2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109r problems, complaints & recalls

2018-04-27 · Power Train · 16,500 mi

“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 does not want to be responsible for. suzuki needs …”

2018-03-13 · Power Train · 3,500 mi

“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 come across with the same issue. suzuki needs to a…”

2016-11-05 · Power Train · 4,000 mi

“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 happens all over again, no second gear, apparently …”

2015-01-20 · Power Train

“when riding on this motorcycle it will jump out of 2 gear it can make you go down. *tr…”

2014-10-20 · Engine · 2,500 mi

“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 of problems finally got them to diagnose it. it n…”

2014-04-02 · Power Train · 3,300 mi

“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 seriously get hurt or even killed. *tr…”

2014-03-20 · Power Train · 6,000 mi

“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 to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but shor…”

2014-02-14 · Power Train · 8,300 mi

“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! *tr…”

2013-05-17 · Power Train · 13,000 mi

“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 when the bike first came out that it had transmissi…”

2013-04-18 · Power Train · 10,500 mi

“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 i put my foot down i twisted my knee. i spoke with…”