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Reply #15 - 10/19/13 at 12:05:45

Wickid wrote on 10/19/13 at 10:22:54:

ok i went to bike bandit and well could not find a raptor petcock. yes i did write down the name and part number from watching the video. however aahhh. so i will try the other sites you posted. thank you for your help. yes i am alittle dumb still on this side. but i am getting better with all of your help..

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/2003-yamaha-bike-parts/o/m145646...

# 3 on the list. They call it a fuel thingy assembly. I haven't bought one myself but I'm pretty sure this is the right one.

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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #16 - 10/19/13 at 12:09:00 "Fuel c*ck assembly". Forgot about the stupid auto-censor deal on this site.
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Dodgeman YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 44 Wallaceburg Ontario, Canada	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #17 - 10/19/13 at 12:16:59 I was looking at that site, but it shows they are out of them. Are they no longer produced?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28663 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #18 - 10/19/13 at 12:21:53 Dodgeman wrote on 10/19/13 at 12:16:59: I was looking at that site, but it shows they are out of them. Are they no longer produced? They're being bought as replacements for 15 different bike models... Yamaha is freaking out... ...
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ChrisTech Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 58	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #19 - 10/19/13 at 13:39:28 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1382214792 Was having similar issues to what your having, crack your ignitor box and check for corrosion
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stinger Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 848	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #20 - 10/20/13 at 00:11:58 I just went to the Yamaha dealer and bought a raptor which they had in stock and they only cost maybe $22 to $25 and took all of 15 minutes to mount. Thats the same symptoms my bike had when the stock petcock went tits up.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #21 - 10/20/13 at 07:43:13 Yep walk in, pay & go,, Lo hassle. & ya KNOW whatchergittin,,
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GostThumper Ex Member	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #22 - 10/24/13 at 23:51:51 WD have you (or any others) tried the VS800 Intruder petcock and does it eliminate the vacuum & or problems of the stock petcock and with the larger reserve have about the same range before reserve with 11.5" shocks & 150/90 rear tire(back raised about 2")?
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Re: frustrated with my savage
Reply #23 - 10/25/13 at 04:45:07

GostThumper wrote on 10/24/13 at 23:51:51:

WD have you (or any others) tried the VS800 Intruder petcock and does it eliminate the vacuum & or problems of the stock petcock and with the larger reserve have about the same range before reserve with 11.5" shocks & 150/90 rear tire(back raised about 2")?

The stock petcock provides 78 ounces of fuel in reserve, the Raptor provides about 60 ounces of reserve. With my bike I could go about 33 miles on reserve with the stock petcock and about 25 miles with the Raptor.

If you think you need more reserve than the Raptor provides - you could extend the brass tube vertically to match the stock petcock height. You could cut the brass tube somewhere in the middle of the height and then uses a piece of fuel line slipped between the brass portions that is long enough to extend up to the height you want.

Here is a link to the Chaptor on the Raptor that shows a comparison of the height of the reserve on the two different PetThingys.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1340021926

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Re: frustrated with my savage
Reply #24 - 10/25/13 at 09:46:09

GostThumper wrote on 10/24/13 at 23:51:51:

WD have you (or any others) tried the VS800 Intruder petcock and does it eliminate the vacuum & or problems of the stock petcock and with the larger reserve have about the same range before reserve with 11.5" shocks & 150/90 rear tire(back raised about 2")?

Works like any other normal petcock. Reserve comparable to stock Savage unit. It's just 4x the price of a Raptor unit.

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GostThumper Ex Member	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #25 - 10/26/13 at 20:48:18 Hopefully it works like they should not like the LS650 petcock LOL! Some used 1s cheaper on EBay, just wondering which would be best all-around, guess a new Raptor is cheaper, w/just a lil less reserve.
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Reply #26 - 10/26/13 at 21:52:56

Now, you do need to watch the donor year on VS800 petcocks, they were recalled for leaks that lead to multiple fires. Took 3 tries to get a good one for my wife's 1996 Intruder.

Which thankfully appears to have succumbed to your standard issue "Suzuki couldn't build a durable electrical system (or decent seat) if they had" to problems. If you can't tell, I truly despise the entire "cartoon character chopper" look of the early VT500 Shadow that spread its noxious lines into Suzuki (VS series) and Kawasaki (VN500-750)... Roll Eyes

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GostThumper Ex Member	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #27 - 10/29/13 at 18:17:03 OK so I will get a Raptor as I dont need any more character(problems) on my S40 LOL! Thanx 4 the good info!
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GostThumper Ex Member	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #28 - 12/18/13 at 19:27:37 Dave thanx for the good ideas & info too!
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GostThumper Ex Member	Re: frustrated with my savage Reply #29 - 01/22/14 at 19:46:28 Got the Raptor installed (easier than I thought) 50 miles ago & seems to run better so far!
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