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Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out!
07/30/13 at 13:24:47

Hey guys, i just bought a 2001 Savage with 2040 miles on it last week, I'm really new to bikes and don't know much about how a motorcycle works, just learned to ride. Anyway, i do know that the bike seems to be running pretty hot, flames shot out of the back the other day and i figured that probably wasn't good. Yesterday i wrapped the pipes and took it out for a cruise last night , about 4 minutes into the ride and hitting about 40 mph the bike started jerking back and forth and stalled, i managed to get it home but it stalled about every 1/4 mile. i put a gallon of gas in it (super) and put it on the battery tender. a few hours later i took it back out for about a half hour, everything worked fine. woke up this morning and went riding for about a half hour, everything seemed normal,(it does backfire often but its been doing that since i got it), then I came home for some lunch and went back out and about 3 mins into the ride the bike stalled again, and couldn't get it to start back up for a half hour,all the electronics work but it felt like the bike wouldnt idle at all, went i got it to run again it seemed fine and i made it home. also just note that the bike stalls out when i put the choke on since i got it, any comments and advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks guys!

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #1 - 07/30/13 at 13:34:22 Test your Petcock,.. don't just turn it to Prime..
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bdrums71 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 39 new jersey Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #2 - 07/30/13 at 13:39:42 Thanks for the response Serowbot.. to be completely honest im not sure how to do that, i really don't even know where to start, lolthis is kinda like another language to me but im trying my best
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #3 - 07/30/13 at 13:45:04 drums, I see where the bot is off line so i will step in. The red text in his reply is actually a link to the step by step process to test the petcock. Give it a click and see what you think. Good hunting
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bdrums71 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 39 new jersey Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #4 - 07/30/13 at 13:47:24 lol darn i really am a newbie thanks blinky
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #5 - 07/30/13 at 14:24:24 We all were once, drums, No sweat. Just don't ask about oil until you read the thread in the section above titled "4 Simple Answers." If you ask about oil after you read the thread, we will burn down your house. No, really, we will. Good hunting
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Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out!
Reply #6 - 07/30/13 at 14:41:05

bdrums71 wrote on 07/30/13 at 13:24:47:

Yesterday i wrapped the pipes and took it out for a cruise last night , about 4 minutes into the ride and hitting about 40 mph the bike started jerking back and forth and stalled,

Leaning out, then running out of gas.
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i managed to get it home but it stalled about every 1/4 mile. i put a gallon of gas in it (super) and put it on the battery tender. a few hours later i took it back out for about a half hour, everything worked fine.

Tank full, works fine.
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woke up this morning and went riding for about a half hour, everything seemed normal,(it does backfire often but its been doing that since i got it), then I came home for some lunch and went back out and about 3 mins into the ride the bike stalled again, and couldn't get it to start back up for a half hour,

Gas level down again, leans out, then runs outa gas again.

common problem, check your petcock.

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bdrums71 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 39 new jersey Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #7 - 07/30/13 at 16:26:41 thanks for the response vers, the thing is there was plenty of gas in the tank each time, just took it for a ride and it stalled after riding two blocks, i adjusted the petcock to prime and it runs normal. would wrapping my exhaust have anything to do with this?
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PhantomII Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 96 Tampa, FL Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #8 - 07/30/13 at 16:38:23 This sounds like the problem my outboard motors have when the little diaphragm in the fuel pump starts to wear out, the motor will start to die and as soon as i squeeze the primer bulb it picks back up again.
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Reply #9 - 07/30/13 at 17:25:50

If it runs normal on prime, sounds like you just identified the problem to be your fuel petcock. Go to your local Yamaha dealer and get 5LP-24500-01 (yamaha part #) petcock. It's a direct replacement and read the thread about installing the raptor petcock.

The part'll be somewhere around $25.

Oh, and do the test first just to make sure.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #10 - 07/30/13 at 17:30:13 No, test your petcock
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bdrums71 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 39 new jersey Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #11 - 07/30/13 at 19:00:52 also i just realized i have a ton of gas in my oil now, is this also related to the petcock issue or is this a whole other nuts storm?
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #12 - 07/30/13 at 19:38:21 Whooowie, you got you a BAD BAD vac petcock. Change your oil and replace the vac petcock with a Raptor as per the link you were given earlier.
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bdrums71 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 39 new jersey Gender:	Re: Bike is stalling, Please help a newbie out! Reply #13 - 07/30/13 at 21:22:21 thanks guys i appreciate all your input, my neighbor is still convinced i have a burnt piston ( i think thats what he said) is there any way it could be that or should i get my butt to the yamaha dealership to get the raptor petcock asap?
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Reply #14 - 07/30/13 at 22:01:08

bdrums:
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