Hi fellow forum users! I've just registered with the site due to a strange problem with my bike.

First off, I ride a 1995 Savage with about 15,600 miles on it.
Oil, air filter and spark plug changed just before 15,000.

The last couple times I've ridden my Savage, I've noticed that when I pull in the clutch to shift, I get some kind of rattling noise. I've also noticed that the noise/rattle slows with wheel speed, rather than engine speed.
(As you can imagine, I'm a little worried about what might happen if I continue to ride it past the one trip I've made with the noise, so I haven't extensively tested to know when the noise happens exactly.)

It also may be more prevalent after warming up.

What kind of issue could this be? I know there is a common issue with the cam chain tensioner, but that continues when the bike is idling, and I *believe* my noise does not.

If you guys need more details, I can do a better test the next time I need to make a very short trip.

Thanks in advance!

Most likely the left side, but it was hard for me to tell.

Thanks. I'll check when I've got daylight.

I assume it's the huge nut on the first picture here?:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1335739552/6#6

A 1/2 impact would be a really nice thing to have handy,