EeeSkwa wrote on 06/09/13 at 13:54:56:my 87 savage will not start...
...the bike still clicks but won't turn.
The wire gets reallllly hot still after attempting to start it a few times...
The wire gets hot... so we know current is flowing.
The bike clicks... multiple clicks or just twice?
Won't turn... let's check this.
Take the starter out and jumper it to see if it spins.
2 bolts on the end and the positive lead.
lift the end and pull.
jumper negative to the case and positive to that terminal... get ready for it to jump. just a brief touch, just need to make sure it works.
next check the gears for any broken teeth on the starter.
then check the hole in came out of, reach in and spin the gears, should go 1 way and not the other.
the pre'90's are notorious for busting teeth. see...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1288911670next possibility is the decomp is not working, or too loose to work.
press the start button with everything back together. it should pop for a 1.2 second then return.