We found the following complaints for SUZUKI DL650 (2012)
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The vehicle speedometer is reading higher than the speed as measured by an onboard gps.the difference is approximately +8%.is there a federal standard for vehicle speedometer/odometer accuracy??the manufacturer states that he warrants the speedometer/odometer to be accurate within 10%.
Gear position indicator has failed yearly, part 37730-44h01, cost is over $100 to replace. Fuel inj system takes info from this part, the bike gives a intermittentfi warning light when this part is malfunctioning. Have replaced this part 4 times now.
Headlight goes out when operationing without warning. This is not an uncommon occurrence. Did research and discovered numerous owners have/had this problem. I was stopped by a florida state trooper who informed me my headlight was not working. Called suzuki to report this safety issue and they were not concerned.
The contact owns a 2012 suzuki dl650. After riding 360 miles, over a two day period, the motorcycle was parked and the contact discovered that the tail lights and the parking lights were illuminated slightly. The contact was unable to turn the lights off and disconnected the battery. The contact discovered that the wiring harness, beneath the fuel tank on the left side of the bike, melted through five wires. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,800.
Upon pulling away from a stoplight and shifting into 2nd gear with a toe lift on the gear shift lever, the shifting linkage broke and fell down.the linkage allowed the shifter arm to fall down and intermittently contact the ground while driving.using 20x magnification it appears to have failed in bending fatigue.
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