2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R Problems & Recalls

SEVERE CLUTCH SHUDDER IN FIRST GEAR AND DROPS OUT OF SECOND FROM TIME TO TIME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 10,200

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 U...

Mileage: 5

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 U...

Mileage: 5

2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. AS I PULLED OFF FROM A GREEN LIGHT IN THE CITY I MOVED INTO 2ND GEAR AND THE BIKE LOST POWER LIKE IT WASN'T IN GEAR AND THEN IT LAUNCHED ITSELF AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I WENT TO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I HAD TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR IT...

Mileage: 5

2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. AS I PULLED OFF FROM A GREEN LIGHT IN THE CITY I MOVED INTO 2ND GEAR AND THE BIKE LOST POWER LIKE IT WASN'T IN GEAR AND THEN IT LAUNCHED ITSELF AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I WENT TO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I HAD TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR IT...

Mileage: 5

EXPERIENCED " INTERMITTENT " CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT SHUDDER IN 1ST GEAR DURING ENGINE WARM UP AND AFTER ENGINE IS WARM. SHUDDER IS SUDDEN AND OCCURS DURING THE MIDPOINT RANGE OF CLUTCH RELEASE. SHUDDER IS SOMETIMES VIOLENT. ISSUE COULD RESULT IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IF ROAD CONDITIONS ARE SLICK. WET OR SAN...

Mileage: 20

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 REP...

Mileage: 7,800

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 UPDAT...

Mileage: 21,200

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 T...

Mileage: 8,330

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 G...

Mileage: 24,000

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 ...

Mileage: 38,652

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI M109 BOULEVARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT DOWN TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHIFTING FORK WAS W...

Mileage: 98,020

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 BEL...

Mileage: 29,000

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

Mileage: 4,500

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...

Mileage: 11,000

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...

Mileage: 11,000

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

Mileage: 3,077

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

Mileage: 17,000

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...

Mileage: 9,500

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...

Mileage: 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 F...

Mileage: 5,400

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 F...

Mileage: 5,400

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

Mileage: 17,000

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 ...

Mileage: 14,000

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. SUZ...

Mileage: 13,000

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. SUZ...

Mileage: 13,000

THE BIKE SLIPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND GOES TO N IF THE LOAD IS TO HIGH. IN FIRST GEAR IS DOES THE SAME BUT NOT AS MUCH...GOING BACK TO 2008 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT THAT I REMEMBER THE BIKE WENT INTO N AND I HIT. *TR

Mileage: 5,500

WHEN SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR IT IS JUMPING OUT AND NOT ALLOWING YOU TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A ROW. *TR

Mileage: 25,341

BIKE POPS OUT OF 2ND AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER FOLKS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SUZUKI WANT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR FIX. DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFAULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING SINCE THE CLUTCH HAD BECOME STUCK. THE...

Mileage: 7,000

THE RECTIFIER FOR MY 2007 M109R (VZR1800) IS FAILING TO CHARGE MY BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ASSUMING THIS WAS THE REASON THE BATTERY KEPT DIEING, BUT THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATING "SIMILAR" PROBLEMS WITH ALMOST EVERY OTHER SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE, THE PROBLEM IS THE RECT...

Mileage: 14,414

THE MOTORCYCLE RAN GREAT BUT ALWAYS MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. NEAR THE END OF MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP IT STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR INTO NEUTRAL UNDER LOAD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME UNDER ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SECOND ...

Mileage: 6,000

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS. FIRST THE SECOND GEAR SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN SECOND. WHEN ME AND MY WIFE WE WERE HEADING TO THE SUZUKI DEALER TO TALK TO A MECHANIC ABOUT WHY ,MY BIKE WONT GO INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN IM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT TO START OFF BUT WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL...

Mileage: 6,250

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS. FIRST THE SECOND GEAR SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN SECOND. WHEN ME AND MY WIFE WE WERE HEADING TO THE SUZUKI DEALER TO TALK TO A MECHANIC ABOUT WHY ,MY BIKE WONT GO INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN IM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT TO START OFF BUT WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL...

Mileage: 6,250

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 BREA...

Mileage: 1

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

Mileage: 24,000

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 WA...

Mileage: 15,000

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR AND HAS CAME OUT OF GEAR ON SOME OCCASIONS PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS IN DANGER! I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX SAID ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN MY MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE THEY SAID IM NOT SHIFTING HARD ENOU...

Mileage: 2,500

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI M109R MOTORCYCLE THAT REPEATEDLY POPS OUT OF SECOND GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF LACK OF POWER. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE AND SUZUKI FAILS TO STAND BEHIND THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 22,520

CLUTCH PLATES SHUDDER ON MY SUZUKI 2007 M109R MOTORCYCLE, WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IS SCARRRY WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE BIKE DOES NOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY WITH THE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE. THE BIKE HAS ONLY 4000 MILES OF USAG...

Mileage: 1,700

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI M109R.2987 MILES. HAS A SECOND GEAR SHIFTING ISSUE.ALSO WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR RIVETS COMING LOOSE. THE HAD CALLED A SUZUKI REP. WITH NO SOLUTION I STILL HAVE THE BIKE SITTING UNABLE TO RIDE IT WITH THE FEAR OF CRASHING. *TR

Mileage: 2,280

SUZUKI M109R TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

I BOUGHT A 07 SUZUKI BOULEVARD LAST SUMMER I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION COMING OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND GOING INTO NEUTRAL THIS HAPPENED TO ME TURNING LEFT INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL MOMENTUM ALMOST GETTING T-BONED WITH ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND EXPECTING A BABY SOON I CAN'...

Mileage: 10,900

2007 SUZUKI M109R CLUTCH ISSUES CLUTCH SHUDDER AND JUMPS IN AND OUT REALLY BAD . *TR

Mileage: 15,000

MY PERSONAL 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R HAS EXPERIENCED 2ND GEAR FAILURE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN ROLLING THROUGH A YIELD SIGN WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE BIKE WAS UNDER ACCELERATION AFTER THE CORNER AND IT LOST SECOND GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. AS THE BIKE REVS ...

Mileage: 3,585

2ND GEAR SLIPPED ON 2007 SUZUKI M109R. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ONCE. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

2007 SUZUKI M109R LE MOTORCYCLE 9300 MILES 2ND GEAR POPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. GEAR ALSO SLIPS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS IS DUE TO A BENT SHIFT FORK WHICH IS DAMAGING THE GEAR. FAULTY MANUFACTURING ON THE PART OF SUZUKI. LOCAL DEALER QUOTED AROUND $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS COULD CAUSE ...

Mileage: 7,500

WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON RED, MY MOTORCYCLE SLIPPED OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND I LOST ACCELERATION AT A VERY RAPID PACE. THIS NEARLY CAUSE ME TO BE REAR-ENDED BY A CAR TO MY REAR. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

2007 2ND GEAR ISSUE.. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS HAVE WITH MY 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE TO ME AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED NEW OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. IT HAS LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT AND H...

Mileage: 10

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 TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 6,500

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 ...

Mileage: 14,700