4putt wrote on 01/11/16 at 09:25:33:

removing a ring will make it richer.
add rings to lean it out.

May remove another ring from my Supertrapp.

I'm thinking I might add a couple, open it up, breathing better.

I hope you got the High Temperature Anti Sieze. Mine became impossible to mess with.

4putt wrote on 03/04/16 at 05:11:52:


I hate to sound like a broke record - but this time of year a lot of folks seem to be starting their bikes up and running them - without riding them.  The bike makes very little oil pressure at idle speeds.....especially when the bike is cold and the idle speed is lower than when the bike is warmed up.  Also the cam doesn't seem to get enough oil to the exhaust side cam lobe or rocker - which is uphill when the engine is on the side stand.

It is not recommended that you start your bike and let it idle on the side stand....you are potentially doing more harm than good.  If you can't ride the bike in the winter, drain the fuel from the carb, and put the battery on a tender once a month, and wait for spring to come when you can go for a ride.

Here is a link to a discussion...this bike only had 3,800 miles on it and the exhaust lobe on the cam and rocker were badly worn form idling on the side stand.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1447331708

I've been having the same issues. My bike will start up cold just fine. I can only run it about a mile before it starts dying without gas. About another half mile later and I can't get it started again.
I just replaced the petcock because it had been leaking gas. I thought that would solve the problem, but it's still acting up.
Where do you think I should start looking for an answer? I really don't want to take the carbs apart, but it looks like that may be what I need to do. Any suggestions?