'98 Suzuki 650 Savage, 9000 miles. Has been very reliable to this point. Bike is a secondary ride, and does not get a lot of use. After winter storage, I was able to start, but it ran very rough and would not hold engine speed unless I gave it about 1/2 throttle or more. Less than that, the engine would quit; low speeds were accompanied by lots of black smoke and heavy smell of unburnt fuel. Seemed like the choke/enrichener was sticking. I completely disassembled the carb and cleaned it, put it back together and it ran great for a few months. It just sat for about a month without use (didn't put stabilizer in the fuel though). Started it as normal and ran for 30 miles highway to work, let it sit for 8 hrs. Start it up on the choke, was fine for 2 minutes, turned off choke, and started bogging again unless at 1/2 throttle or more. Choke off, got on highway 30 miles, slowed and stopped for fresh fuel, no problems. Start up for final 2 miles home, no problems. Get home, pull down driveway, same problem of low-speed running returns. I would not think today's fuel quality (even with year-round E-10 mandated in my area) could be so bad as to require another carb disassembly and cleaning. My Harley and 6 small engine tools sometimes sit for much longer, and without any issues. Any thoughts?
I would take the carb off and clean the jets. I had a bike that if i didnt ad stabil to it, the gas would varnish in just about a month. It also depends on what kind of gas you put in there and if you fill the tank up so condensation doesnt get in there.
hey apparently and did are two different stories draining the float bowls and cleaning the carbs are two different things the fact that the choke dosent change suggest the carbs are stopped up after sitting for 1 year clean the carbs let them soak in carb cleaner and blow them out with high pressure air, keep notes of the adjustments befor you dissasemble them (air screws)
check your spark plug if it burns ok. if it burns white its ok, also clean your carburator and the air cleaner after that start the engine again. if it does not change the problem is youre cdi unit.
I would eliminate the possibility of bad gas first, considering you had just filled up. Move on to the other possibilities after eliminating the simple ones first. Battery, spark plugs, plug wires, other ignition problem, fuel delivery problem.
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I just bought the same bike. I had to choke it hard to even get it to start. Seemed as if it was running lean. It sputtered under acceleration and would die when I pushed the choke in. My first step I filled the tank the tank with 93 octane gas. This is a high compression motor. After gas swap my bike jumped out of it's skin. No more choking and very smooth through the power band and does not sputter no more. A totally different bike from then
Have a 2006 suzuki s40 formerly known as the Savage 650 one cylinder. I ordered parts and tools to change front fork seals from Suzuki and its been 6 months they are on backorder. I decided to go another route since I need my bike running to and fro work. I went on ebay and bought good used forks from a parted out 06 that had really low miles. Put these on and all is great. The forks were $150.00 but that is not bad considering I did not have to buy fork oil, seals, tools for the job. Just had to put that on. Right now there is a set for a very reasonable price. Good thing about the s40's or savages plenty of good used parts to fix and they are easy to work on. I did it so anyone can. If you have any further questions on this Suzuki let me know.
You may be running low on fuel, turn fuel valve to "Reserve" or "res" setting.
Also, your fuel pump may be bad. The front carburator is higher than the gas outlet so there is a fuel pump. i believe it is located just between battery and back wheel. Look for the fuel hose routing to run back there.
Take the battery out of the bike and hook it to a charger. Make sure it is properly charged and take it to a battery store to have a load test performed. From your description, it sounds like the battery is shot and needs replaced.
If your Savage is the same as my old 1988 Savage, you probably checked the oil level in the sight glass on the side of the engine case. Make sure the bike is standing straight up when you check it. It is easiest to have someone else hold the bike while you bend over to check the level. If I remember correctly, the fill port should be on the upper side of the crankcase about 8 inches away. If it is not there, check the opposite side of the engine. I really miss my Savage, but after 13 years riding without having an accident, I figured I was living on borrowed time considering how blind the drivers around here are.
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