called entertainment here.
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Reply #59 - 11/29/12 at 14:05:31

Routy wrote on 11/29/12 at 13:38:16:

Perdy simple, when he wouldn't even pull a hose off the carb, I'd'a closed the thread. Why waste time helpin those that won't help themselves ?

Oh, I forgot,.....its called entertainment here. Roll Eyes

I agree with Routy......I am done trying to help on this thread until some actual work is performed on the bike. Fuel Tank, petcock and carb cleaning for a start...........

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