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Title: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by Art.Vandelay on 08/09/14 at 17:23:31 Hey guys, I'm a recent owner of  a Suzuki Savage 2000, with 19000km (11 800miles). Well, I got it last year, but recently got my license and started riding.  I got it from my uncle who passed away last year. He had it in storage for a couple of years, since he can't ride anymore. I've been reading your posts on the site for a couple of weeks and you seem like you know what you're talking about. Anyways, when I'm riding it at 3rd gear or higher and I accelerate, there seems to be a knocking sound coming from the engine. The first couple of times, I thought the bike was about to stall, but soon found out it was only when accelerating. Today I was riding on the highway, at about 60mph, and the bike started backfiring and slowing down, so I got off the highway immediately. If you guys have any idea what it could be, I'd appreciate your input. I know very little about motorcycle, which brings me to my second question. If you guys know of a video, book or anything that could help me learn more about how motorcycles work and help me expand my knowledge on bikes, I would like to know. Thanks in advance,

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by verslagen1 on 08/09/14 at 20:04:33 At the top of this section (RSD) are 2 threads just for you... read them. 4 questions... and everything a newb... most likely your problem is the stock petcock... so read up, there's a thread dedicated to it.

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by Yoshi on 08/09/14 at 22:53:18 At 11800 miles I'd also make sure to check your chain tensioner, that might be a little loose and you need the VerSlaVy chain tensioner ;-) I changed out my stock suzuki petcock at 5k miles just to be sure the stock vacuum petcock is not gonna leave me stranded, go for it, get a raptor 660 petcock and know that's not your issue How long have you owned the bike? Have you done a valve job on her yet?

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by WD on 08/09/14 at 23:17:04 At that mileage it shouldn't need a valve adjustment, let alone an actual valve job. My orange 98 went over 25K miles on the stock cam chain tightener, and never needed the valves adjusted. I finally quit checking them. The black 03 on the other hand...

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by Art.Vandelay on 08/10/14 at 16:26:17 I got it last year, but started riding 2-3 weeks ago. The only thing I did on it was change the handlebars and change the oil.

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by Serowbot on 08/10/14 at 18:18:43 Been sitting a while... you probably need to pull the carb,.. and go through it, cleaning all jets, passages, nooks, and crannies... ...'specially crannies... :-?...

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by Art.Vandelay on 08/10/14 at 20:31:03 Alright, I'll try to do that. As you may have noticed, I know very little, so if I do like this guy, I would be on the right path? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mCtzThqYY Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Rattling/knocking/thumping while acceleration Post by Serowbot on 08/10/14 at 21:54:46 I don't have time to watch the full video... but,... I know Monkey... we had lunch... we rode each others bikes... He's a young guy, and while nor experienced, he's a smart fellow and very thorough... Following his lead, can't be bad... ;)... Stuff gets clogged up, from sitting around... most bikes die of neglect, rather than wear...  clean every orifice and passage you can find... and don't strip or break anything... ;)... Once you massage your bike back to life... you'll have great machine... The Savage fills a niche in the spectrum that no other bike does... Dead center between beginners putter, and overweight, excess... Best luck,.. and welcome to the site... ;)....

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