2012 Suzuki Boulevard C50T test drive review

[@Averagegamer09]

Because of these videos I got a 2005 boulevard c50 for my first bike! Absolutely love it!! Thanks Sean!!!

[@Takayama-sama]

This is the kind of stuff I want to do on my motorcycle when I get one. Travel around the back country roads, take in the beautiful scenery and not have to worry so much about other vehicles taking up the road space. That sounds like a dream come true.

[@howardlloyd9183]

I just bought nearly that exact bike. 4k 47hundred mi. Garage kept, all the bags and wind shield. It's my first bike I'm so stoked!!!

[@pauldarlington5589]

I gave a thumbs up for your kindness and courtesy to the Amish people. Bike was cool too, but that was the best.

[@GARamblinMan]

I bought a similar 2005 Suzuki C50T a few years ago as a starter bike for me getting back into riding after many years off. What a great bike, but that stock seat has to go, The best mod I did was a Mustang seat. It is so comfortable now that I really dont want to get rid of it. I have Cobra pipes too....great sound

[@Srkcycles]

+GARamblinMan mustang seats are great

[@gauvardhan]

Hey Doug, I am a big fan of you and your channel. Thoroughly enjoy all your videos. I was kind of sad to see you part ways with your C50T :( I am sure you’re enjoying your Heritage classic too. You’re an inspiration to youngsters like us.

[@jonbgood.325]

I just bought a 2005 c50t for the same reason as well .. I don’t have an issue with the seat but am thinking of exhaust

[@rotorheadv8]

I put an Air Hawk cushion on mine. Absolutely a good decision.

[@joeanon5788]

Watching this channel, I bought a 2009 C50T, $2100. I love it. I ride as often as I can.

[@midorihibiki]

Nice sound, nice bike, nice weather, nice road, nice view, nice people, and nice everything.

[@Cosme422]

i’m from Jersey and we love riding those long Lancaster roads. Especially on my C50T

[@Brianfox52]

Great bike and I miss your shop, walk around and test drives

[@d.w.bigglybigleague1709]

Which is a better bike for the highway?.....Honda Shadow 750 or 800 Suzuki. Both are water cooled, shaft drive. Nice review👍

[@C0PED0GG]

Do you prefer the Suzuki C50 or Kawasaki Vulcan 900?

[@ricmiller484]

Really liked your video. I bought the exact same 2012 C50T (all stock) same paint-scape in Feb of this year with only 4,000 miles, from a HD dealer in Tampa FL. I have really enjoying it after getting back into riding again after many years without one. Get a lot of comments about the bike when I am out on it.

[@howardlloyd9183]

I just bought that exact bike 2012 c50 4k miles garage kept. Chrome so clean. And I just graduated the riding academy first. So siked to be part of this community. Great vids!!

[@jet0577]

I do mine in 2 weeks. How's that bike??

[@jamiegragg4896]

I also have 2012 C50T with Cobra Drags. Baffles out are crazy sounding!

[@narcisist83]

One thing I'd like to see in your videos is a couple seconds where you cruise at 70 mph, or similar to hear how the engine sounds and handles freeway speeds.

[@TheSquatchy]

I agree! I would like to have more info about how each bike sounds and acts at 70+

[@Srkcycles]

let me see what i can do about that

[@readparse]

I was thinking the same thing recently. I love your test drive route, but seeing certain bikes on the highway would be useful.

[@Srkcycles]

still trying to work that in, thanks

[@bananamanstrikesback5553]

That's a good idea

[@adriansolis7760]

C50 da shit probably the best starter motorcycle

[@fromthe4gotten]

Bought this same bike yesterday per your reviews!

[@hiltonmcconnell2563]

windshield comes off as soon as you get it home, great bike had 2. great on the windy roads.

[@jeffruebens8355]

I like a little smaller windshield to keep some wind and rain off my chest and neck- this one could be cut down smaller to more easily look over it. The sportbikes have a small fairing and windscreen for less wind resistance, especially if you hunch down so your helmet is lower. We have some Amish people nearby- some use more technology such as steel bicycles and generators, some are more like the 1700s founding fathers. Visiting Mount Vernon in Virginia is interesting. The Amish are known for high quality carpentry, but not cheap. They help their other Amish families for free. I can guess what they think of Trumpybears made someplace like China .

[@Srkcycles]

yeah

[@farmerbobbygrows3338]

Those Amish people are called Melanites true amish use nothing electricity as it’s the “devil”

[@danhowell8629]

Love the color scheme as well. I own a 2009 C50 black and wish it was a better color at times. Otherwise dead reliable, liquid cooled, shaft drive, fuel injected runs on regular unleaded and has fuel gage, gear indicator and clock on instrument cluster. Other than a tack what do you need?

[@Frogtalkin]

some say sixth gear, but not me.

