First, you only have ONE carb....
Second...don't use premium...
Third, get a raptor petc0ck...
Do this check
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1251932429/1
Fourth, pull the cap off the drain tube and let all the gas out of the air filter cavity and dry out your air filter.
Fifth... check your oil level...if it is over full you have gas in your oil... pull the fill cap and smell...if there is gas smell, change your oil and filter.

Message back when the above are done...

Yeah I was just reading through the forum and the Petcock seems like it is a common issue. Now the leaking gas. I turned the petcock to prime to see if their was any air in the like and then turned it back to on when the bike turned on. Was the gas just bypassing the carb and going straight to drain line?

So I am new to bikes. But on this one their is no glass oil level checker and no dipstick or dipstick built into the cap so how do I check the oil level?

Yeah I know it is one carb it has just been a long frustrating day with the bike.

the bike had like a nipple cap on the end with a hole in it so i just squeezed it and let the gas come out. But I will remove it tomorrow morning and let the air filter dry out in the sun.

All of my friends said premium is the only thing you should put in your bike but then again they all have sports bikes haha.

So the guy who had the bike before me decided it was a good idea to clean the oil filter with gas and reuse it. So I am thinking I need to change the oil as soon as possible.

What about the verseys chain adjuster. Do I need to do that soon the bike has almost 10k miles. I have not popped off the cover yet so I dont know if the chain is loose.

Thanks for all of your help

quentin99 wrote on 05/14/14 at 21:27:15:

you need an owners manual, it's in the tech section
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you won't know till you pop the cover.

Oil site glass is on the right hand side above the muffler heat shield. Have someone sit on the bike and hold it upright. If the window is full, your crankcase is overfilled.

We need to know your location, including elevation, to help with any other well known "this is NOT a new rider grade bike" gotcha's. Keep in the back of your mind at all times, that the Savage is a knock off of 1950s and 60s English racing singles. It is extremely primitive. The front brake was high tech state of the art in 1970, the electrical system in 1973, the ignition in 1976, the carburetor about 1978. Even the drive belt and pulleys are rip offs of late 1970s Kawasaki parts...

That said and out of the way, these cute little toy motorcycles are a lot of fun. I actually like the more primitive design aspects, I even ride my 2003 on dirt roads and in my orchards. Looks like a 250, handles like a 250, rides like a 450 and goes like a hopped up 500 twin.

DO NOT try and keep up with even a Ninjette 250 sportbike, you'll get hurt. Don't let your sportbike friends con you into riding like they can, you're poking along in a Model A from 1928, they are piloting a road course prepped Z06 Vette... Apples to watermelons comparison.

Study the forum. Improve your bike's shortcomings (they all have a few) and enjoy it. We've worked out fixes for all of the common pitfalls, and most of the relatively obscure ones.

Yeah CARB's and me don't get along. If I take it apart it is never going back together to many small pieces. I can drop the bowl and see if their is any gunk in it no problem.

Yeah I knew about the glass oil level checker I'm the one that taught my friend about it. I looked on my bike didn't see one but I will check tomorrow.

Here you go, with an arrow.
Oil site glass location. If the bike hasn't been washed lately it could be covered with road grime.

Thanks guys I will check the oil tomorrow. I should have titled it my bike is like a bull it wants to throw me off.