20 Most Recent 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 V Questions & Answers

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Start the bike. Remove the negative battery cable (Don't let it touch anything). If it shuts off, you have a bad alternator. Otherwise, replace the battery.

I'm assuming the choke is working, and you are using it. Fuel is probably not getting to the carbs while starting. Check the fuel valve on the tank. It needs vacuum to flow fuel. There may be a leak in the hose to the vacuum side of the valve.

have you removed the clutch assy gear as there may be a plate with bolts on either side of casings ! bolts on top and bottom side ov cases out ? if all out then there are places to hit with hard mallet and pri with levers , there are several dowels to connect cases in place and sealant !

yes , on right side handle bar, or clip on. red rocker switch (usual color)

I have 5 lines on the gas tank counting the petcock can you tell me were they all go

Should be under the passenger seat/seat cowl in the "trunk"

when giving gas your taking power from the battery therefore dropping the power to the lights perfectly normal

If you know the battery is in good condition, you will need to check regulator rectifier, and alternator, these are the normal failure in the charging system

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Check for an in-line fuse for the started solenoid. Will the starter turn if you take a jump to the solenoid pull-in terminal?

Check your start solenoid. Jump it with a heavy wire. Make sure the machine is in neutral and the kill switch is in the RUN position. Any other safety interlock should be in the start position.

check to see if the teeth on the starting gear looks warn down if so it needs to be replaced.

Also could be starter clutch. More than likely it's one of these two.

If you install yourself or take to a suzuki shop to have serviced keep in mind most shops price match parts. Here is a link for your model bike. Bike Bandit has good deals
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YES THESE ARE ALL ON THE SAME FUSE , YOU SAY YOU HAVE CHECKED THE FUSE, NEXT STEP TURN HE IGNITION ON TO THE PARK POSITIION THIS PROVIDES A SEPARATE LIVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE REAR LIGHT, IF THE REAR LIGHT COMES ON YOU KNOW THE WIREING TO THE REAR LIGHT IS IN ORDER, POSS PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH, TRACE THE WIRE BACK FROM THE FUSE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, ITMAY HAVE BROKEN OFF, THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE IGNITION MAY BE WORN OUT, WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND THE WIRE THAT GOES TO THE REAR LIGHT AT HE IGNITION,CHECK FOR A 12V LIVE WITH THE IGNITION ON, IF YOU HAVE NO LIVE FEED, PUT A 12V LIVE FROM THE BATTERY TAKNG CARE NOT TO EARTH IT OUT, THIS WILL ELIMENATE THE WIREING FROM THIS POINT, IF IT WORKS THE IGNITION SWITCH IS AT FAULT, OTHER THINGS TO CHECK, UNDER THE FUEL TANK YOU WILL FIND THE BLOCK CONNECYOR FROM THE LIGHT MAIN SWITCH, AND THE DIP SWITCH, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FOM THE BIKE SEPARATE THE BLOCK AND CHECK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BLOCK FOR CORROSION HOPE THS HELPS YOU

Throttle cable maybe the culprit if carbies are 100% good. Check length of cable for kinks, squashing or undue wear on shroud. Does throttle grip snap back at all steering angles. Ball end of cable in twist grip maybe binding in the grip housing, cable often bunches at cable end from severe bending to get it in or out of slot.
Double-check the starting plunger is not loose, and throttle adjuster rotates freely for all carbs.
Check again (I know, it's a hassle) needle jets are all rising and dropping smoothly and in unison. A needle out of sync (on wrong notch) will effect idle speeds.
Tip: If engine revs high and you load engine (in first, slow clutch release, no throttle) and bike stalls, your problem is confined to one carby. If it's got some grunt (won't stall) you have issues with all of them...generally.
Cheers.

Try cleaning the carbs and make sure the hoses and the diaphram in the top of the carbs are not messed up. It sounds like a vaccum problem. Make sure the carbs are in sync too.

On LH there should be a key hole where you can stick your ignition key to release the seat lock. Good?

take #1 spark plug out and let it touch a piece of the frame now crank the bike over, don't worry if it starts, quickly look for a big bluish spark, if that was good, stop engine, take #2 out and let it hang down looking for same thing. Now if you've done this and there is a spark but it only looks reddish-purple.... then this is a weak spark..no good! and now its time to locate your pulse generators..they might be located on the left of the bike underneath the small side case cover...there will be a wire harness going into it, follow these wires up into the bike and try to find the first disconnect and take it apart..now that you've done that, get a digital multi-meter, (i bought mine at Autozone $20, and i use it a lot now.) O.K. now you'll probably see four pins inside the connector, well if you dont have a print you'll do what i call "hunting"..you"ll be hunting for the correct ohm readings somewhere across two wires..there's a pair of wires for each pulse pickup. The ohm reading should be high like 450-500ohm...you dont want to see any opens like i did, and my other pickup only read 136 ohms, so i took off the case and they were bolted to the case cover itself, and i looked at them and one of them was obvious...it was black and burnt crispy, so i went to a salvage yard and paid $40 slapped it on only took 15min for the whole job, and i didnt have to pushstart my bike any longer,
it started up instanteniously. This problem here took me weeks to find.
Note: please make sure you have a decent battery too! take your voltmeter and read directly across the battery if it doesnt read at least 12.4v you better purchase a battery charger for you bike..12.6v-12.8v is nominal 13v is perfect. if you do get good spark and it still doesnt start and the bike has good compression, then it has to be a fuel problem, have you changed the fuel filter? if you have checked all these things and it will push start!! then i would go down to Autozone and puchase a can and pour 1/3 into 2gals fuel, push start it...now it may run rough for a little while till the stuff works it way throught,now ride it for about 10 to 15 miles get on it once in awhile but be safe..and that should clean out all the ports and jets. One more thing you can also check; the fuel pump,..you can take the line coming off your fuel filter, hold a little can underneath it, and start the bike, you should be able to see fuel pumping out... shut off immediatety! the pump is good! Can i get a very helpful on this one, Thanks!