Suzuki Boulevard M50: 5 Reasons To Buy & Not To Buy One 

I had an m50. It was a fantastic bike. Threw on a windshield, saddle bags, and a sissy bar and rode from SLC to Jackson Hole with my girlfriend. The factory seat sucks. But the bike is great. Not the most powerful but it has sufficient to be fun. I paid $2800 for one that was 5 years old with a branded title because it was a theft recovery that was crashed. It had scratches was all. Put 4000 miles on it that first summer. Not a ton but enough to say it was a great bike. I’d buy another in a heartbeat.

Thanks for this info. Im a delivery driver for Amazon. I delivered a package today and the customer answered the door...I asked him why I have never seen the bike move from the spot it was parked in. Been there since 2017. He said something about the ex left it there and he didnt know what to do with it. The next question he asked me got me interested. He asked if I wanted it. LOL. I thought he was joking. He wasnt. He said he has the title and the keys and to text when I plan to come get the bike. Im assuming from pictures its a 2007 m50. It will need some loving to get it back to riding condition and with the help of your videos, maybe it will be.

Great honest and truthful review. My friend had the identical M50 (2005) as mine but ran it into the ground because he NEVER checked the oil. idiot. Mine is 17years old and running like a top. She loves to be ridden long distances .

Chugging through the cold to bring this to the people ! Always a great show, thanks Adrian 👍

A really good honest recap of what the M50 brings or doesn't being to the table. Used, you can pick one up for a song and have many excellent years of enjoyment from it. Great job. Eric

Needed this! Thanks 🙏

Great videos of c50 man!! Please make more! Thank you!

Great job with your review! 👍👍👍

I have a 2008 C50. Bought it new. I love it.

Interesting. I am in the learning process again. I used to ride, 30 years ago, but that was back in the crotch rocket days when we were all in our 20s and trying to be Tom Cruise. I just decided to ride again, and that old Ninja is no longer my style. But, this world of cruisers is brand new to me. Videos like this are helpful in the learning process. My first "return to the saddle" bike is a C50 T. Like you said, it is plenty for the purposes of getting me back into the swing of things. But now that I am far enough along in the process to finally be feeling the road and the bike again...I can already tell that a year from now I am going to want something more. This M50 seems to fit in a very similar place to my C50. In as much, I can add for your folks the fact that I am enjoying the hell out of it!

Love the looks of it! I had a Honda Magna back in the day... Loved that bike! 🤗

Appreciate the M50 videos. Getting one now as my first bike to play with before i order the newest Indian lineup.

Just bought an M50. Really looking forward to your mod video

Hmm interesting I’ve seen them around but I never really knew much about them. I did own a Magna V45! Also a Honda nighthawk that was a beast. Great review

Looking to get my 1st bike.. post MSF course passing lol, and I was stuck in the M109R. I’m 6’2 and 195lbs and love how aggressive the M109R looks. Entry level wise..maybe I should go with an M50 I see online with 33k miles for $3,500 lol 🤷🏾‍♂️. I appreciate the clarity in the content, this definitely informed me to be more practical, especially being a new rider. Thanks and subscribed 👌🏾💯

just grabbed one. staying for some servicing tips!

Beginner rider looking for his first bike, here. Looking for something easy to handle and maintain, that does well on the highway too. This video sold me on the Boulevard M50. Or, Intruder M800 as it's called over here. Which is a much cooler name I think.

Thanks for that information. I'm getting one tomorrow.

I just picked up a 2018 m50 (with only 1300 miles on the clock) this year as my second motorcycle and I love it. It’s not as fast as my zzr600 sport bike but man is it comfy for long rides.

4:20, love the artwork.

Hey I’ve been riding big bikes for quite some time because I’m 6’6” and 300 lbs but I just bout a 2019 m50 and very happy and comfortable, just ordered wider mirrors as the factory ones I can’t see past my shoulders, love the bike like you said easy maintenance:) cheers

Can you make a video on your preference between the M50 and C50 and the reasons why you choose one over the other. Thanks.

The Kramer painting!!! lmfao, love it

I have a 2014 M50. So comfortable and fun to drive country roads, Easy self maintenance. Great bang for your buck.

Once I owned a c90. Really good and reliable motorcycle.

I love the bolavard great bike never let you down

As for a muscle bike what do you think of the Yamaha Warrior? Your video is fun to watch, thanks, Peace.

