NHTSA Complaint #10667252 — 2007 SUZUKI C50 (BOULEVARD)

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE BIKE NEEDED A TUNE UP SO I DID A TUNE UP. SAME THING STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN AFTER. THE PROBLEM LIES IN GOING LOW RPM AND LOW SPEEDS WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE SPITS AND SPUTTERS AND 3 OUT OR 5 TIMES IT CUTS OFF, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE BIKE. THIS ISSUE HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT YET; BUT IS A DANGER NON THE LESS. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE SHOPS AND THEY HAVE YET TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE IN THIS CONDITION AS IT COULD CUT OFF AND LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY. THE SECOND SHOP THAT STILL HAS THE BIKE IS GETTING A SUZUKI REPRESENTATIVE TO COME AND LOOK AT IT SINCE THE AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SHOP HAS NO CLUE IN WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS KIND WHERE THESE EXPERTS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS MOTORCYCLE IS DOING THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CHECK ARE WELL WITHIN TOLERANCES AS SET FORTH BY THE MANUFACTURE. THE MOTORCYCLE IS STOCK EXCEPT FOR THE EXHAUST, WHICH WAS THE WAY I BOUGHT IT. I HAD A POWER COMMANDER INSTALLED BUT THE" ISSUE" WAS WITH IT ON OR OFF. I WANTED TO POST THIS TO INFORM ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF BIKE TO TAKE HEED AND BE SAFE IF THIS SITUATION STARTS AFFECTING THEM AS IT HAS ME. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH MONEY IN TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED, BUT I WOULD RATHER RIDE A SAFE BIKE INSTEAD OF A NON-SAFE BIKE. CURRENT MILEAGE NOW IS 50,000.. *TR