2007 Suzuki VZR1800

IN MAY OF '08 I BROUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE TO PICK UP OIL FOR THE 6000 KM OIL CHANGE. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE REAR DISK WAS LOOSE. DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE MOVEMENT WAS MARGINAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF IT GOT ANY WORSE WE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. CHECKED THE BRAKE YESTERDAY AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS MORE MOVEMENT FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS WELL AS SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN. SUZUKI HAS A NEW ROTOR THAT HAS A PART NUMBER SUPERSEDING THE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED PART NUMBER ON THE BIKE. THIS WOULD EITHER INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE CONSUMER OR THE PROBLEM IS RARE ENOUGH THAT THERE IS NO NEED. THE DEALER AND I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI TO PLACE A WARRANTY CLAIM TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED. THE ROTOR MAKES A PIERCING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED AND HAS SOME VIBRATION (POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE). THIS IS QUITE EMBARRASSING. LET'S HOPE THEY REPLACE THE ROTOR. *TR

IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I TOOK MY BIKE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL RAIL RECALL AND SINCE THEN I'VE EXPERIENCED THE "CLUTCH JUDDER/REAR WHEEL JUMP WHEN RELEASING CLUTCH" TWICE! AND LAST NIGHT I'M AT A STOP LIGHT IN 1ST GEAR. I TAKE OFF AND TRY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR WITH NO LUCK. THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR! LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE SO I PULLED OVER AND HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL, I ROCKED IT BACK AND FORTH AND STILL COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. SO I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND STARTED THE BIKE. WITH THE CLUTCH STILL PULLED IN THE BIKE STARTS TO MOVE! SO I HIT THE KILL SWITCH AGAIN. FINALLY, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT IN 1ST GEAR AND GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO I STARTED THE BIKE IN 1ST GEAR, EASED OFF THE CLUTCH AND RODE ABOUT A BLOCK TO A PARKING LOT. WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE THAT HAPPENED IT SEEMED TO BE SHIFTING FINE. SO I HEADED BACK HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 7-8 MILES AWAY. IT SHIFTED FINE AND DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND HIT MY GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND PULLED INTO THE GARAGE. PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT'S STUCK AGAIN! WELL, IT TURNS OUT MY CLUTCH HUB NUT BACKED OFF. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PLATES WERE NOT DAMAGED AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON A NEW NUT AND BASKET FROM SUZUKI. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY 3500 MILES AND HE SAID THAT HE THINKS THE HUB NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY WHEN ORIGINALLY ASSEMBLED. *TR

HARSH VIBRATION OF MOTORCYCLE DRIVE LINE AND NOISE IN CLUTCH AREA THROUGH ALL GEARS AT APPROXIMATELY 2800 RPM TO 4200 RPM AND ESPECIALLY DURING INCLINE CLIMBING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WHEN ENGINE RPM IS INCREASED TO PICKUP ADDED LOAD FROM INCLINE. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE DURING IDLE WITH CLUTCH RELEASED AND IN NEUTRAL COMING FROM CLUTCH HOUSING AREA. *TR