2007 Suzuki Boulevard M109R owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki boulevard m109 r. The contact stated that when driving 25 MPH, the vehicle would shift abnormally hard from first to second with a similar feeling to the transmission slipping. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was advised to have the transmission replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that they would not assist. The contact was concerned with the possibility of the failure potentially causing a crash. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 6,500.

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

Motorcycle lost 2nd gear. Was on the freeway and almost got ran over due to the issue. After doing further research I found that many other owners of the same bike are having the same issues. After talking to Suzuki corporate they stated that they have had many calls on the issue and that they updated the part number. When I google searched the issue there are hundreds of other owners having the same problem. To fix the issue is costing the owner 2000 to 3000 to repair. This is happening anywhere from 8000 miles and up. There even appears to be court cases where Suzuki settled. *tr

When shifting into 2nd gear, the bike feels as if it is in 2nd. Upon acceleration for about 3 seconds, the bike immediately dumps into neutral! In order to ride, I have to lift the gear shifter with my foot and hold it in 2nd gear to ensure I can get enough speed to shift to 3rd. Sometimes, I have to double shift into 3rd because once I remove my foot, the bike sometimes dumps itself onto neutral again. As long as I barely (I mean barely) apply any acceleration in 2nd gear, the bike will stay in gear a bit longer - but it will still dump itself into neutral if I don't shift to 3rd before it happens! I've almost been rear ended so many times, it's not even funny. Turning a corner in 2nd gear is almost impossible, as the bike will lose power in a turn and I have to hurry and double click

My 2007 Suzuki boulevard m109r is a death trap! It will fall out of second gear at acceleration. My girlfriend and I were riding and I was entering the freeway ,my m109r fell out of second gear into neutral,that was a very scary situation. I had to immediately double clutch and jump it into third gear with a full throttle in order not to be rear ended by on coming traffic. Suzuki should step up to the plate and fix what they know is a manufacture defect before something tragic happens. I paid good money for my motorcycle Suzuki needs to stand behind the products they sell and make sure they are 100%safe before selling them to the public. They should also do what's right and fix the defect so we can enjoy the bike the way we should be able to, with peace of mind. *tr

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 someon

I purchase my bike new, riding out the dealer lot, it first notice something strange with going into second gear. It was hard to select and grinds. Ask the sale guy what's that about, he said it's a new bike with lots of power, and that all the m109r does this when they are new. He said it will break-in by you first oil change. Sometime later about 6 months later and about 2,000 miles, I start getting transmission hopping when moving off. Weeks later the transmission start jumping out of gear and jumps back in by itself. At first I think it was and engine misfiring. It will only do it in second gear. Change the oil and the hopping stop but the 2nd gear problem continue. The problem keep coming and going periodically. I had my bike back at the dealer who two times for transmission clutch

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.

My Suzuki m109r 2007. 9k miles start having 2nd gear problem. Lound clunky sound and missed shifting 2nd gears. I'm scared to end up I'm the middle of the road . I'm at the stoplight 1st gear ok and once I hit my 2nd gears I suddenly slow down and down or up shift trying to figure out how to speed up again while car behind me honking at me like carzy

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki m109r. The contact stated that every time he was in second gear, the transmission would "pop out of gear". He stated that it would shift from second gear for a brief moment and then shift back into gear. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 15,100. The failure mileage was approximately 14,700.

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

Everything was working properly. Until around march 2011. Second gear failed, on my 2007 Suzuki m109r. All the time while in second gear. It goes in and out of gear. Tire skids and sometimes goes into neutral. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki boulevard m109r motorcycle. The contact was driving approximately 20 MPH in second gear when there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms and the vehicle inadvertently shifted into neutral. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the second gear synchronizer was replaced. Three years after the repair was performed, a similar malfunction occurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the repeated failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

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 h

Turning a corner in second gear and all of a sudden it popped out into neutral. Because I was leaning with the bike it dropped to the ground and hit the exhaust. Luckily I was able to straighten it out before dropping it. This bike has progressively gotten worse and now I don't even ride it. Suzuki dropped the ball on this bike's transmission. There are many reports of the same issue. Do not buy one. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Suzuki boulevard m109r. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 07v148000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. While idling in traffic and attempting to accelerate the motorcycle, the vehicle stalled without warning and caught on fire. The contact jumped off the vehicle and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,800. Parts distribution disconnect.

I was washing my motorcycle, had it off the ground on a lift, and was cleaning the rear wheel and I spin the wheel as I clean it. In forward spin it spun fine but when I reversed the spin it would drag and bind. Upon further investigation, I found that when I spun the wheel in reverse, I noticed the inside brake pad would protrude out from between the brake pad housing and the brake rotor. I was able to pull the brake pad completely free by hand from the brake housing...it had totally separated from the brake housing. I called the retailer and they could do nothing without a receipt. I called the manufacturer and they said they wanted me to send the parts to them at my cost and they would send me new pads. I said no I will pay nothing for your problem and this is potentially a life

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