Q: suzuki ltr450 moves on its own

asked by on August 16, 2017

my ltr450 is proprely idleing and has a good mixture. but when i put it in 1st gear it starts rolling on its own without any throttle . it can go up to 20mph without throttle
My car has a manual transmission.

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