2006 SUZUKI VZR1800 Complaints

I RIDE A 2006 SUZUKI M109 AND THE ROTOR IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE THAT WAY. MY CLUTCH SEEMS TO BE GIVING ME PROBLEMS AS WELL. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTOR ON 2006 M109R SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE, WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SEMIFLOATING ROTOR HAS TURNED INTO A FULL FLOATING ROTOR (THE RIVETS THAT ATTACH THE OUTER RING TO THE INNER RING HAVE BECOME LOOSE, BOTH SIDE-TO-SIDE AND FRONT-TO-BACK). SUZUKI TOLD ME AT 9K MILES THIS WAS NORMAL, YET OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIRS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE SINCE BOUGHT ANOTHER ROTOR BUT I STILL HAVE THE OLD ONE. ALSO THE BIKE IS DEVELOPING A VIOLENT SHUTTER (CLUTCH RELATED I THINK) WHEN STARTING OFF, DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO PULL IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY AND START OVER. THIS COULD BE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF YOU HAVE TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. *TR

SECOND GEAR CONTINUES TO FAIL IN THIS BIKE. I BROUGHT IT TO SUZUKI @ 8000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED 2ND THROUGH 5TH GEAR. AT FIRST NO WARRANTY...BUT AFTER ARGUING MY CASE THEY REPLACED THEM NOW AT 14,000 MILES 2ND GEAR IS GONE AGAIN. *TR

NO EVENTS PRECEDED THE FAILURE OF THE TUBE NUT...IT JUST BACKED OFF AND THE CLUTCH WAS GONE...IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, IN SEATTLE. MY WIFE OWNS THE SAME BIKE AND HERS BACKED OFF IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN LAHAINA MAUI. HERS IS A 2007, MINE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R. *TR

2006 SUZUKI M109. NOTICED MY REAR BRAKE MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND NOT REACTING IMMEDIATELY WHEN I STEPPED ON THE REAR BRAKE LEVER. IT WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS HESITATING BEFORE IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE (SCARY). I GOT NERVOUS AND TOOK THE BIKE IN TO THE DEALER. WHILE THERE, I NOTICED THAT MY REAR ROTOR WAS VERY LOOSE AND HAD APPROX 1" OF FREEPLAY. AFTER 4 OR 5 DAYS OF IT SITTING IN THEIR SHOP, THEY GOT IS REPLACED. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO DO SOME "TESTS" ON IT TO SEE IF IT WAS BAD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SUZUKI REP HAD BEEN THERE RECENTLY AS THEY HAD A DIFFERENT BIKE IN A FEW WEEKS EARLIER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE WAS APPARENTLY TELLING THEM THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. HMMMMMM. FUNNY WHY ARE THEY REPLACING IT UNDER WARRANTY THEN? I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FREEPLAY. IT CAUSED A 1 - 2 SECOND DELAY IN BRAKING. THAT IS A LOT OF TIME WHEN YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR

MOTORCYCLE CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ENGAGE WITHOUT SHAKING, SOMETIMES TOO MUCH TO START RIDING. SAFETY ISSUE, HAS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE BIKE IS UNABLE TO TAKE OFF, UNTIL I TRY ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES PULLING THE CLUTCH LEVER. I'VE LEARNED NOT TO ASSUME I CAN SAFELY PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHILE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY FIXED (MOSTLY) BY SUZUKI SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE BIKE IN 2006, BUT WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAPPEN STILL. NOW IT IS BAD AGAIN, AND OF COURSE, THE BIKE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CLUTCH COMPONENTS YESTERDAY I FOUND NO EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUAL WEAR AND NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I TOOK THE RECOMMENDATION OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH BASKET SPRINGS FOR A TIGHTER FIT WITHIN THEIR HOLDERS (BUILT INTO THE UNIT) AND THINGS SEEM BETTER FOR NOW, I STILL WILL NOT TRUST THE MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC. I THINK SUZUKI SHOULD REDESIGN AND RECALL THIS PART. *TR

