I got a 07 with a little over 34,000 miles. Uses no oil what so ever and never had the valves adjusted either. In fact the only part that broke on my bike was the front brake light switch. IM on my third battery, a bunch of tires. Still has original brake pads also. I have ran mostly Rotella 15w40 oil. I dont ride as much any more I only put two thousand miles on it this past riding season so it will take awhile to rack up alot of miles if it last.
Once and for all, Truth about Timing Chain Failure
There has been a lot of talk about timing chain failure on the C 50 Boulevard engine. I find it hard to believe Suzuki built a motor and continues to build the same motor with a timing chain weakness considering todays advances in motor technology. Any well designed motor should be able to go 100,000 miles with proper maintenance today. So here is the question. has anyone ridden their C 50 motorcycle 100,000 and did you have to replace the timing chains and tensioners. And if you did have the Timing chain problem, how many miles were on your motorcycle. Please include the year so we can look for problem years.
Thank you for participating.
I just bought a 2007 C 50 Boulevard with 13,000 miles on the clock and want to know whether I can plan on riding it another 87,000 miles without a timing chain failure or whether I should sell it at 25,000 for something better designed. Thanks and hopefully we can get to the bottom of this timing chain issue
Thank you for participating.
I just bought a 2007 C 50 Boulevard with 13,000 miles on the clock and want to know whether I can plan on riding it another 87,000 miles without a timing chain failure or whether I should sell it at 25,000 for something better designed. Thanks and hopefully we can get to the bottom of this timing chain issue
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You know it seems like from what ive read here on the forum that the 05,06 model years come up more for premature engine failure. What say everyone?
This may be true as well only time will tell.Doubt it. Those are the oldest model C50's at this point with the most mileage. IMHO, the individual riding characteristics and engine maintenance has the most to do with how long these engines will last.
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