Top 20 2003 Suzuki VZ 800 Marauder - Page 2 Questions & Answers

1000-1100 rpm is the normal idle.

your carbs need to be cleaned old fuel tends to gum up your low speed jet.

to much air. you need to rejet your carbys with bigger mainjets

vz800 marauder hesitates when I Throttle

rem/carove carb from engine. Choke is on when pushed in? You could run injector / carb cleaner through fuel also. You don't always need to choke

Check the switch, I think it is stuck. You might have to replace it.

If there still is no response to your ignition switch once that you already have check the fuse in the starter solenoid of your bike then you have to service the ignition system. but if you can't then you have to go to a mechanic. The mechanic should check the ignition switch , the ignition coil ,the starter solenoid, the spark plug ,the spark plug cable , then the battery. if there is a malfunctioning or worn out of these said parts then you have to repair it or replace it. then you also have to check the wires if there are loose wires or worn out wires then reconnect if loose wires but if worn out then replace the wires.the most important for some times is the fuse if there i a worn out fuse you have to replace the worn out fuse. But if the fuse you replace cant hold the wat/amp of the bike then place fuse that is higher than the former fuse you place.

The front seat can be removed with your ignition key,  its right behind the passenger foorpeg on the exhaust side

could be that you have the wrong clutchs. or that you need to take them out squeeze clutch, WITH OUT STARTIN BIKE... lol had to say that i know someone who did. but anyway..... with do so put them back in. and make sure everything looks ok as you do this. sometimes it something lil that make it do it. ck everything oil,fluds the hole 9 yards.

The stock chain is DID50VM,116LE in the parts book. Translated that is a 530 "x ring" chain. The cost is around $112.00.

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Did you try checking the diode for the kill switch? The safety switch that goes to the kickstand has a separate diode that controls that function. You might have blown that? Check the OEM Electrical and Wire Harness diagrams and try replacing that part.

if you give the suzuki dealer the chassis number of the bike then they can provide you with a key to fit the lock.
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YOU should have a tool for that in your tool bag under the seat.

No the suzuki 800 marauder seat will not fit the suzuki gz250. The mounting brackets are not the same distance from each other.

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needle valve jammed open or dirt in it so its overflowing

If it cuts out randomly I would suspect the green ignition wiring is where you need to start troubleshooting because the solenoid only starts the bike and a faulty one will not cut a running engine off, it just wouldn't start an engine. Check out all of your connections, breaking the connections at the connectors looking for corrosion or broken wires. Clean and put back together. Don't just spray with WD40 as that will do nothing. CLEAN CONNECTIONS are what you are after, not just damp free ones. Contact cleaner, soft wire brush, the wifes nail (emery) boards are the way to go. Pay particular attention around pinch points at the steering head as wires do not take kindly to rough play. Good luck.

The green connector is the ignition switch connector. By "wiggling" it you are bringing connection back to something in the area of that connector. Pay attention to all wires that may be moving during this process. There soldered wires on the back of the ignition switch itself that sometime break loose. Also loose battery cable bolts would cause this issue.

normal setting is achieved by turning the screws in till they stop then turn out 1 1/2 to 2 turns if you have 2 screws set the same start the bike and then adjust each screw in until you hear the rpms drop then turn out until you again hear the rpms drop the setting is 1/2 the number of turns beween in to die and out to die do the same with the second screw and alternate until you have both screws set in the middle you may have to adjust the idle setting as you do it as the fuel mixture will alter teh idle setting

Turn the idle screw to increase the idle speed. The bike should idle at 1000 to 1200 rpm when hot.