2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50MPH AND TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO. MY CLUTCH CABLE WAS IN PERFECT ORDER BUT I COULD NOT ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. I ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. I GOT THE BIKE INTO NEUTRAL FINALLY WHILE DODGING CARS ON A BUSY ROAD. I BELIEVE THE ONLY REASON I DID NOT CRASH OR GET KILLED IS BECAUSE OF MY 30 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RIDING MOTORCYCLES. I GOT A FRIEND TO TOW ME HOME AND AFTER READING FORUMS SUCH AS WWW.M109RIDERS.COM I FOUND OUT THAT MY TUBULAR NUT BACKED OFF. THIS IS A NON SERVICEABLE PART ACCORDING TO SUZUKI. THERE IS A FIX FOR IT THAT IS DARN NEAR FREE JUST LOOK AT WWW.M109RIDERS.COM. I WILL BE DOING THIS FIX AS SOON AS MY NEW DRIVE PLATE AND WAVE WASHER GET DELIVERED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I URGE ANY M109 RIDER TO SEARCH THAT WEBSITE AND RESEARCH THE COMMON PROBLEMS ON THIS BIKE.. OH AND SHAME ON YOU SUZUKI! *JS

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A SERIOUS SHUDDER ISSUE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT FREQUENTLY SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL WHILE RIDING IN 2ND GEAR. *TR

ON STARTING OUT FROM STOP, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY SPINNING THE REAR TIRE IN A RATCHETING MOTION EXCESSIVELY ON DIRT OR GRAVEL SURFACE AND MORE VIOLENTLY CHIRPING OF THE TIRE ON PAVED SURFACES. THE REAR SWING ARM ALSO SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND COULD SUSTAIN UNNOTICED DAMAGE TO THE REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVETRAIN. CLUTCH PRODUCES A HIGH FREQUENCY WARBLING SOUND AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY, IF NOT DISENGAGED THIS CONDITION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE CLUTCH MATCHES THE ENGINE OUTPUT SPEED. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A RED STOP LIGHT PULLED IN MY CLUTCH TO STOP.WHEN I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH THE BIKE JUMPED AND KEPT GOING I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR TO STOP. THE CLUTCH LEVEL FEELS FINE BUT THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE. *TR

CLUTCH SHUDDER WHEN GOING STARTING OUT IN FIRST.. ALSO SLIPS OUT OF SECOND AT TIMES. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE M109R. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENGAGING FIRST GEAR AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER VIOLENTLY AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,100. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJUPDATED 1/30/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.

WHEN RIDING AND CHANGING GEAR FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR, THE BIKE EITHER GOES IN TO NETURAL OR HAS A GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMMON FOR THE BIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. I CHANGED THE OIL AND IT STILL HAPPENS. THIS IS A DEFECT AND THE GEAR TRANSISTION FROM 1-5 SHOULD BE SMOOTH AND SEAMLESS, IT TAKES EFFORT TO CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. SUZUKI HAS A PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

2ND GEAR EITHER FAILS OR CREATES THE BIKES TO LURCH WHEN YOU INCREASE THE RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 M109 IN 2008 BRAND NEW. I CONSIDER MY RIDING STYLE TO BE AVERAGE. I DON'T SMOKE MY TIRES AND I DON'T RACE MY BIKE. I MOVED OUT OF A BOULEVARD C50 TO THIS BIKE. AT THE TWO YEAR MARK, MY BIKE STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF 2ND GEAR WITH 12K MILES. IT USUALLY HAPPENED ON THE THROTTLE UP TO THIRD GEAR. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD ONLY SLIP OUT AND BACK IN WHEN I THROTTLED BACK. I COULD NOT PIN POINT THE REASON IT CAN OUT SO I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE BUT DID CHECK EVERYTHING ELSE. I MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE WHICH HAD BETTER WEATHER, SO I RODE MORE AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORST. I JUST PASSED 16K AND IT STARTED FALLING OUT COMPLETELY OF 2ND GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE SPEED, DIRECTION OR THROTTLE POWERS WERE IMMATERIAL WHEN IT FELL OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE BEEN RIDING EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF THE DAY THAT IT WOULD COMPLETELY FALL OUT OF SECOND AND LEAVE ME IN NEUTRAL. THIS DEFECT PLACES ME IN DANGER SO I HAVE PARKED THE BIKE FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS AS I LOOKED FOR A FIXED. THE TWO LOCAL DEALERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND QUOTE ME A LIST OF REPAIR ITEM WITH LABOR COST. I DON?T RIDE THE BIKE NOW BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR