2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI M109R MOTORCYCLE. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, OIL SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN SPOOLING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE REAR TIRE BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE IT WAS SATURATED IN OIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INSPECTION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT HAS REMAINED FOR THE PAST THIRTY DAYS. AS OF JULY 21, 2008, THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,000.

REAR ROTOR BECAME LOOSE ON MOTORCYCLE. RATTLES AND CAUSES REAR BRAKE TO SQUEAL LOUDLY, BASICALLY BECAME UN-USABLE. *TR

MY REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS VERY LOSE ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FALLING OFF. MY BIKE ONLY HAD 4500 MILES AT THE TIME I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR

LOOSE REAR BRAKE ROTOR AT ABOUT 600 MILES ON MY 2006 SUZUKI M109R CLUTCH SHUDDER AT ABOUT 1,000 MILES ON MY 2006 SUZUKI M1096. *TR

WHEN LETTING OFF THE CLUTCH IN FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP THERE IS A VIOLENT SHUDDER\JERKING REACTION MADE BY THE BIKE KIND OF LIKE THE BIKE IS IN THE WRONG GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF. WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED BACK IN AND THEN SLOWLY RELEASED AGAIN ALL IS NORMAL. *TR

AFTER PAYING 12,000$ FOR A SUZ. M109R IT HAS A VIBE PROBLEM THAT EVERY 109 THAT HAS BEEN SOLD HAS SUZ. WILL NOT MAKE IT GOOD .THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE COULD CAUSE INJURY. *TR

SUZUKI 2006 M109R SIX MONTH OLD MOTORCYCLE (3,400 MILES) CLUTCH FAILURE - CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FOUR MONTHS LATER WITH 7,298 MILES - SECOND GEAR SHUTTER TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP MOTORCYCLE WAS DISASSEMBLED - FOUND THAT 2ND GEAR SHIFT FORK, 2ND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER, 2ND GEAR DAMAGE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO "RIDER ABUSE" MOTORCYCLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED MANUFACTURER DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL NOT COVER REQUIRED REPAIR. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER OF MECHANICAL ISSUE ON 11/29/07. *TR

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