2006 Suzuki VZR1800 Transmission Problems

THIS IS A SECOND GEAR ISSUE. THE BIKE HAS ALWAYS HAD A BAD MESHING PROBLEM BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AS DOES ALL OF THE SUZUKI M109R BIKES. MY BIKE REALLY STARTED GETTING WORSE AT TOWARDS THE END OF 2010 AND FINALLY STARTED JUMPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR AT THE END OF SEPT., 2010. IT IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT HAPPENS ANYTIME A LOAD IS PUT ON THE ENGINE IN SECOND GEAR WHICH EFFECTS THE ACCELERATION OF THE BIKE. THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE IF THE BIKE IS CONTINUALLY RIDDEN WHICH AFFECTS MY TIME ON THE BIKE AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $2500-$3000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10399082

Incident

Sep 17, 2010

Mileage

28,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR FROM FIRST TO SECOND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE NUTS ON THE CLUTCH WAS LOOSE AND THE SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/07/11 *LJ UPDATED 09/01/11*JB

NHTSA ID

10398801

Incident

Apr 15, 2006

Mileage

1,600 mi

MY 2006 SUZUKI M109R, JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION. I HAVE TWO OF THESE BIKES AND THE SECOND BIKE EXPERIENCES THE SAME ISSUE FROM TIME TO TIME. THE FIRST BIKE I HAVE REPAIRED THE ISSUE ON MY OWN WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398469

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

22,000 mi

MY 2006 M109R HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES MISSING SECOND GEAR. IM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO WRECK OR BE IN AN ACCIDENT. SUZUKI SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY BIKE AND MANY MANY OTHERS SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR COSTLY REPAIRS THAT IS SUZUKI FAULT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398305

Incident

Aug 16, 2010

MOTORCYCLE "SLIPPED" OUT OF GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398212

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

10,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION KEEP SLIPPING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369179

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

10,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTICE IT WAS GETTING HARD TO PLACE INTO GEAR AND A MILE LATER THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CAN PUT IN NEUTRAL, BUT WHEN PUT IN FIRST GEAR IT WOULD JUMP WHILE HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN AND IT WOULD STALL AND NOT FUNCTION. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY THOUGHT THE CLUTCH PLATES NEEDED REPLACING AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PLATES WERE CHECKED AND IN GOOD CONDITION, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD COST A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. I WENT ON SEVERAL BIKE FORUMS AND THERE WERE MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE BIKE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10263805

Incident

Mar 26, 2009

Mileage

18,250 mi

I HAVE 2006 SUZUKI M109R AND MY BIKE IS HAVING CLUTCH JUDDER/SHUDDER, OCCASIONAL REAR WHEEL JUMP WHEN RELEASING CLUTCH ALSO RATTLE AT IDLE IN CLUTCH/CLUTCH HUB AREA, CLUTCH SPRINGS RATTLE WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR IN NEUTRAL/IDLE AND SOMETIMES HARSH VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2800-4000 RPMS. MOTORCYCLE HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON THE ODO AND CLUTCH RATTLING STARTED AT AROUND 1500 MILES. SOMETIMES IT'S VERY HARD TO ENGAGE CLUTCH AND CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE PRIMED EVERY TIME I'M TRYING TO PLACE IT INTO 1ST GEAR (I.E. HAVE TO HOLD THE CLUTCH IN FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO GET GOOD ENGAGEMENT) AND UNLESS IT'S PRIMED FOR A WHILE WHEN 1ST GEAR IS ENGAGED MOTORCYCLE WILL MAKE LOUD THUNK/CLUNK NOISE AND IT'LL LURCH/JUMP FORWARD. ON OCCASION 2ND GEAR WILL REFUSE TO ENGAGE I HAVE TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE CLUTCH COUPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO 2ND GEAR WHICH POSES POTENTIAL DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER TRAFFIC DUE TO MOTORCYCLE LOSING SPEED AT HIGH RATE. TALKED TO MY LOCAL SUZUKI DEALER AND I WAS TOLD RATTLING IN CLUTCH AREA IS NORMAL AS IS GEARS SLIPPING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238915

Incident

Aug 12, 2008

Mileage

1,500 mi

I HAVE NOTICED THE OPERATION OF MY CLUTCH AND GEARING ON MY SUZUKI M109R IS DETERIORATING. I HAVE RODE MOTORCYCLES FOR OVER 215 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION. DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE HIT BY A TRUCK THIS PAST WEEKEND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235230

Incident

Jul 18, 2008

Mileage

5,100 mi

I RIDE A 2006 SUZUKI M109 AND THE ROTOR IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE THAT WAY. MY CLUTCH SEEMS TO BE GIVING ME PROBLEMS AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235198

Incident

Jun 17, 2008

Mileage

8,700 mi

I HAVE A ROTOR FAILURE AND ALSO A CLUTCH PROBLEM ON MY BIKE.*TR

NHTSA ID

10234701

Incident

Jul 17, 2008

Mileage

15,000 mi

SECOND GEAR CONTINUES TO FAIL IN THIS BIKE. I BROUGHT IT TO SUZUKI @ 8000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED 2ND THROUGH 5TH GEAR. AT FIRST NO WARRANTY...BUT AFTER ARGUING MY CASE THEY REPLACED THEM NOW AT 14,000 MILES 2ND GEAR IS GONE AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234662

