2006 Suzuki C50 (Boulevard)

I PURCHASED MY BIKE BRAND NEW IN 2006 AND IT HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE CRACKS/LINES ON THE RIMS. HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE NOTICED THIS TO. NOW WITH ONLY 7000 MILES ON IT I REMOVED THE GAS TANK BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY. UPON REMOVING THE FUEL FILTER/PUMP FROM THE GAS TANK I NOTICED PIECES OF PLASTIC DEBRIS EVERYWHERE. IT APPEARS THAT GAS ATE THROUGH THE PLASTIC COATING ON THE WIRES OF THE FUEL FILTER/PUMP. NOW THE BIKE ONLY SPUTTERS WHEN IN GEAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AND IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. I ASSUMING THAT SOME OF THE DEBRIS MADE IT THROUGH THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT IS WHY IT WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY.

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI BOULEVARD C50 MOTORCYCLE. CRACKS DEVELOPED ON FRONT WHEEL HUB. REPORTED CRACKS TO DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2007. FACTORY STATED THEY WERE CASTING "IMPERFECTIONS". I SAY THESE ARE CRACKS, THEY CONTINUED TO GROW. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER OF 2007 THAT THE "IMPERFECTIONS" WERE GROWING LONGER AND WIDER. FACTORY CONTINUED TO CLAIM THEM NOT OF A SAFETY CONCERN. NEITHER DEALERSHIP OR FACTORY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THE WHEEL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME RESULTS FROM THE FACTORY. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE WHEELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) SUZUKI C50. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FRACTURES IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL HUBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR ONE DAY. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FRACTURES WERE CASTING MARKS, AND THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE BECAUSE NO FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 935. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/08