2006 Suzuki GSX-R600: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 29, 2009 · Acceleration · 7,000 miles · CA

I have a suzuki gsxr 600 motorcycle and when I give throttle inputs, usually when my bike has been warmed up and ridden, it gets very jerky and gives too much gas too suddenly. Then when I ease off the throttle it completely cut off. This makes out for a very "jerky" ride and making it dangerous and possible to crash due to lack of control. Many people call this the "herky jerky" as this seems to be a problem with many people I know with the same bike.

Filed Apr 2, 2009 · Fuel system · 1,000 miles · CA

2006 suzuki gsx-r600 there is a throttle unpredictability which occurs during deceleration/acceleration(it jerks), and it upsets the suspension during turns which is a safety matter that suzuki needed to fixed before somebody gets injured or even cause death. There is a lot of complaints here, but suzuki seems to ignore it.

Filed Sep 18, 2008 · Engine · 8,000 miles · IA

The bike will not travel a steady speed, it goes from hard engine braking to jerky acceleration. Very dangerous while cornering because you cant maintain the proper amount of throttle.

Filed Jul 6, 2008 · Electrical · 500 miles · MA

Problem has been labeled the herky jerkies. While riding at any RPM when the rear wheel speed matches engine speed the throttle shuts off abruptly with no warning, throwing you forward overloading the front wheel. When the wheel slows enough that the ecu calls for fuel it delivers a large amount of fuel and the bike jerks forward unloading the front wheel causing an unrecoverable front wheel slide (while leaned over in a turn). There is a large amount of people including myself working on the problem, we have discovered ways to mask the problem but no resolution to date. Suzuki has received many complaints and is not doing anything about it. I have called in numerous times starting some time around march. I have been working with people on gixxer.com it's a forum for gsx r owners and there are many threads concerning this issue. I / we are hoping that your organization will be able to solicit a response from suzuki, seeing as though they are ignoring us.

Filed Jun 27, 2008 · Acceleration · 4,500 miles · AZ

The problem has been labled the herky jerkies. While riding at any RPM when the rear wheel speed matches engine speed the throttle shuts off abruptly with no warning, throwing you forward overloading the front wheel. Then the wheel slows enough that the ecu calls for fuel it delivers a large amount of fuel and the bike jerks forward unloading the front wheel causing an unrecoverable front wheel slide (while leaned over in a turn) often resulting in physical injury and damage to the motorcycle. There is a large amount of people including myself working on the problem, we have discovered ways to mask the problem but no resolution to date. After numerous attempts to contact suzuki about the problems the refuse to correct this issue. I have been working with numerous sources across the united states to resolve temporary fixes and cures to eliminate future injury. I / we are hoping that your organization will be able to solicit a response from suzuki, seeing as though they are ignoring us.

Filed Jun 27, 2008 · Fuel system · 500 miles · VA

I purchased it new and it now has over 6000 miles. The transition from off throttle to slightly on throttle or the other way around is extremely jerky. It is very annoying. I have had this problem for most of the time that I have owned the bike. I am a very experienced rider, street and track, (10 years and 160,000 miles) and have owned several other bikes, but on this bike, there is nothing I can do with my throttle hand to transition smoothly from off throttle to slightly on throttle. When going straight, I can be decelerating or accelerating, but I can not hold a constant speed - I have to alternate between on and off throttle and each transition involves a big jerk. Smooth throttle operation is one of the most important aspects of proper stability of a motorcycle during cornering. The transition from off throttle to slightly on throttle while leaned over is so jerky that it creates a major mid-corner distraction and is very unsettling. The problem occurs in all gears and all rpms and in various weather conditions. About 80% of the time that I am riding this bike I have to deal with this annoyance. The other 20% it works wonderfully. Usually when I first start the bike and drive off it works fine, but within a few minutes the jerky throttle problems begin. So far I have not been able to solve this problem.

Filed Nov 22, 2007 · Fuel system · 1,214 miles · TN

When riding this bike, trying to maintain steady speed is difficult. The engine RPM is very jerky and abrupt. I just hold the throttle steady and the bike jerks and then abruptly comes back on. This has happened a lot, but it is intermittent. It is very dangerous in corners especially, it has happened to me in mid corner and it upsets the bike handling very badly. It can lead to an accident, especially in a corner. When it has these problems, it is unridable and scary. When you ride it, it feels like you hit the kill switch off and on repeatedly. That is how bad it is to ride. I have taken bike to numerous suzuki dealers and none of them have fixed the problem yet.

Filed Nov 13, 2007 · Fuel system · 4,000 miles · MI

In the month of july I began to notice a very touchy throttle at all ranges of RPM's. It has since continued throughout the last several months as well. I would shift into a higher gear to get try to get rid of the problem if I was just cruising for a moment but it would still jerk hard in, and even out of small throttle adjustments. Very annoying and even painful with a passenger riding. I ride with several bikes of the same model and so far 100% of them have had the very same problem so I know it's not just mine. Please report this to suzuki and have them post a warranty fix that would be much appreciated.