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.
2007 Suzuki Boulevard M109r transmission complaints
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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.
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
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.
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.
2nd gear either fails or creates the bikes to lurch when you increase the RPM's in 2nd gear.
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 have been riding extremely cautious because I was afraid of the day that it would completely fall out of second and leave me in neutral. This defect places me in danger so I have parked the bike for the last two months as I looked for a fixed. The two local dealers tell me that they haven't heard of this problem before and quote me a list of repair item with labor cost. I don?t ride the bike now because of this problem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 7,000.
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 gear had not fully engaged and that I have to "shift harder" to fully engage second. Over time it began happening more frequently and under less loads. I didn't have any money to pay for somebody to look at it, so I held off and started just skipping second altogether and shifting it to third from first. After some investigation into my issue, I have found many people have had the same issue. Be aware that the suzuki m109r second gear could quit on you. It's going to cost me about $3500 to get mine fixed. Suzuki is not offering me any good will.
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 it wont go into gear unless you squeeze the clutch twice, and thankfully we were driving and we weren't near anyone else. It jumped out of gear 3 to 4 times and im still having the problem of double clutching to go into 1st.
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 nut going loose. I also talk to the service manager that admitted he has gotten several complains about the second gear issue. He said suzuki will not cover the repairs even under warranty. I have been having to skip second gear by going from 1st. To 3rd or risk being run over, as it has been a few times it almost happen and only luck may have saved me.
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.
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.
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 enough! I know people who are having this issue with the same model.
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.
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 usage. I have read many other m109r riders have the same issue and suzuki is denying there is a design problem.
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.
Suzuki m109r transmission jumps out of 2nd gear.
2007 suzuki m109r clutch issues clutch shudder and jumps in and out really bad .
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't afford to be killed from a company not wanting to fix a major safety issue.
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 up you are no longer safely able to shift without causing more damage so you take a deep breath and hope no one is coming at a high rate of speed. The dealer has in fact been contacted along with suzuki and the answer is always the same... There are no service bulletins or safety recalls regarding this issue. The dealer can get parts at an expense I will be forced to take to continue to ride the bike safely. Make the roads safer by correcting the faulty part.
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.
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 has been an issue since the day I brought it home. I've read that many other owners of this motorcycle have had the same issues and have been put off by suzuki. In my opinion a $13,000 motorcycle should never have issues of this nature. It's time that suzuki does something to correct this issue before loss of life, if it has not happened already. It is time they are held accountable for faulty equipment. This matter needs to be resolved asap. I'm listing the date of aug. 24, 2007 because this is the approx. Time I purchased this motorcycle.
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 an accident or even death. Suzuki had superseded the faulty part with a new part number. This occurs everytime.
2nd gear slipped on 2007 suzuki m109r. This has happened multiple times and almost caused an accident once.
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.
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