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remington700 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	lost power 11/09/13 at 06:08:01 i have a Suzuki savage 1986 and have lost power to all the lights and the horn and the starter. have checked the fuses. power goes to thye head light but will not light can some one help me out on this
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Re: lost power
Reply #1 - 11/09/13 at 08:13:20

I confused... you have lost power to the lights, horn, starter,... but you say you have power to the headlight, but it don't light?...

If you have power to the light, but it don't light,.. the bulb is burned out...
If you don't have power to anything,.. check the fuses (use a meter, not yer' eyeballs)... check the battery connections, ground strap (behind engine clutch lever arm)..., stater relay connections(under seat)...
Check for voltage at the battery terminals... and double check your ignition key position...

Tell us what you find...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: lost power Reply #2 - 11/09/13 at 09:59:44 & theres a connector under the tank that has been known to vibrate loose,, One guy rolled into his driveway, shut it off & then it wouldnt start,,,
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remington700 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: lost power Reply #3 - 11/11/13 at 06:47:48 i have checked the bulb in the head light it is not blown. and have checked the grounds they are good. but still can't get lights to work or horn or starter. i checked the fuses all good and all connections as well. i have a mechanic going to look at it will keep you all posted.
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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: lost power Reply #4 - 11/11/13 at 18:22:02 I had the connection come apart under the front of the tank one time. It did just like yours is doing.
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remington700 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: lost power Reply #5 - 11/20/13 at 07:24:11 good news guys, we found the problem, one little small ground wire that was broke off. in the middle of the wire. the bike is back to normal now. and i would like to say thank you to all who helped me with this problem. and thank you to the forum. Don
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: lost power Reply #6 - 11/20/13 at 07:48:15 This flimsy electric system, same here with the big connector under the tank, keeps cutting in and out. Sometimes I get stranded for a few mins.
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remington700 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: lost power Reply #7 - 11/20/13 at 13:44:46 for a small electrical system, it was hard to find the broken wire. have never had problems with the connections under the tank. but the bike does vibrate a lot, so i will watch for that. thanks
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remington700 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: lost power Reply #8 - 11/23/13 at 10:38:59 does any one know where i san get the original suzuki decals for the gas tank and both side covers???
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remington700 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9	Re: lost power Reply #9 - 12/01/13 at 07:21:42 can any one tell me if they have ever had a problem with back firing when shutting the bike off???
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: lost power Reply #10 - 12/01/13 at 07:32:01 rem.... go to this link and scroll down to "backfire issues" The tech section links are really helpful http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1181745927
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Re: lost power
Reply #11 - 12/01/13 at 07:38:43

remington700 wrote on 12/01/13 at 07:21:42:

can any one tell me if they have ever had a problem with back firing when shutting the bike off???

Yes, just about everyone that has one of these bikes. There are things you can do to try to mitigate/eliminate it. Look at the link old-rider provided. But it isn't an indication that there is anything wrong with your bike. If the noise doesn't bother you too much you can just ignore it and not do any harm.

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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: lost power Reply #12 - 12/01/13 at 08:50:00 I rather like the afterfire when I turn off the bike. If it didn't do it, I'd think something was wrong with it. I have very little backfiring while riding, though. Just a few little burbles on decel. I occasionally get a pop or two between gears until the engine warms up.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: lost power Reply #13 - 12/01/13 at 09:38:11 Just a few little burbles on decel. "Fix" that & then whatve ya got? I LOVE those,,it makes downshifting so much more fun,
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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: lost power Reply #14 - 12/02/13 at 17:41:54 I agree. The burbles and occasional pops add some character.
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