2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R Problems & Recalls

MY 2006 SUZUKI M109R HAD BEEN JUMPING OUT OF 2ND GEAR, INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I ACCELERATE, AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER THAT, WHICH PUT ME INTO A 150' SKID ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS VERY UNSAFE, AND I COULD HAVE EASILY DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS SERIOUS, RE-OCCURRING MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT SUZUKI D...

Mileage: 16,500

I HAVE A 2006 M109R THAT HAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE POWERTRAIN. THIS BIKE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES ON IT AND IT TENDS TO FALL OUT OF SECOND GEAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD VERY WELL CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE ...

Mileage: 3,500

I HAVE A 2006 M109R THAT HAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE POWERTRAIN. THIS BIKE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES ON IT AND IT TENDS TO FALL OUT OF SECOND GEAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD VERY WELL CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE ...

Mileage: 3,500

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, MY SECOND GEAR DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED , AS SOON AS I SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACCELERATE IT GOES BACK INTO NEUTRAL, I ATTEMPT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AGAIN AND THE SAME THING H...

Mileage: 4,000

WHEN RIDING ON THIS MOTORCYCLE IT WILL JUMP OUT OF 2 GEAR IT CAN MAKE YOU GO DOWN. *TR

PURCHASED THE BIKE IN LATE JUNE WITH LESS THAN 1800 MILES. GOT A VIBRATION FEEL & SMALL TAPPING NOISE A COUPLE DAYS LATER. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT OR HEAR IT. THEN IN SEPT WENT FOR A SHORT RIDE WITH A FRIEND & IT STARTED KNOCKING & TRYING TO STALL OUT. CALLED THE DEALER & WITH LOTS...

Mileage: 2,500

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2006 SUZUKI M109R I WAS RIDING AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND MY BIKE POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL SCARING THE HELL OUT OF ME LUCKILY I KEEP MY COOL AND NEW HOW TO HANDLE THE CYCLE THE BIKE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SECOND GEAR SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO SERI...

Mileage: 3,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER HE SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED...

Mileage: 6,000

THE BIKE WOULD JUMP HORRIBLY WHEN IN SECOND GEAR. AFTER ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES RIDING LIKE THIS, NOW THE BIKE WILL JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I'M RIDING IN SECOND GEAR; VERY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF SUZUKI M109R RIDERS. SUZUKI SHOULD PAY FOR THIS NOW! ...

Mileage: 8,300

THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THE BIKE WILL SLIP OUT OF SECOND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I CAN BARELY ACCELERATE IN SECOND WITHOUT IT SLIPPING OUT, SO I SHIFT UP TO THIRD AS QUICK AS I CAN TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I REMEMBER READING W...

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE LEAVING WORK I WAS SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND WHILE GOING INTO SECOND GEAR THE BIKE POPPED OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. AFTER IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT DOWN IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM FALLING OVER CAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN ...

Mileage: 10,500

BIKE SHIFTS HARD INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IN GEAR THE BIKE SURGES AND BUCKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. SOMETIMES IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEURAL. MOSTLY IT STAYS IN GEAR BUT BUCKS SO BAD I GET WHEEL SPIN. ONCE IN 3RD GEAR THE PROBLEM STOPS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POSTS DETAILING THE PROB...

Mileage: 10,000

WELL AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SUZUKI M109R, IT'S HARD GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND WINE I'M IN 3RD GEAR IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

THE BIKE JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

I PURCHASED THE SUZUKI M109R BRAND NEW, WITHIN 2 MONTHS I BEGIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2ND GEAR SLIPPING OUT. I TOOK THE BIKE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. IN 2006 THEY CLAIMED THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT APPARENT TO SUZUKI. I RECENTLY FOUND PASS INVOICES FROM DEALERSHIP TH...

Mileage: 2,743

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI M109 THE BIKE WILL KICK IT SELF OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL THIS CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE POWER TO THE REAR WILL YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I WAS ALMOST REARENDED... I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED SUZUKI SAY THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM... THE M109RIDERS.COM TELLS A DIFFERENT STOR...

Mileage: 20,400

I RIDE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R 1800CC MOTORCYCLE AND TWO DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS SLIPPED OUT OF EVERY GEAR EXCEPT FIFTH WHEN APPLYING MEDIUM AMOUNT OF THROTTLE. IT HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT. I WAS BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES SO I WAS NOT RACING THE ENGINE W...