[@tomtardif4387]

Just by chance I checked the video out because I just picked up one of these c50ts I like it a lot used to have one when they first came out but they were called volusia's. I live in Maine went down to Lancaster Pennsylvania back in 1992 for a HOG Harley rally/Harley's owners group. I had purchased myself a Harley-Davidson that year it was a mistake only had it for a year that thing was giving me trouble every month and the first month of owning it I had to send it back to get the engine replaced the block was starting to fall lake apart like clay had something to do with the casting they screwed it up they were quite a few of them that happened to. I should have took Harley-Davidson to court and got my money back that thing had so many problems. It was a 1992 1340 lowrider worse purchase I ever made. I have owned just about every bike in between since. Hondas, suzuki's, yamahas, Triumph Bonneville, Royal Enfield, Can-Am Spider well I guess that's not a motorcycle three wheels LOL. 2 months ago traded in my triumph Bonneville in for the 2022 Suzuki Boulevard C50T and I like it very much fuel injected the Suzuki Volusia was carbureted. Big difference in handling as you can see by my profile photo I'm sitting on it it's pearl white really like to paint in the Sun. Some friends of mine wondering what I'm going to change the exhaust to something louder I told him no thank you I just put a sound system on it I want to be able to hear it LOL it's staying stock. The only thing I've changed on it is the air filter put a k&n filter on it. Did cut the windshield down 4 in I don't like tall windshields. 😊. Thank you for posting the video I enjoyed it brought back some memories good ones it was a fun rally despite the fact that the bike wasn't the greatest LOL

[@rotorheadv8]

I’ve been test driving my 2007 since 2007.

[@rrna7067]

this bike, and this color scheme is my dream

[@danmeredith6354]

At 800cc's it sounds like its reving pretty high at "highway speed.Nice size bike though.

[@longsnapper5381]

5 speed transmission. I own one and it needs another gear. At 60 -mph it sounds like it wants to shift to 6th. Other than that, a nice, nimble motorcycle.

[@ganonpig]

I have the 07' model. no windshield and stock pipes, but I did de-baffle the outer baffle on the stock pipes so now it has a nice deep purr. I might eventually get some cobra pipes once I have a little bit more money saved. still a great bike for an older model though. It has over 50k miles on it now and cold starts are pretty rough for a fuel injected bike, but once it's warmed up that beast will run! The only issue I have had with it over the 5+ years of owning it was the cam chain tensioners went out at about 30k miles which was way too early for those things to break. Luckily there was a good honest local bike shop in town that I didn't have to spend a fortune on the repairs for. It still costed about 1200 or so to replace the tensioners, but it would have been much cheaper if the bike's design didn't make it a royal pain in the #@@ to access them. However they did also replace the spark plugs and head gaskets while they were at it. The manager of the shop said the old tensioners probably went out so soon because they were most likely just a bad design, and the aftermarket parts they replaced them with should last longer. I doubt they'll go out again by 60k miles, but we'll see. I'm hoping to make it to 100k miles with this bike, unless I sell it before then. lol

[@eviltango]

Not that its my business but I was on the edge of my seat watching you ride with shorts. I remember wiping out on a scooter when I was 16 while wearing shorts. Skin was hanging off my knee and some bone exposed. Love the sound tho!!

[@crocketgsxr6]

yeah not a fan of riding in shorts either

[@andrewdods2236]

No gloves either?!!! WTF ? :-(

[@guidi22ify]

What would u say is a better and faster ride. The roadstar 1600 or this bike. I want to buy 1 of the 2

[@-WhizzBang-]

Well one is an 800cc and the other is a 1600cc..so which do you think is faster? Dummy!

[@ptong226]

Beautiful bike!

[@JohnSmith-ks7fv]

How fast do these go? I found a 2007 C50T one in my area and looking for something I can take on an interstate.

[@ryratsephable]

great vid as always and nice bike :)

[@Srkcycles]

thanks and thanks for watching

[@mikebjorgo7985]

Have a 2011, bone stock. Needs a bit more oomph in power and volume, otherwise a great bike for a beat up old fart like me.

