2009 Suzuki Boulevard M109R Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I ride a 2009 Suzuki BOULEVARD M109R, I bought the motorcycle brand new from chicago cycle in illinois, in 2009, I noticed every once in a while that while I was riding, and the transmission was supposed to be in the second gear, it would end up in neutral, I brought this to the attention of the service department at rosenau powersports after being told that this was a common issue with the m109r models, the mechanics at rosenau said that there should be no problem with my year motorcycle. …”

“The rear tire locked up as I was stopping at a red light. Luckily I was not going at highyway speed, because I would have been seriously injured or killed. I contacted Suzuki and all I got was the run around. I did research and found the this problem has been occuring since the boulevard came out in 2007. There have been numerous reports of 2nd gear problems with this bike. I guess someone has to die before Suzuki steps up and do the right thing. Suzuki fix this problem before someone gets killed. Thanks.”

“I own a Suzuki 2009 m109r and my 2nd gear started to slip late last year and at first I thought it was the bad shifting from 1st to 2nd gear that Suzuki is known for but after several times of this happening I took it to my dealer where I brought the bike from and they said the engine needs to be pulled to check the gears the cost would be between $2,500 to $3,000 if Suzuki don't cover your warranty. I told them I just brought the bike and only had 2,500 miles on the bike and there should be no way the bike should be causing me problems with the low mileage on the bike. …”

“I started to experience what the other owners of the Suzuki BOULEVARD M109R's are calling clutch shudder. The symptom is when one is stopped and beginning to accelerate. The clutch does not engage right away. Feels like it is stuck so it barely gets a gold of the plates causing one of two things to happen. 1. You release the clutch too much and it loosens too quickly causing the bike to shut off while stopped. 2. The clutch barely engages causing a violent vibration similar to what a standard car could do if the clutch isn't engaged or disengaged correctly. …”

“The contact owns a 2009 Suzuki boulevard m50 motorcycle (n/a). The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the drive shaft failed intermittently and without warning. The motorcycle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the drive shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,800.”