Could you please do a video on changing the drum brake and changing the sparkplugs on the m50

Come on, upload more videos of our boulevard guy!! Thanks

Literally just considered this or a kawi 900 custom. The timing 👌. I had a kawi but considering this

Is it difficult to change the coolant and thermostat? What are the intervals and what lube is used in the shaft

I don't care much for the looks of either one, though the first generation does look better. That absolute worst thing you can do to a motorcycle is make it flat black. I like bright shiny paint, bright aluminum, and lots of chrome. I'm still riding a 1997 red and silver Marauder 800. 100% stock. I bought it new and it has been taken care of.

I own a custom-made Intruder M800 (EU), which can be seen on my channel. Here's a funny and true story: When I first became interested in motorcycles, I came across a picture of a chopper. I thought it was an impressive motorcycle, and I wanted one for myself. Life moved on, and five years later, I finally decided to purchase a bike. I searched on Facebook Marketplace, aiming to find a bike similar to the one I had seen in the photo five years earlier. However, I didn't know the make or model, only recalling its distinctive look. Now that I have one, the picture I saw all those years ago suddenly resurfaced on the internet. And guess what? It's the same bike. Not the exact one, but the same brand, model, year, and style. It seems that it had been in the back of my mind all those years.

Just traded my klx250s for a 2005 m50 .straight pipe exhaust. I love it. Find it hard to find parts like crash bars, etc.i will start watching more of ur videos

I've had a GSxr600, FZ1, ninja 250 and I love this bike being almost 50 It's great on gas doesn't have power to get me in trouble. I've neglected it and let it sit for over a year due to a bad back. I charged the battery and it fired on 2ed crank. Changing shaft drive oil and installing k&N air filter today. I work at Harley Davidson and will laugh at how this $3k Suzuki sat for a year and half and fired right up with a charge. They hate me so much because I don't bow down to Harley.

I had an M50 guys and thought I'd go for the V-Strom 650...BIG MISTAKE. The V-Strom is as good as sold and the 1st generation M50, is definitely on my radar. It is everything the presenter says it is...Nice video

2014 m50 here. I’m trying to get the rear tire off. Couple of good videos out there, but im having difficulty getting the tail pipes off (really a novice I admit). I got the two hex screws out from between the pipes, and the latch near the middle of the bike. How do I get these pipes off?

Hi how are you, I have the same M50se that you're standing in front of. The axle bolt on the rear wheel does not have a castle nut and cotter pin. I don't see any signs of them using threadlock in the past. Is there any reason that I should not put a dot Of blue threadlock on the thread before I tighten the bolt down.

*Can you throw in an 8.5" rim in the rear and put an 280 mm Metz on it? I did with my m109R without the need of any additional swingarm.*

That is a great looking bike, think I prefer the styling of the 1st gen.

is that the stock seat? I think I am going to take the pillion seat and the passenger pegs off mine, because the passenger pegs keep falling down when i am riding lol.

A faster alternative to these, for about the same price, would be the Vulcan 900/950. I think the M50 handles better(by a lot), but the Vulcan smokes it in the roll ons at mid range. I don't know about top end, I really never try to top out sport cruisers, that's why there's super sport bikes, with inline 4's! :P If you want something that does EVERYTHING better, get a late model 750 Magna, they beat these in every area, and beat most everything else its size, with a V config lol, it's a V4, so yeah, it's just a sport bike engine, in a cruiser body, but is also 100% cheat code, and you can pick them up for super cheap! :D.

I’m a beginner (never had a bike). But my dream bike is the Harley road glide. Do you think this bike is a good bike to start off on to learn and get el enough experience to eventually move up to the road glide? And do you have any suggestion of any other starter cruiser for that situation?

Thank you for the info. I'm looking to buy one used right now. If you can give me things, I can look for in the bike. I would appreciate it. I just subscribe to your channel. Hope you have a great day.

Does this bike have a problem with the camshaft needing to be adjusted

I've bought mine '07 m50 5 years ago as my first cruiser. I'm making a bobber out of it right now... I still love that bike and have no intentions to buy something to swap it.

Hi, i am thinking of buying 2012 M50 which only has 500KMS on it. Bike is in storage since it was purchased. Any recommendations?

Good deal 👌

Does Intruder m800 2005 have a problem with timing chains ? I read on several places that timing chains go betwen 40-50 k km ? Thank you for your time .