[@octyahooooo]

I have never rode a bike ever. But, that's about to change. I'm currently looking at Suzuki Boulevard CT50 with 500 miles only, he is asking for $5k. Being new to this, does the price sound right? How do I know if the bike been in an accident before? Is there like a VIN to see its history? The owner had its post almost a year ago and no one purchase it yet? Is that a concern? Looking for a solid advice please. Thanks

[@jamesbranham2217]

Take a safety riding coarse.. in ohio it was 2 days and they provided bike and helmet.. it was over 20 years ago and I had never rode a motorcycle either.. but it was great.. I can't recommend it strongly enough.. be safe

[@oleg.bojczuk]

I own the Intruder flavor of it, namely VL800 Classic, which has the same engine, and basically is the same bike (Intruder being for Japanese/European market and Boulevard for USA). Gotta say this one's a great choice as the 1st bike. If I knew it, I'd never have bought my first XVS400 )) More than that: I have Suzuki for 2 years now (scored 20000+ km) and I don't have any intentions to trade it for anything bigger/faster... It really turned out to be THE THING for me )) The price of $5k sounds pretty reasonable even for my region. I guess for the USA it's OK as well. Find a good moto-mechanic or at least a guy with some experience to check the bike before buying. On Suzuki C50/VL800 some parts are hard to access (like sparks, for example - you have to take the fuel tank off to check them). And yes, of course, as far as the Boulevards are concerned the must be the VIN number to check the bike's history.

[@eviltango]

wow thanks for this video! always was looking for a good video of a c50 sound

[@PucketyCrik]

Your just reviewed the same bike I've been looking at. A 2012 C50t with Cobra pipes and Corbin seat with 10k on it for $5200 at my local dealer here in Canada.

[@birdseyevideo]

Are these old videos? I thought you were in new shop?

[@wgrant6318]

Just what I’m looking for

[@groovedrummer8235]

Going pretty strong nice bike...

[@victorymanifesto3953]

C50 vs vn900?

[@andidamm549]

Both great!🤘

[@MrsInoke]

Are there any differences with the c50, c50t and c50c? Frame

[@thewayto001]

No

[@martinmorris6271]

I’m thinking of this or Vulcan 900Lt. Any thoughts on it?

[@trekwars9298]

Not sure if you ended up getting one now that's it's three months later, but I highly recommend going to your local dealer and sitting on both models. I really like the look of both, but I find the C50 better for me, as a feel more comfortable on them with a higher and wider seat.

[@casperaudi7476]

Dude I just looked @ eBay so I saw your video

[@DraccoKnightblade]

What is the difference between the C50 and the C50T? Is it just a trim package option? I've been looking at used bikes on kijiji (think craigs list, but canadian, not sure if they've got it in the US) and I keep seeing bikes that -look- the same as this, with similar trim packages, but then I see others that are marked "C50T" that have different trim packages. I'm guessing the "T" designation is for touring and effects the cost?

[@Scottrose3]

I compared 'em side by side on Suzuki's website. the T must mean Touring. The bike itself spec wise is the same. The only differences I noticed were the trim packages etc. The T comes w/ the bags and different seats and windshield. That's about it.

[@christopherhuggins3212]

C50 is a base model C50t is the Turing model with wind screen bags and studded seats sorry for the late response to the question

[@FlamingoCreativeDesign]

I have a 2006 C50T and it only has a low gas warning light but no gas gauge so your wrong

[@shiftittwistit6677]

My 2008 has a gauge

[@Nick-jr6qe]

Sounds buzzy...not what I wanna hear for a twin. But I hear a lot of good things about this bike

[@skipno8151]

Riding in shorts and flip-flops? Not very safety conscious, are we?

[@andrewdods2236]

And .. NO Gloves!!!! :-(

[@berrios27lorenso]

The best fooddd

[@juandrf]

I just got a 2008 c50, sounds and runs great, only 5300 miles, but happens that this is my first bike ever. The only thing I noticed is a CLICK sound when I shift gear either up or down. I think it comes from the rear tire (not 100% sure), is this normal? Should shifting gears be soundless? Or is it normal a certain level of noise?

[@Frogtalkin]

4 years ago, what was your click? Did the shaft need grease?

[@juandrf]

@@Frogtalkin I learned that the "click" Is kind of normal. It put over 20k miles in last 4 years and still runs and feels good. Great bike. Now I also got a BMW F800 GS but Suzuki rules.

[@notcookiemonster6436]

haha the suzuki gixxer paint scheme on a cruiser doesnt look bad at all

[@ericbrooke262]

my 2001 has a fule a gage not a light

[@bobg.9585]

Wonderful Godly people ,That matters to me!!!!!

[@sherellealex]

Remember not to wear shorts or you will burn your leg on the cobra pipes.....

[@Cesarrocky22]

MOTO CHIDA...

[@blackgravy4996]

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[@blackgravy4996]

Nice!!

[@AndySjostrom]

yup Suzuki is still using that same old clunky gear box. and that bike sound more like my 98 Intruder than the Harley it was designed to look like...lmao! sad really to see that Suzuki has gone from being a leader in the biker world to being a copy cat of all the others.

[@tccoup355]

Sad that Harley's cost way more than they should.

[@intrudergrid9530]

Copied, if you like..but improved for sure. A way better finished than a HD.

[@Addison0526]

Hard to sound like a Harley without the idle too low and the unbalanced ,vibratey, oversized, underpowered engine.