2006 Suzuki VZR1800

THIS IS A SECOND GEAR ISSUE. THE BIKE HAS ALWAYS HAD A BAD MESHING PROBLEM BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AS DOES ALL OF THE SUZUKI M109R BIKES. MY BIKE REALLY STARTED GETTING WORSE AT TOWARDS THE END OF 2010 AND FINALLY STARTED JUMPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR AT THE END OF SEPT., 2010. IT IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT HAPPENS ANYTIME A LOAD IS PUT ON THE ENGINE IN SECOND GEAR WHICH EFFECTS THE ACCELERATION OF THE BIKE. THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE IF THE BIKE IS CONTINUALLY RIDDEN WHICH AFFECTS MY TIME ON THE BIKE AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $2500-$3000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR FROM FIRST TO SECOND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE NUTS ON THE CLUTCH WAS LOOSE AND THE SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/07/11 *LJ UPDATED 09/01/11*JB

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTICE IT WAS GETTING HARD TO PLACE INTO GEAR AND A MILE LATER THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CAN PUT IN NEUTRAL, BUT WHEN PUT IN FIRST GEAR IT WOULD JUMP WHILE HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN AND IT WOULD STALL AND NOT FUNCTION. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY THOUGHT THE CLUTCH PLATES NEEDED REPLACING AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PLATES WERE CHECKED AND IN GOOD CONDITION, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD COST A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. I WENT ON SEVERAL BIKE FORUMS AND THERE WERE MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BIKE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE 2006 SUZUKI M109R AND MY BIKE IS HAVING CLUTCH JUDDER/SHUDDER, OCCASIONAL REAR WHEEL JUMP WHEN RELEASING CLUTCH ALSO RATTLE AT IDLE IN CLUTCH/CLUTCH HUB AREA, CLUTCH SPRINGS RATTLE WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR IN NEUTRAL/IDLE AND SOMETIMES HARSH VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2800-4000 RPMS. MOTORCYCLE HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON THE ODO AND CLUTCH RATTLING STARTED AT AROUND 1500 MILES. SOMETIMES IT'S VERY HARD TO ENGAGE CLUTCH AND CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE PRIMED EVERY TIME I'M TRYING TO PLACE IT INTO 1ST GEAR (I.E. HAVE TO HOLD THE CLUTCH IN FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO GET GOOD ENGAGEMENT) AND UNLESS IT'S PRIMED FOR A WHILE WHEN 1ST GEAR IS ENGAGED MOTORCYCLE WILL MAKE LOUD THUNK/CLUNK NOISE AND IT'LL LURCH/JUMP FORWARD. ON OCCASION 2ND GEAR WILL REFUSE TO ENGAGE I HAVE TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE CLUTCH COUPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO 2ND GEAR WHICH POSES POTENTIAL DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER TRAFFIC DUE TO MOTORCYCLE LOSING SPEED AT HIGH RATE. TALKED TO MY LOCAL SUZUKI DEALER AND I WAS TOLD RATTLING IN CLUTCH AREA IS NORMAL AS IS GEARS SLIPPING. *TR