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Bike won't speed up
05/09/17 at 07:09:29

Hi, first post as a new member.
I recently bought a 2001 Suzuki savage with 3300 miles on it.
It's been great until recently it started getting slower and slower. I struggled younger past 20mph the other day and decided to quit riding.

What's the issue? I'm trying not to bias your opinions but I have tried playing with the clutch cable and I got new gas. It sounds like the bike wants to go it just doesn't.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18096 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Bike won't speed up Reply #1 - 05/09/17 at 09:07:11 You need to give us a lot more information if you want any good guesses. Does the engine speed up....but the bike still goes slow? Does the engine run smoothly...but just doesn't have power? What kind of oil are you using?
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Reply #2 - 05/09/17 at 09:43:44

The engine speeds up, everything sounds great. First thing I did was change the oil. I put 10w 40 synthetic motorcycle Castro oil in it 20 minutes ago.
Just no acceleration.
I'm leaning towards clutch, I've adjusted the cable and no help. I can put it in first disengage the clutch and the bike doesn't hardly even pull forward and won't stall.

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Reply #3 - 05/09/17 at 09:58:10

Zach906 wrote on 05/09/17 at 09:43:44:

The engine speeds up, everything sounds great. First thing I did was change the oil. I put 10w 40 synthetic motorcycle Castro oil in it 20 minutes ago.
Just no acceleration.

What kind of oil was in it before the Castrol?

What did you do to "adjust" the clutch?

Where is the location of the chrome clutch lever down at the transmission...in relation to the two indicator marks that are cast into the clutch housing?

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Re: Bike won't speed up
Reply #4 - 05/09/17 at 10:35:09

If it was working before you changed the oil, and SUDDENLY, the thing won't accelerate, the cable didn't magically get shorter and prevent the clutch from clamping down. The Oil isn't okay for our clutch. Expensive oil, special oil, with all the Friction Modifiers that would keep that new car running for a million miles won't work with the clutch. Every
Gee Whiz, is it still doing it
Test is scorching the crap into the clutch.
Dump the oil, put Rotella T 15/40 in, and maybe it will be okay. Might have to pull the clutch and clean it, might get away with dumping oil and flushing a couple of times.

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Bike won't speed up Reply #5 - 05/09/17 at 15:23:52 Does the Castrol pack say the oil is suitable for wet clutches? Does the engine speed up, but not the bike? Does the rear wheel turn freely?
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Reply #6 - 05/10/17 at 13:02:17

I am not sure what oil was in it before I changed it. I bought it 200 miles ago. I probably should've changed it when I bought it even though the guy said he just changed it and it looked clean. Yes the Castro oil was for wet clutch motorcycles. I only changed the oil to investigate the old oil for signs of my clutch. Me changing the oil did not cause this to suddenly happen. I only put the Castro in it, because I knew I'd be dumping the oil again to redo the clutch plates.
Justin O guy should read before being an not a very nice person for no reason. My impression of these posts is not to be an ads but to be helpful and provide tips. Thank you everyone else.i am replacing the clutch today/tomorrow and I'll post again to let you know. I'll put the best oil in it I can find btw.

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Bike won't speed up Reply #7 - 05/10/17 at 13:11:13 Zach, the Shell Rotella mentioned on this forum is the VERY popular choice and should be readily available in most US states, apparently Walmart have it. Just make sure you get the right Rotella as there are several ratings for this brand.
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Zach906 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7	Re: Bike won't speed up Reply #8 - 05/10/17 at 13:13:03 Thank you will do! Why is it the best?
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1161 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Bike won't speed up Reply #9 - 05/10/17 at 13:27:50 Zach906 wrote on 05/10/17 at 13:13:03: Thank you will do! Why is it the best? Short answer is our bikes are kinda old school, old tech. The Rotella is also old school and has the right chemicals/minerals for our bike.
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