2015 Suzuki Boulevard S40

Summary:

Serves its purpose well, and it's a blast through the twisties!

Faults:

Zilch.

General Comments:

Great for an old (70+) fart. Low seat height & low weight. Good fuel economy. Had a couple of glitches with the electrics which were easily sorted (ex-sparky). Home brew screen & rear box make it a great general purpose ride.

Status: Local roads are a mix of ball-bearing gravel & "interesting" bitumen in Western NSW, which have yet to break anything, although it has been bogged!

Air filter needs to be watched.

Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 18th February, 2018

2014 Suzuki Boulevard S40

Faults:

Just be aware that when you by a brand new, out of the showroom bike, the warranty that comes with them is not worth the paper it's printed on.

I purchased myself the LS650 Boulevard S40, and after doing just 800 klm the clutch failed half way through my licence test (only 3 weeks from purchase).

Returned it to the dealer, only to find they say I have a burnt out clutch and Suzuki will not warrant it. I just find it hard to believe after 3 weeks and 800 km a clutch can do this. Ohh well, nearly 650 bucks out of pocket.

Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 28th February, 2015

15th Mar 2015, 02:02

Read the paperwork; the clutch is a wear item, not a manufacturer defect.

In reply to 15th Mar 2015, 02:02

2nd Apr 2015, 11:15

It becomes a wear item after only 800km, are you serious?

3rd May 2015, 03:11

Be careful what type of oil you use. A lot of oils have friction modifiers in them that will destroy a wet clutch very quickly. Rotella 15-40 is a good motorcycle oil, even though it is often used for diesel engines. It has ZZP and is JASO MA rated.

In reply to 3rd May 2015, 03:11

30th Sep 2016, 06:08

Oils with friction modifiers won't destroy the clutch. The friction modifiers will make the clutch slip. From what I have read of riders who have experienced this, changing the oil to motorcycle specific oil - or oil without friction modifiers - will soon return the clutch to normal operation.

Another possibility could be that the learner rider was incredibly over zealous using the clutch.