It also contains a 360degree crank, four-valve heads and liquid cooling, and wouldn’t it be cool to replace the uglyish black exhaust with something shinier and louder, and stick on Yoshimura badges or something? You got your fuel-injection-a pair of 32mm throttle bodies overseen by a 32-bit ECM, which also controls Ingrid’s SECVT (Suzuki Electronically controlled > Continuously Variable Transmission). The laydown Twin down there contains dual counterbalancer shafts. The ride is fine I’d call it “cushy firm.”Īt 80 mph, the Burgman’s trick LCD, Honda RC51-style bar tachometer reads 5000 rpm, though there’s no hint of it from the engine room. (Law enforcement officials think it’s a scooter, too: When I found myself staring down the barrel of an unexpected radar gun at about 25 over the limit in a 50-mph zone, the officer grew even more slackjawed as I rolled past with the brakes and an innocent expression on.) Mini Gold Wing? I would go to Sturgis on this thing sooner than on any Softail, averaging around 42 mpg all the while, spent gasses cleanly disposed of through a catalytic converter. The Burgman is as unblustery as any of its type at cruising speed, cruising speed for me being between 80 and 90 mph on SoCal freeways. Compared to the other Suzuki 650 I’ve been riding a bit lately, the SV Twin, it seems to me the Burgman punches through 100 mph just as easily-maybe thanks to the windscreen. Hah! There’s a 638cc dohc liquidcooled parallel-Twin sitting somewhere under the hood, and whether you use Sport, Cruise or shift-for-yourself mode in the continuously variable gearbox, nothing on four wheels can touch you-“Ingrid” scoots from 0 to 30 mph in 2.4 seconds. Let them pull that on the Burgman, please. Green that I had bitten off more than I could chew-and been swallowed back up by vengeful mommies and real-estate salesmen in Excursions and diesel Benzes. On Yamaha Vino 50s and Honda Metropolitans, I have out of habit ridden to the front of lines of cars stopped at lights, only to realize at the What you have to do is stop thinking “scooter.” Though it may look like a big scooter, the Burgman more closely resembles in both scale and performance a small Honda Gold Wing-and when you think about it like that, $7800 suddenly doesn’t sound so excessive. On the step-through Burgman, you could pull it off without being arrested. Listen, I am approaching male menopause, and not because there’s anything medically wrong with me but in truth because I seek revenge against the world, I’m thinking of adopting the kilt as an annoying affectation. (I’d like to be “hep” and blast some of the music the kids like-your latest Def Leppard, your Motley Criie.) There is a DC outlet.Īnd the big pad over the top triple-clamp looks like it should contain an airbag, but I don’t think it does.
#Burgman 650 transmission problems no cd
Why there’s no CD changer in the locking glovebox in the middle, I know not, since there are grills in the plastic that look like they should contain speakers. No cup holders, though, which is an egregious oversight. Cmise the drive-thru, and two 49-cent tacos and a bean burrito fit nicely in either of the two front gloveboxes. The Burgman is a motorcycle, with most of the motorcycle advantages, but it’s also half-car, and everybody knows a car is a more convenient conveyance in a hunter/gatherer society. You can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need, pop the seat back open, throw your recent acquisitions in next to the 52pound Mopar manifold, and off you go. On the Burgman, you roll up, pop the trunk open with an opposite twist of the ignition key and throw your helmet under the seat. Ever tried to carry a Chrysler marine manifold on your motorcycle, or stopped by the store on your way home for a few groceries and a 12’er? It’s a pain in the posterior. Anybody who says that has never ridden a nice “scooter” like the Burgman. The next question is, of course, how much? Followed immediately by the hyper-astute observation that for $7700 you could have a “real” motorcycle. On the other hand, I can't get the Burgman to wheelie. With that ability, maybe you don't need a real motorcycle. From there, you can burn the rear 160/60 Battlax radial right down to the cord whilst easing off the brake and rolling away, to the delight of all the little kids playing in your toxic rubber smoke. No clutch technique required (just as well 'cause no clutch).
#Burgman 650 transmission problems manual
All's ya need to do is punch it into "M" for manual with your left thumb, which drops 'er into first gear, clamp on the front brake, stand up and feed gas. I ALREADY KNOW YOUR first question vis-á-vis this big Burgman scooter: Will it do a rolling smoky burnout? The answer is Yes. It's not a big scooter, it's a small Gold Wing