REAR BRAKE ROTOR ON 2006 SUZUKI VZR18000 (M109R) IS LOOSE AND SQUEALS. ACCORDING TO CHAT ROOMS AND WEB SITES THERE SHOULD BE NO PLAY IN THE ROTOR AT ALL. NONE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS WAS NOTICED AT APPROX. 5000 MILES. IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A ROTOR THAT HAS AN UPDATED DESIGN. *TR

THE 3RD DAY I HAD THIS BIKE IT WAS IN FOR CLUTCH CHATTER, DYING IN INTERSECTION IF NOT DISENGAGE CLUTCH FAST CAN JERK AND FALL OVER, COUNTLESS TIME IN SHOP BUT TILL A MECHANIC CAME BACK SHAKING LIKE A CHAIN SMOKER THAT HAD STOP SMOKING FOR 6HRS. NOW. THE SECOND ONE WILL BE CHANGED JUST AFTER 1,525MILES NOT SAFE, CLUTCH NOT BURNED AND PADS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND VERY CLEAN, I PAY 497.00 EVERY 2,000MILES ON A COMPLETE CLUTCH SYSTEM JUST TO BE SAFE. *TR

I HAVE A SUZUKI M109 MOTORCYCLE ALSO KNOWN AS VZR1800. FOR MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT THE REAR BRAKE HAS SCREECHED VERY LOUD WHEN APPLIED. I HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THESE REAR ROTORS HAVE HAD SOME MOVEMENT. MINE HAS NO LATERAL MOVEMENT BUT DOES HAVE SOME MOVEMENT IN A ROTATIONAL DIRECTION FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. I HAVE READ THAT MANY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEWER MODEL WHICH ALSO STOPPED THE SCREECHING SOUND. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE IS NO RECALL YET BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION. I WILL BE CONTACTING SUZUKI SOON FOR SOME INFORMATION ON WHETHER THEY WILL REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART OR NOT. I TRY NOT TO USE THE REAR BRAKE BECAUSE IT IS SO ANNOYING AND NOW A LITTLE SPOOKY. *TR

I OWN A SUZUKI M109R THE FIRST 1,000MILES EVERYTHING SEAM GOOD BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ABOUT 1 TO 2 TIMES A DAY I WOULD GET A CLUTCH CHATTER AND WOULD MAKE THE MOTORCYCLE COME TO A HALT AND STOP THE ENGINE AND THE BIKE WOULD COME TO A SCREECHING HOLT ON THE STREET.. HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3TIMES FOR THIS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS OK AND CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. NOW AFTER 10,000MILES AND THIS CLUTCH CHATTER IS WORST THAN EVER, NOW THE BIKE WILL DO A CHATTER AT EVER OTHER LIGHT NOW, STOPPING DEAD COLD IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. AT THIS POINT AT ALL INTERSECTIONS I WAS HAVING TO RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK JUST SO I WILL NOT BE RUN OVER WHEN THE THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN.. NOW I TOOK THE BIKE IN BECAUSE OF SAFETY AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE MECHANIC CAME BACK WITH EYES BIG AND ROUND, THIS SCARED HIM BAD. THE MANUFACTURER (SUZUKI)SAID IT IS THE CLUTCH, SO DEALER TOOK IT APART AND SAID THAT THE CLUTCH IS NOT BURNED AND THE ACTUAL PADS WERE NOT ABUSED. ALL LOOKS GOOD IT LOOKS SO GOOD THAT THE DEALER IS PUTTING BACK THE OLD CLUTCH AND JUST SEE IF IT MIGHT WORK RIGHT WITH A DIFFERENT OIL THAN THE SUZUKI BRAND. BUT THE ONLY BAD THING ABOUT THE WHOLE THING IS THE CLUTCH IS NOT BURNED AND THE ACTUALLY CLUTCH PLATES LOOK THE SAME AS THE NEW ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED THIS TUESDAY IF THE OLD ONE WITH DIFFERENT OIL IN THE CRANK CASE DON?T STOP THE CHATTER. BEFORE I LEFT FRIDAY I WAS TOLD THE SUZUKI WILL NOT WARRANTY THE CLUTCH EVEN THOUGH THE CLUTCH WAS NOT ABUSED AND/OR BURNED.. THIS CLUTCH SYSTEM IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS A ACCIDENT JUST READY TO HAPPEN. *TR