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Stock tank question
03/29/14 at 10:53:13

Has anyone cut open the stock tank. Is there any sort of baffling or something similar within. I had a serious rattle the other day so I took the tank off to begin inspecting and realized it is the tank that is the issue. When I shake it it seems like something metallic is rattling around in front of the speedo hole. I can't seem to dislodge anything or see anything looking into fill neck. Anyone know of there is anything in the tank tht can come loose. I am the only person who rides the bike and I'm sure nothing has been dropped in.

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Stock tank question Reply #1 - 03/29/14 at 11:47:21 I could be two things: Did you take the speedo off, and if you did, did it still rattle? A common issue with our bikes is a speedometer rattle- do a search in the tech section. If it is a California bike there is a tube that runs from the top front inside the tank and exits under the tank near the front. It might have come loose.
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scubachef Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 140	Re: Stock tank question Reply #2 - 03/29/14 at 12:50:28 Speedo has been off for some time. This is definately something rattling inside the tank. I can hear it and feel it bouncing around if I shake the tank but can't seem to work it into a portion of the tank I can see through the fill hole.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Stock tank question Reply #3 - 03/29/14 at 12:57:41 you might email the ryca boys, they cut open the tank.
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Super Thumper Senior Member Offline 2001 LS650 With 97mm Big Bore Kit, Stage III Cam. Posts: 469 Windsor, Vermont Gender:	Re: Stock tank question Reply #4 - 03/29/14 at 18:18:17 There are no baffles or anything else inside the tank. what might be rattling is the petcock tube that can break off of the petcock. remove the petcock and see if the tube is still there.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Stock tank question Reply #5 - 03/29/14 at 18:36:30 Have ya tried yer trusty flashlight?
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HondaLavis Senior Member Offline It's nothing personal; the other one came first. Posts: 451 Plano, TX	Re: Stock tank question Reply #6 - 03/30/14 at 09:49:41 +1 to removing your petcock. The inlet holes have little plastic filters on them, and mine came off. They rattled in the tank for a while before I realized what I was missing. A flashlight and and some mechanical fingers fixed everything. I run an inline filter, so I just tossed them.
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shorty Serious Thumper Offline be careful out there gentlemen Posts: 547 southern NM Gender:	Re: Stock tank question Reply #7 - 03/31/14 at 15:39:40 I give up, what's the deal with the tank in photo?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Stock tank question Reply #8 - 03/31/14 at 18:32:39 shorty wrote on 03/31/14 at 15:39:40: I give up, what's the deal with the tank in photo? It is a tank that has the side sliced off.....so that extra material can be formed and welded in to make a tank that holds more fuel. The other side has not yet been sliced off.
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curmudgeon YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 23	Re: Stock tank question Reply #9 - 03/31/14 at 18:35:14 Looks to me like they may be widening it. edit: Dave beat me to it!
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Re: Stock tank question
Reply #10 - 07/01/14 at 00:36:26

So after some exploratory surgery I can report that there is something....a big something in at least some tanks. I have a CA bike so that may be the reason but there is definately a vent tubing setup in the tank.

Mine was hanging already so I don't know exactly what suzuki did to hold these still but it involved a metal clip i got out with a magnet before Turing the tank open. So if you hear a rattle and you don't use a stock speedo this could be the mystery sound.

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Stock tank question Reply #11 - 07/01/14 at 07:16:44 Is that your LS650 tank or your scuba tank?!
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