2007 Suzuki Boulevard M109R

TURNING A CORNER IN SECOND GEAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT POPPED OUT INTO NEUTRAL. BECAUSE I WAS LEANING WITH THE BIKE IT DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND HIT THE EXHAUST. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT BEFORE DROPPING IT. THIS BIKE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW I DON'T EVEN RIDE IT. SUZUKI DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS BIKE'S TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. DO NOT BUY ONE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING SINCE THE CLUTCH HAD BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

THE RECTIFIER FOR MY 2007 M109R (VZR1800) IS FAILING TO CHARGE MY BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ASSUMING THIS WAS THE REASON THE BATTERY KEPT DIEING, BUT THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATING "SIMILAR" PROBLEMS WITH ALMOST EVERY OTHER SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE, THE PROBLEM IS THE RECTIFIER AND AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $ 235.00 WITHOUT LABOR, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE ! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE M109R WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS I AND MANY OTHER M109R OWNERS ARE QUESTIONING IS A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

THE MOTORCYCLE RAN GREAT BUT ALWAYS MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. NEAR THE END OF MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP IT STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL UNDER LOAD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME UNDER ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SECOND GEAR HAD NOT FULLY ENGAGED AND THAT I HAVE TO "SHIFT HARDER" TO FULLY ENGAGE SECOND. OVER TIME IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND UNDER LESS LOADS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY TO LOOK AT IT, SO I HELD OFF AND STARTED JUST SKIPPING SECOND ALTOGETHER AND SHIFTING IT TO THIRD FROM FIRST. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION INTO MY ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. BE AWARE THAT THE SUZUKI M109R SECOND GEAR COULD QUIT ON YOU. IT'S GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $3500 TO GET MINE FIXED. SUZUKI IS NOT OFFERING ME ANY GOOD WILL. *TR

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS. FIRST THE SECOND GEAR SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN SECOND. WHEN ME AND MY WIFE WE WERE HEADING TO THE SUZUKI DEALER TO TALK TO A MECHANIC ABOUT WHY ,MY BIKE WONT GO INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN IM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT TO START OFF BUT WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL IT WONT GO INTO GEAR UNLESS YOU SQUEEZE THE CLUTCH TWICE, AND THANKFULLY WE WERE DRIVING AND WE WEREN'T NEAR ANYONE ELSE. IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR 3 TO 4 TIMES AND IM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM OF DOUBLE CLUTCHING TO GO INTO 1ST. *KB

I PURCHASE MY BIKE NEW, RIDING OUT THE DEALER LOT, IT FIRST NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE WITH GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IT WAS HARD TO SELECT AND GRINDS. ASK THE SALE GUY WHAT'S THAT ABOUT, HE SAID IT'S A NEW BIKE WITH LOTS OF POWER, AND THAT ALL THE M109R DOES THIS WHEN THEY ARE NEW. HE SAID IT WILL BREAK-IN BY YOU FIRST OIL CHANGE. SOMETIME LATER ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AND ABOUT 2,000 MILES, I START GETTING TRANSMISSION HOPPING WHEN MOVING OFF. WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION START JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AND JUMPS BACK IN BY ITSELF. AT FIRST I THINK IT WAS AND ENGINE MISFIRING. IT WILL ONLY DO IT IN SECOND GEAR. CHANGE THE OIL AND THE HOPPING STOP BUT THE 2ND GEAR PROBLEM CONTINUE. THE PROBLEM KEEP COMING AND GOING PERIODICALLY. I HAD MY BIKE BACK AT THE DEALER WHO TWO TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NUT GOING LOOSE. I ALSO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT ADMITTED HE HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SECOND GEAR ISSUE. HE SAID SUZUKI WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO SKIP SECOND GEAR BY GOING FROM 1ST. TO 3RD OR RISK BEING RUN OVER, AS IT HAS BEEN A FEW TIMES IT ALMOST HAPPEN AND ONLY LUCK MAY HAVE SAVED ME. *TR