Hay I got one and it has been sitting back cel.not hitting spay WD 40 in cel. ?

Honestly I would take the M50 over the V-rod anyday, I used to own a M50 and I felt I needed an upgrade so I went with the Victory Cross Country, which I love, but I still miss my M50 every day. I put on risers, a Johnson forward controls, Running boards and a saddlemen seat and I could out ride my friends all day on their dressers. Where I struggled with interstate riding because 70 mph was a stretch.

All I heard was half dozen reasons to own this bike. If you don't like the badges, take them off. It looks dope af without them. A shotgun exhaust, no rear fender, and a barber seat, and you'll have people telling you how cool of a bike it is, and asking you what it is every time you stop somewhere.

If you wanted a "Real Muscle Cruiser" you should've bought a Yamaha V-Max! V-Boost on the OG model was a hoot, bike didn't brake or turn for a damn but man was it fun to put in V-Boost merging onto the hwy or just going down a long straight. Back to the M50 you forgot #6 in the Pro column! PRICE these things are a steal of a deal. Up close and personal with an M50 compared to Dyna the fit & finish on the Dyna is definitely nicer but for such a significant upper in price not worth it, I wouldn't compare this to an 883 Sporty because those are physically a much smaller bike despite the similar engine displacement, A 6'+ 220+# guy on an 883 looks like a circus bear on tricycle but is comfortable on the M50.

This bike has really grown on me recently. I have an opportunity to buy one for $3500, it's got about 65,000 km on it. Would you recommend I go for it or the mileage is too high? Appreciate your input!

need a video on how to change out the cooling fan...

Is there a final drive ratio mod that can at least get the top end a little higher?

I have no interest in the Suzuki m50 but I did enjoy the video. 👍

Reasons to buy: 1) Low price, 2) Low insurance cost, 3) Fun bike.

Found a 2005 c50 for$400 because bad transmission. Should I pool the trigger and buy it are the repairs expensive. First time driver. For motorcycle.

Just bought my first cruiser and is bulevares m50

"I went with this one because I'm Italian and it looks like a cheese grader" HAHAHAHAHA

I'm torn between this and the Vulcan 900 custom

i found an 07 with 1k original miles but it was in really bad shape no gas tank injectors no keys had o buy the fuel pump gas cap gas tank battery had to get a key made injectors put it all together and im still not done the fuel pump relay is also bad and now the shifter lever wont come up when i shift up or dawn not sure whats up wt that bike does turn over i have hr it run for a split second but now i hope its a bad spring ? on the clutch no sure havent got that far on it but i do got a clean title and a buyer thats if it runs and drives jaja

what about the notorius cam tensioner failing? mine only has 32k miles and its clacking from the cam tensioner failing. it sucks cause its gonna cost me 2500 to repair since basically its an engine rebuild. i love the bike but its in limbo atm

Do you know the difference from a M50 and a M50 800 z?

Did you know there's no fuse between the voltage regulator and ECU? Only the ignition switch. That's a thing worth fixing. EDIT: 1st gen; I have a 2005.

I have the same 09 special edition as in video . Identical colors and all. I agree with your review and will add my bike gets mistaken for a Harley all the time and when I correct them and add that I have 2 Harleys also 99% of the time they say " Ohhh why aren't you riding 1 of them?" 😂 ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ I don't know..

Does it have a tachometer?

I heard m50s have electrical problems. Is that true?

Top speed??

Would you say the m50 is powerful enough/loud enough? Like a satisfying motorcycle?

I have a VS800 and it definitely has the power of a muscle cruiser. itll smoke a Harley.

Just get the M109R and be done with it. Then you'll have the best of both world's 😂👍🏽

can i still put ape hangers on it?? 😁

Mozzarella grater 🤣 🧀

I am not going 140km/h on a bike anyway.

Seems to be more of a HD video than the M50 😂

Don’t forget you also bought three boulevards

If you want to ride a real power cruiser bought a sec gen VMax .

Thats not a Harley its a Porsche right?

Well if you want a muscle cruiser buy a C90 duh… Same bike as the M50 with a bigger engine..

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I had the bike- it’s not exciting. Looks like a girls eyelash. Super cheap materials. I now have a Royal enfield meteor 350. Far superior bike

So cool video bro.. I really like it and all what I needed to hear.. I think now of switching to Boulevard 🫡

Harley is over priced junk