Hello I am new to the suzukisavage.com so Hi I have a problem I was wondering if you could help me with.... When the bike is running it wil start going tick tick tick tick sounds like a valve ajustment so brought it into the shop and got the ajustment done that didi not work so they brought it in and they could not figure it out and now they are refunding the $800 I have dumped into it any help would be good at this point..... :'(

Thanks

First, slow down, get a manual, hang out here & look at a few threads on engine/valve noise & cam chain threads.

How many miles on your bike?

Never spend $800.00 on this bikes engine. Either fix it yourself or toss a used engine in.
Some Ticking is not only normal, but absolutely required, as the valvetrain MUST make some noise.
Have you used a stethoscope/screwdriver to listen to where this ticking is coming from? If its down on the right side of the engine, thats cam chain. If you have 15,000 miles or so, you should be looking at the cam chain adjuster, right away.
If the ticking is from high up on the engine, that would be valves. Adjusting them is kinda scary the first few times, but it gets to feeling "Normal" after youve done it & not wrecked anything a few times.

Now, if its neither one of those, then the possibilities start costing some $$$. I'd start here & I expect your problem is no big, costly problem,
That someone is refunding your $$$ is simply amazing. I am impressed with them for that.

Dale... ?  I'm curious what all they had previously repaired or replaced for $800 that they were willing to refund when they couldn't find the problem?

That information, and info on the age and mileage on the bike; how long you've owned it, and when, where and under what circumstances did the "ticking" start? All this info might help with diagnosis.

Thats just 8,000 miles. The racket is from the valve area. What oil you running? Whats the average temp where you are?
What is the valve clearance set at? How long since they were adjusted? In km or miles, not days.
Tighter is quieter, but ya gotta have some room there.

A mechanic's stethoscope is a great way to locate sounds



Oil burning and piston ring replacement and valve job before 13,000 miles?  Was the engine seriously abused?  Oil never changed?  Wrong oil used?

By the way, many cases of oil burning are due to the rings stuck in the ring grooves by baked in carbon.  Cycle-Rx is an ester based product that I've found to be very effective in car engines and transmissions, as Auto-Rx (same product, different instructions) to clean the engine internals including reducing oil consumption and improve compression.  No, I don't sell it; I buy it and like the results.

Dale, first, take a deep breath. These are Do it yerself bikes.  I was scared of mine, too, at first, but by reading the posts here & READING THE MANUAL( ooops caplox, sry), you can save enough $$$ to pay for the tools needed to maintain it pretty quick.
Your valves are way overdue for adjustment.
Your cam chain is in the ballpark for time to service it, too. Maybe a Verslavy would get you some more time. Its worth the $$ & its easy to do.

What work did the shop do that cost $800.00?


oil? From a screw on the front? Which one? Is it chromed & low & on the right side ( as you sit on it)

There are a few canucks here, they'll have to advise you on where to go.

Your bike does not exhibit the signs of being well cared for.  Very unusuall for a valve and ring job to be done so early.  Or they saw you coming.

15km is well overdue for a valve adjust.

Do you have an owners manual, there's a link to one some in the tech section.

And how often do you change the oil, should be changed and valves adjusted every 6000km.  Search out the winterizing instructions too.  I suspect that may be apart of the problem.  change oil before storage and after.

"I hear you knockin'"