[TXtwowheeler]

Thanks guys for all the input. I actually tried the coat hanger before posting the original question. With no brighter ideas surfacing, I took to the coat hanger plan again with renewed determination. I got the rubber plug out, but the nut is still in there. It's all the way down to the middle of the bar. I'm thinking I'll just get a new nut and let the original rattle in there. I can't hear it with the engine running. I have to give Suzuki the thumbs down for their design in this particular case. I love my GZ, but with so many of us having the same problem, it seems a design flaw. I have to scratch my head. Especially, having the nut on the back side of a rubber plug, where it will most certainly fall off and get lost if the thing rattles loose.....

Anyway, I may try to get it out with a magnet before I go and buy another nut. You can bet I'll glue the nut to the back side of the plug, AND use loctite when I put it back together.