My First Burgman - Need advice?!?!?

[Chubbaracing]

Hi,
I purchased my first suzuki burgman 2003 650 yesterday....rescuing it from a 4 year stint in a storage unit in Carlisle. The bike (after fitting new battery and replacing the fuel) started easily and gets up to temperature within a few minutes....But it sounds abit like a tractor engine??? I don't know if this a characteristic of the Burgman but i thought i would ask your opinions. It revs and rides really well and everything works as it should it's just on tickover it sounds like a diesel engine. Maybe tappets?? What do you think....?

[pikey]

They do at idle sound rough

[VOZZA]

Have a look on YouTube search Burgman dieseling.

[Chubbaracing]

AH yes........Thanks guys! just seen on youtube. Mine sounds exactly the same. Thats a relief!!Thanks again

[MaxiLover]

To be honest I wouldn't have started it up before changing the oil, 4yr old oil can't be doing the engine any good maybe replace all filters while your at it.

[frankiej1949]

I draw all AN650 owners to my "worn out" primary spline at 37,000 km (approx 22,000 miles). There is dioalogue at the Burgman 650 section under CVT belt reliability on this site which you may like to read. The diesel noise may just be the death throes of an imminent failure. I have left an email message at the Australian Suzuki site but after 38 hours have not received any reply. I plan to make verbal contact tomorrow Friday 13 and ask for a commiement for assistance or denial. There are 4 primary pulley assemblies in Aus at the moment. I plan to get hold of one and fit it, to get my scoot on the road again (my labour). If I don't get what I consider reasonable assistance from Suzuki Australia, I plan to write a full report and send it to motorcycle magazines in Australia (and to this site), fix, then sell the Burgie and probably buy a Silverwing. I am an experienced tech writer, engineer and magazine editor, so I have the tools and contacts. I will send a step-by-step report with photos of my repairs for you all to read. Someone needs to stand up and demand compensation, for what I perceive to be a problem in engine design or assembly, otherwise, your scoots resale value may be severely reduced.




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Re: Primary Spline Failures
The "Dieseling noise" is a well known and documented fact since day one on the 650, especially on the k3 models.
There were a handful of reports early on of some failures and Suzuki redesigned the part and started replacing it in mid year o4.
All 650's o5 and up have the newer part and are considerably quieter but still make some dieseling noise at idle. There is a noticeable difference in sound between my K6 Exec and my F.I.L.'s standard K3. Since the redesign there have not been any reported problems that I am aware of.
Here is an excellent link showing the offending part and it's replacement. Click on the various diagrams to enlarge and see more detail.
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post #4 of 230 (permalink) Old 03-14-2009, 12:22 PM
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Re: Primary Spline Failures
Sounds like the same problem as in this thread.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34130&p=318184
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You may need a stiff drink if you find all those powdered dusty spline particles (Burgman Rattle Powder) under the 2-screw secured cover plate - like I did.
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The stripped spline is actually on the primary driven gear which engages with the Primary pulley shaft adaptor (this is the source of the famous Dieseling noise). This spline is non lubricated so will develop some redish oxide on the contact surfaces. The adaptor (a small "cog") is secured to the transmission with a bolt which may have come loose allowing excessive play in the mating splines. Any water entering via the dust cover can not however get into the crankcase but would get into the transmission but again I feel the cover would have to be immersed in water for this to happen. Even so I think I'll run a bit of silicone sealer around my cover...just in case.
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Here is one of the Most usefull links on the subject from one of our members Pirmil(Thanks again). It is translated from French
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post #5 of 230 (permalink) Old 03-14-2009, 12:59 PM
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Thanks all for starting a new post and adding photos to it. I would say this should be made into a sticky for a time.

Now, is it as easy as popping that cover off, pull the 03/04 gear out and replacing the whole unit and cover with a 05/up unit, bolt and cover?????? If so, lets do it. DaveJ

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Re: Primary Spline Failures
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Now, is it as easy as popping that cover off, pull the 03/04 gear out and replacing the whole unit and cover with a 05/up unit, bolt and cover?????? If so, lets do it. DaveJ

I am just wondering what other or additional mods were also done at the same time to work with the shaft adaptor.

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Just need to know is this a situation that me being slightly above average in the mechanical appitude dept. can get to that spline and regrease it with honda moly grease? thanks J

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Re: Primary Spline Failures
Don't throw away the old adapter. I intend to use mine as a shaft holder when I eventually fit the new primary assembly and need to torque up the adapter bolt. I hope that a modified 3/8" socket extension bar (passed thru the ald adapter) should be adequate to apply 46.5 ft-lbs to the adapter securung bolt (page 5-24), following application of Locktite Super 1360 to the thread and a generous glop of Moly grease to internal and external spline. Sounds like a good previous hint for the selastic-on-cover trick.

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Re: Primary Spline Failures
I am going throught the same issue now. I was told today by the service manager that the Suzuki Super Grease A is a redish rust color. First time the service manager had seen this grease. I had this oily rust color dripping out of the bottom of the tranmission a few weeks before my spline froze on the primary pulley shaft. The drops were the size of a pencil head. The service manager made the comment today that it had to get hotter than **** to start dripping like it did.

I have written a letter to Mr. Mac Kato president of American Suzuki Motorcycles in Brea Calif. I mailed this on Monday 3/9/09. I also have contacted and filed a complaint with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The reason I wrote the letter personally is on 20/20 last week they had an interview with a gentleman who said this is the best way to get results from major corporations when a customer is dissastified.

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Don't throw away the old adapter. I intend to use mine as a shaft holder when I eventually fit the new primary assembly and need to torque up the adapter bolt. I hope that a modified 3/8" socket extension bar (passed thru the ald adapter) should be adequate to apply 46.5 ft-lbs to the adapter securung bolt (page 5-24), following application of Locktite Super 1360 to the thread and a generous glop of Moly grease to internal and external spline. Sounds like a good previous hint for the selastic-on-cover trick.
Burgermann, I have to ask, can this adapter be removed with the CVT still in place? Or does it need to come out for this repair? DaveJ

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