January 2010 - Posts

• Suzuki AN650 Burgman 24k service

  In previous posts I’ve made it pretty clear that I could own a Honda sports bike if I was about to go out and buy a new bike. Either a Honda CBR600RR or the new 2009 Honda CBR1000RR would do nicely. So it may surprise you to learn the next on the list would be a Suzuki Burgman 650. Going back a few years ago when I worked at Suzuki Australia I was asked to ride a Burgman to evaluate an odd engine noise that the one on the demo fleet was making. I was only supposed to ride it for a week or so. 10 months later I finally got around to giving it back to the fleet manager and that was only because the registration had run out and it was time to move the scooter off the fleet. The Burgman really is an alternative to a car. They have ample power, are very comfortable to ride, have masses of storage space and can handle anything from a small city commute to a round Australia tour. The real fun part about this scooter is the “power” button on the handle bars. The transmission on the Burgman has 3 modes. Auto, manual and “power”. Auto is your standard ride mode. Manual lets you toggle the gears up and down by use of two buttons on the left hand switch block. But “power” mode is full auto balls out as fast off the line as it can go mode. Race boys in V8’s get hosed from the lights no worries by the Burgman in “power” mode and even top of the line sports bikes get the fright of their life when the Burgman fills their mirrors up to around the 100 kilometers per hour mark. If you’re ever next to a Burgman at the traffic lights be careful. Unless you’re very sharp on the clutch this scooter could leave you looking very embarrassed indeed.   Posted Jan 31 2010, 07:41 AM by E2W with no comments Filed under: Suzuki