Mileage: 4,013

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R BOULEVARD VIN#[XXX]. PROBLEM WITH 2ND GEAR NOT WANT TO STAY ENGAGED. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND THE BIKE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF IN...

Mileage: 6,600

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 SUZUKI M 109R MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE WOULD JUMP OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHEN YOU WERE GOING DOWN THE STREET. YOU WOULD END UP WITH NO POWER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION BUT HE PUT IN THE SAME PARTS THAT WAS IN THE BIKE BEFORE. THE BIKE ONLY HAD 8,800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BE...

Mileage: 8,800

I HAVE A SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109 THAT CONSTANTLY WANTS TO JUMP OUT OF 2ND. GEAR. WHEN IM ON THE HIGHWAY CARS ARE ABOUT TO RUN ME OVER. *TR

2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R STARTED POPPING IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED WITH NO WARNING I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DO TO LACK OF ACCELERATION, I ASKED THE DEALER ON HOW COULD A BIKE WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I DID AND INVESTIGATION AND SUZUKI CHANGED THE PART ...

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL AND THE REAR END WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER...

Mileage: 4,500

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE, (2006 SUZUKI M109R BOULEVARD) ON I465 IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM. I HEARD A LOUD THUD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY REAR WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY UP. MY REAR END SLID OUT TO THE RIGHT, BUT SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO COUNTERSTEER THE MOTORCYCLE AND KEEP IT UPRIGHT. ...

Mileage: 10,124

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT LENSES FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LENSES IN THE PAST, BUT REFUSES TO ANY MORE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE LENSES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE AND PREVENT HIM FROM USING THE T...

Mileage: 500

MY MOTORCYCLE REGULARLY WILL NOT MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION (IN TRAFFIC, E.G. LEFTHAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION) WHEN I RELEASE THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN IT WAS 2 WEEKS OLD IN 2006. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, I RIDE ONLY TO WORK 22 MILES ...

Mileage: 20,000

MALFUNCTION OF TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH DIDN'T DISENGAGE ALMOST REARENDED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

SINCE PURCHASE MY MOTORCYCLE HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR,THERE WAS ALWAYS A CLUNK SOUND NOW UNDER ACCELERATION IT POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL,I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY SHIFT FORKS SHIFT DRUM AND 2ND GEAR DOGS,I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT OCCURS IN MO...

Mileage: 5,700

SINCE PURCHASE, THE BIKE HAS HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. IT HAS POPPED OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND A COUPLE OF TIMES WOULD NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR AT ALL. NOW, ROUTINELY, IN 2ND GEAR THE BIKE LURCHES AND BUCKS WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS TO SPEED UP. IT STOPS WHEN SHIFTED INTO 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH. AND ALSO DOES ...

Mileage: 7,800

REAR BRAKE ROTOR VERY LOOSE WITH FREE PLAY. *TR

Mileage: 600

CLUTCH SHUDDERS AFTER ENGAGING GEAR. HAPPENS ABOUT WITH 2500RPM. MOTORCYCLE SHUDDERS AND IS HARD TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

2006 SUZUKI M109R TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO LURCH OUT OF CONTROL. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS 2ND,3RD4TH GEAR WAS WORN BEYOND REPAIR. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS ONLY 9400 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 9,200

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN RIDING IN SECOND GEAR. REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN RIDING IN SECOND GEAR. REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS LOOSE CAN BE MOVED FRONT TO BACK. CLUTCH CHATTERS AND LURCHES REAL HARD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I RIDE. *TR

Mileage: 4,800

REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS LOOSE CAN BE MOVED FRONT TO BACK. CLUTCH CHATTERS AND LURCHES REAL HARD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I RIDE. *TR

Mileage: 4,800

AGAIN, I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON MY SUZUKI BLVD M109R MOTORCYCLE. LAST YEAR (7/2007) I REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON MY BIKE WITH 1850 MILES. I NOW HAVE 5000 MILES AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ONCE AGAIN (7/2008). SAME SYMPTOM, LOST OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

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...

Mileage: 3,000

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

Mileage: 9,100

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

Mileage: 4,500

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

Mileage: 600

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

Mileage: 600

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

Mileage: 12,000

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

Mileage: 30

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 ...

Mileage: 6,800

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 ...

Mileage: 6,800

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 ROT...

Mileage: 1

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 ...

Mileage: 30,000

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 G...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GAS CAP IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2006 SUZUKI M109R. *...

Mileage: 100