yearroundrider
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- Feb 10, 2009
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...up the ghost? Got an old '03 SV with a ton of mileage on her. Probably upwards around close to the 87,000-92,000 mile mark. Not really sure about the exact reading on the odometer because the plastic odometer drive that connects to the front hub repeatedly breaks and I got sick of buying the part only to have it break again 9-12 thousand miles later. The last one broke 3 years back when the bike was at 54,365 miles. Typical commute is about 500 miles a week. With all the mileage I was worried the pump might go on me while heading home from work or while I'm out on the highway somewhere. Would the revving of the engine (and hopefully the subsequent action of keeping the fuel line pressurized) at least enable me to coax her back home until the right repairs are made? Are there any links out there that can give me a conversion table from motorcycle fuel pumps to automotive fuel pumps? I know Suzuki doesn't make these pumps...but I'm sure that doesn't stop them from jacking the price up 2 or 3 times over whatever manufacturer does from the time it leaves their warehouse and ends up in Suzuki's. Any help would be appreciated because every OEM suzuki fuel pump is big bookoo money.