burgman 650 ownership 2 weeks in

[paul9]

picked the burgman up from aberdeeen 2 weeks ago,really impressed so far,had a few teething problems.



decided to fit my optimizer and snapped one of the bolts in the starter relay,plus a few wires were corroded and fell off as soon as i touched them.

new relay off ebay £13 and some new crimped connectors all sorted.


decided to check the rest of wiring and found some more corroded terminals,probably due to the scooter being used close to the coast and sea .

side stand decided to drop slightly whilst going down the motorway doing 70mph,dodgy switch,so had to be ready to lift stand when engine cut out,as soon as the stand was up,the engine fired back into life whilst still moving.


I started the scooter while it was on its main stand,revs a little high as the choke was working, dont push a suzuki burgman 650 off the main stand,it tries to take off because the rear wheel is spinning.

i stripped all brake calipers down and made sure they were all free.

replaced the air filter as it was pretty dirty,even though the scooter has come with full service history,and supposed to have onkly done 700 mile since last service!

going to do the oil and filter soon, and other oils as i am not confident after seeing the state of the air filter.

I have done about 150 miles so far,and apart from a few niggles i can say i am very pleased.



I think the scooter may be a little too heavy to tow around on the back of our motorhome though,so have picked up a little honda cm 185 cruiser to take on our camping weekends.

[TmaX9]

Service history really isn't worth the paper it's written on. All it proves is the previous owners spent more money than necessary on it. It doesn't prove the work was done, or done properly.
I'd rather gauge the previous owners interest, ability and knowledge and take the bike on it's appearance as a more reliable guide to how it's been looked after.
Go over all the wiring connectors and relays, clean and WD40 everything then grease with silicone grease for peace of mind, also solder any new connectors, don't just crimp or the problem of corrosion will return quickly.
Be careful with the oils as overfilling can cause problems and check and replace the stopper bolt if it hasn't already been done, but don't let the 'always looking for a problem that doesn't exist' merchants on BUSA get you overly worried.

[paul9]

first thing i did was check the stopper bolt,no signs of wear.

the burgman came with a recent reciet for service/new caliper, discs and pads,tyres,total was £845! and when i checked,the handbrake mechanism wasn't even working,i think the previous owner had been well and truly taken for a ride.

[Normsthename]

dont push a suzuki burgman 650 off the main stand,it tries to take off because the rear wheel is spinning.

Pull the rear brake in first!
A lot of autos do that, you get used to pulling the rear brake in before taking off of the stand.
Good luck with the Burgervan 650, I love them I've owned 3........so far........

Andy