NHTSA Complaint #10532961 — 2011 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109R

I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE MARCH 2012. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. JANUARY 2013 I WAS RIDING AND IT STARTED TO LOSS POWER AT 50 MPH I ALSO NOTICED ANTIFREEZE ON THE LEFT SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY FIXED THE ANTIFREEZE PROBLEM. THEN THEY SAID THE CLUTCH LEVER WAS TOO TIGHT SO IT WAS PARTIALLY ENGAGING THE CLUTCH. I HAD THE BIKE LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAD NOT MADE ANY ADJUSTMENT TO THE CLUTCH. IN JULY 2013 I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR BUT THE BIKE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 50 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ON COMING CARS BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAKE THE PASS. I TRIED SHIFTING DOWN AND STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING AT ALL. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE BIKE OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH AND THE CLUTCH BASKET WERE GONE. THE CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT'S GOING TO COST $1500. I THINK IT COULD BE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR