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Ain't Skeered
02/10/08 at 17:25:06

Thanks to all the help and advice from the guys on here I just finished re-jetting the carb. on a '98 Savage I recently bought. I also "thinned out" the white washer.

LANCER sent the new jets. And Greg's CD is lots of help. Wink

I also raised the front of the seat and thanks to 2 or 3 posts about how to accomplish that. Shocked

Then the rattle in the headlight got fixed too. And whoever posted that fix ......... thanks! Roll Eyes

Before I found this forum I was a little skeptical about trying to fix something as complicated as the carb. Now, I AIN'T SKEERED! Grin

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Ain't Skeered Reply #2 - 02/11/08 at 13:39:39 You fixed the rattle in the headlight? You mean that I have a new rattle to fix?
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Kix YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 26 Southeast US Gender:	Re: Ain't Skeered Reply #3 - 02/11/08 at 14:20:23 Well, I thought I fixed the headlight rattle. That is until I rode today and realize all I did was sorta silenced it but not totally. Guess i need to disassemble it again and see what's next.
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Re: Ain't Skeered
Reply #4 - 02/11/08 at 14:50:55

Kix wrote on 02/11/08 at 14:20:23:

Well, I thought I fixed the headlight rattle. That is until I rode today and realize all I did was sorta silenced it but not totally. Undecided

Guess i need to disassemble it again and see what's next. Huh

What's next is to get rid of that stock plastic piece-o-junk headlight shell, and get something made from metal. There are reasonable alternatives. I think the long-necked light on my 99 cost me about $60 total.

Picture mid-swap:

http://catoosatrading.com/images/cycles/headlight_swap.jpg

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Reply #5 - 02/11/08 at 18:11:26

Kix wrote on 02/11/08 at 14:20:23:

Well, I thought I fixed the headlight rattle. That is until I rode today and realize all I did was sorta silenced it but not totally. Undecided

Guess i need to disassemble it again and see what's next. Huh

Okay. So let's try it this way Tongue

You said you fixed the headlight rattle, but it looks like maybe you didn't. So, maybe it wasn't the headlight. Plus, I hadn't heard of a headlight rattle anyway.

What about the famous "speedo rattle" that just about everyone deals with? Could it be the speedo?

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Reply #6 - 02/11/08 at 18:25:03

Savage_Greg wrote on 02/11/08 at 18:11:26:

[You said you fixed the headlight rattle, but it looks like maybe you didn't. So, maybe it wasn't the headlight. Plus, I hadn't heard of a headlight rattle anyway.

What about the famous "speedo rattle" that just about everyone deals with? Could it be the speedo?

my speedo doesn't rattle, now the speedometer, that does have a rattle

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Reply #7 - 02/11/08 at 18:57:26

Actually when it's rattliing (vibrating) I can reach around the windscreen and put pressure on the headlight with my fingers and quiet the rattle. So, I know it's the headlight at least this time. I read something on this site maybe in the Tech section that mentioned something about vinyl tape around the headlight inside the bucket. When i took mine apart I could see where it had been rubbing near the tob of the headlight so that's where I taped. It was getting late and I assumed that was the extent of the problem. Apparently I was darn near right. Undecided

It'll give me something to do whenever I finish doing whatever I'm supposed to be doing. Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - 02/11/08 at 22:39:07

sluggo wrote on 02/11/08 at 18:25:03:

Savage_Greg wrote on 02/11/08 at 18:11:26:

[You said you fixed the headlight rattle, but it looks like maybe you didn't. So, maybe it wasn't the headlight. Plus, I hadn't heard of a headlight rattle anyway.

What about the famous "speedo rattle" that just about everyone deals with? Could it be the speedo?

my speedo doesn't rattle, now the speedometer, that does have a rattle

Pardon me. I forgot that you guys out east like to use big words. My bad....

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Reply #9 - 02/11/08 at 22:42:13

Kix wrote on 02/11/08 at 18:57:26:

Actually when it's rattliing (vibrating) I can reach around the windscreen and put pressure on the headlight with my fingers and quiet the rattle. So, I know it's the headlight at least this time. I read something on this site maybe in the Tech section that mentioned something about vinyl tape around the headlight inside the bucket. When i took mine apart I could see where it had been rubbing near the tob of the headlight so that's where I taped. It was getting late and I assumed that was the extent of the problem. Apparently I was darn near right. Undecided

It'll give me something to do whenever I finish doing whatever I'm supposed to be doing. Roll Eyes

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Ain't Skeered Reply #11 - 02/13/08 at 08:20:26 Okay...so I missed that one. Oops. However, I don't believe the case of a headlight rattle is very common, and it begs the question, "why?" Neither of our 2 Savages ever had this issue... Not sure that every problem actually qualifies as a "trait" like the speedometer (sluggo) rattle does.
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Reply #12 - 02/13/08 at 10:21:23

Savage_Greg wrote on 02/13/08 at 08:20:26:

Okay...so I missed that one. Oops.

However, I don't believe the case of a headlight rattle is very common, and it begs the question, "why?" Neither of our 2 Savages ever had this issue...

Maybe not so much "missed" .... maybe more of a "haven't had to deal with it yet".

Mine rattles now, and this is the first bike I've owned that the HL ever rattled.

Being the inquisitive person I am, I popped the headlight out to see what was in there and to inspect it. I've noticed the rattle ever since then. (one of those Homer Simpson moments). I can see someone having the same issue if they replaced their bulb.

The fix is one of my "To-Do" things.

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Reply #13 - 02/13/08 at 23:22:21

sluggo wrote on 02/11/08 at 18:25:03:

Savage_Greg wrote on 02/11/08 at 18:11:26:

[You said you fixed the headlight rattle, but it looks like maybe you didn't. So, maybe it wasn't the headlight. Plus, I hadn't heard of a headlight rattle anyway.

What about the famous "speedo rattle" that just about everyone deals with? Could it be the speedo?

my speedo doesn't rattle, now the speedometer, that does have a rattle

Maybe not walking slow, but what about when you are jogging? Wait, no one jogs in a swimsuit.. Guess the speedo no rattle..

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