Suzuki Burgman 650 Review

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Suzuki Burgman 650
4.3 stars
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dorz1955's Review of Suzuki Burgman 650 Scooter

7th Jun 2005

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 Days
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2003
  • Build quality
    5 stars
Good Points

This scooter has incredible power in any transmission mode. It is so smooth, you feel like you're in a Mercedes! The storage is beyond belief. Everything is well done except the windshield and buttbumper. LED is easy to see albeit the speedometer is off by 10%.


Bad Points

Buttbumper or rest is too far foward even all the way back. You have to get a Clearview or Givi windshield to avoid wind buffeting. Handling on the highway and roads is top notch and the power is all encompassing.


General Comments

This Suzuki Burgman 650 is an extraordinary scooter. It sounds like a jet engine when winding down. Dethrottling causes a lot of slow down which you get used to rather quickly. It has about every convenience that could be thought of. Even the "small" side cubby holes in front are deep and large. I haven't even opened the locking glove box yet. The storage area under the seat is big enough to put a small child, but don't! I also have a 52 liter Givi storage trunk on the back and that is enormous. My previous scooter, a Helix clone, can't compare and it is a barcalounger. Put it in the power mode at a stop light and hold on to your toupee because otherwise it will be gone with the wind. The handling on the highways, interstates, and the roads is just so easy compared to most scooters, you can't even describe it, you have to test drive one to understand. I bought a used Burgman with 10,200 miles on it. It feels brand new!

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  • dorz1955 Rank: Lance Corporal on 9th Jul 2005

    I've now owned the scooter for 34 days and got the too far forward buttrest turned into a backrest. I went to http://www.io.com/~jungle/RV/ and emailed the guy and now I have more leg room and can really relax even more when riding. The device raises the buttrest to your middle back and you have about 3 more inches of legroom.
    I've put about 1600 miles on in the 34 days & my opinion hasn't changed. Suzuki really new what they were doing when they made this scooter. The manual mode is not really necessary, but it does set this scooter apart from the others. P.S. I smoked a couple of sport bikes.