Incident

Jun 5, 2008

Mileage

14,000 mi

NO EVENTS PRECEDED THE FAILURE OF THE TUBE NUT...IT JUST BACKED OFF AND THE CLUTCH WAS GONE...IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, IN SEATTLE. MY WIFE OWNS THE SAME BIKE AND HERS BACKED OFF IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN LAHAINA MAUI. HERS IS A 2007, MINE A 2006 SUZUKI M109R. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234661

Incident

Apr 14, 2007

Mileage

7,505 mi

THE 3RD DAY I HAD THIS BIKE IT WAS IN FOR CLUTCH CHATTER, DYING IN INTERSECTION IF NOT DISENGAGE CLUTCH FAST CAN JERK AND FALL OVER, COUNTLESS TIME IN SHOP BUT TILL A MECHANIC CAME BACK SHAKING LIKE A CHAIN SMOKER THAT HAD STOP SMOKING FOR 6HRS. NOW. THE SECOND ONE WILL BE CHANGED JUST AFTER 1,525MILES NOT SAFE, CLUTCH NOT BURNED AND PADS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND VERY CLEAN, I PAY 497.00 EVERY 2,000MILES ON A COMPLETE CLUTCH SYSTEM JUST TO BE SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228138

Incident

Mar 22, 2008

Mileage

600 mi

I OWN A SUZUKI M109R THE FIRST 1,000MILES EVERYTHING SEAM GOOD BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, ABOUT 1 TO 2 TIMES A DAY I WOULD GET A CLUTCH CHATTER AND WOULD MAKE THE MOTORCYCLE COME TO A HALT AND STOP THE ENGINE AND THE BIKE WOULD COME TO A SCREECHING HOLT ON THE STREET.. HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3TIMES FOR THIS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS OK AND CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.. NOW AFTER 10,000MILES AND THIS CLUTCH CHATTER IS WORST THAN EVER, NOW THE BIKE WILL DO A CHATTER AT EVER OTHER LIGHT NOW, STOPPING DEAD COLD IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. AT THIS POINT AT ALL INTERSECTIONS I WAS HAVING TO RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK JUST SO I WILL NOT BE RUN OVER WHEN THE THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN.. NOW I TOOK THE BIKE IN BECAUSE OF SAFETY AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE MECHANIC CAME BACK WITH EYES BIG AND ROUND, THIS SCARED HIM BAD. THE MANUFACTURER (SUZUKI)SAID IT IS THE CLUTCH, SO DEALER TOOK IT APART AND SAID THAT THE CLUTCH IS NOT BURNED AND THE ACTUAL PADS WERE NOT ABUSED. ALL LOOKS GOOD IT LOOKS SO GOOD THAT THE DEALER IS PUTTING BACK THE OLD CLUTCH AND JUST SEE IF IT MIGHT WORK RIGHT WITH A DIFFERENT OIL THAN THE SUZUKI BRAND. BUT THE ONLY BAD THING ABOUT THE WHOLE THING IS THE CLUTCH IS NOT BURNED AND THE ACTUALLY CLUTCH PLATES LOOK THE SAME AS THE NEW ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED THIS TUESDAY IF THE OLD ONE WITH DIFFERENT OIL IN THE CRANK CASE DON?T STOP THE CHATTER. BEFORE I LEFT FRIDAY I WAS TOLD THE SUZUKI WILL NOT WARRANTY THE CLUTCH EVEN THOUGH THE CLUTCH WAS NOT ABUSED AND/OR BURNED.. THIS CLUTCH SYSTEM IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS A ACCIDENT JUST READY TO HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221332

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE SUZUKI M109R (VZR1800) HAS A CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT SLIPPING OR JUMPING IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. MANY, MANY TIMES THIS MOTORCYCLE WILL SLIP OR JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AND PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS OF THIS BIKE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI AND THEIR DEALERS DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE VISIT THE M109R RIDERS FORUM AND QUERRY CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218539

Incident

Feb 1, 2008

Mileage

2,100 mi

1.) ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND MOVING INTO TRAFFIC. 2.) TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 3.) 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND ALL THREE SHIFTER FORKS ARE BEING REPLACED. NO COVERAGE FROM SUZUKI OR 3RD PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY (WESTERN STATES). BIKE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2006, 11K MI. AT TIME OF FAILURE. FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID WHAT THEY COULD TO GET IT COVERED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217572

Incident

Jan 18, 2007

Mileage

11,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI VZR1800. IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED BEFORE THE CLUTCH WAS RELEASED, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A BANGING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,900. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10208503

Incident

May 1, 2006

Mileage

100 mi

ADJUSTED CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES PER OWNERS MANUAL. SEEMS THE CABLE IS STRETCHING OR NUT HOLDING CLUTCH BASKET IS LOOSENING UP. CLUTCH SLIPPING WHEN THROTTLING UP IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. CALLING SUZUKI. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165381

Incident

Aug 13, 2006

Mileage

1,691 mi