2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109R

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 2006 & 2007 SUZUKI M109R MOTORCYCLES THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE BREAKING SYSTEMS ON THEM. THE REAR ROTOR IS SEPARATING FROM THE MOUNTING PLATE. SUZUKI SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BUT OTHER MECHANICS SAY THAT THE ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. SUZUKI HAS IN FACT CHANGED THE ROTOR FOR THE 2008. LINE UP I WILL BE POSTING YOUR WEB SITE SO OTHER OWNERS CAN LET YOU KNOW HOW BIG THIS PROBLEM IS. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THIS IS THE 2ND SUCH FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED. WHEN APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS DOWNSHIFTING THE MOTORCYCLE USING THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. THE CLUTCH CABLE SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE MOTORCYCLE STILL IN GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO LOCK US THE BRAKES AND KILL THE MOTOR BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF A CAR. THIS IS THE 2ND CLUTCH CABLE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS FAILED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD A BAD PART. I REPLACED IT AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT. THIS TIME I WAS A LITTLE MORE CONCERNED. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE CLUTCH LEVER WHERE THE CABLE IS INSERTED I NOTICED A BURR IN THE CASTING THAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AND CAUSING THE CABLE TO WEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION BY SUZUKI IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY AND POWERFUL MOTORCYCLE AND LOSS OF CONTROL WOULD POSE A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES AND THE RIDER. *TR

I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AROUND MY SUZUKI M109R MOTORCYCLE AND COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR. I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE IN MY GARAGE TO LET IT WARM UP AND WENT INSIDE MY HOME TO RETRIEVE A JACKET SO I COULD GO RIDING. WHEN I RETURNED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EXTREMELY STRONG AND I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS HAD FORMED ON THE GROUND UNDER MOTORCYCLE. I SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND LOOKED AND NOTICED THAT FRESH GASOLINE WAS POURING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIR BREATHER AND DUMPING ONTO THE ENGINE AND THEN ONTO THE GROUND. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MORE SECONDS UNTIL THE FUEL STOPPED FLOWING FROM UNDER THE AIR BREATHER. I CLEANED OFF THE FUEL FROM THE MOTOR AND OFF THE GROUND AND BEGAN TO DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER SUZUKI M109R OWNERS. I FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE AND ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. TODAY I CONTACTED MY LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED. I WILL TAKE THE MOTORCYCLE IN TO THE DEALER SERVICE AREA THIS COMING SATURDAY AND LET THEM LOOK AT AND FIX WHATEVER HAS GONE WRONG. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL OTHER SUZUKI M109R OWNERS AND SEVERAL DOZEN ARTICLES WRITTEN BY OTHER OWNERS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY SUZUKI BEFORE A MAJOR FIRE OR DEATH DOES HAPPEN. *JB