After years of riding cruisers, arthritis in both hands, and gout in my left foot made it impossible to enjoy riding anymore. However I recently retired, and really wanted to get back in the wind. One of my friends bought a Burgman 650 (which I never heard of), and said take it for a ride. I bought a low mile one owner Executive less than a week later. Plenty of power, super comfortable, lots of carry space, reliable, quiet, and no clutch or shifting. This thing crushes the highway with a smooth steady ride and long wheelbase. And it’s perfect for secondary roads as well with the simple twist and go. I was blown away with the power and acceleration which was more than an 883 sporty I once owned. I’ve already taken it on several long trips and it’s behaved perfectly. Great bike if you’re caught in the rain as well. The windshield and fairings seem to keep most of the water off you. In my 67yrs this may be the best purchase I’ve ever made. Absolutely zero regrets.

I have a 2017 Burgman 650. Just got back from a 2400 mile round trip from Texas to the twisties in Colorado. An absolute blast to ride the whole time. Handled the curves beautifully. Rode a few gravel roads like the Burgman was meant for them (admittedly, I’ve gone darkside - I run a 155/65R14 Econominder car tire on the rear). Hit nearly 100 mph several times passing strings of 18-wheelers. Always kept up with the Goldwinger I rode with. Used a tunnel bag and 40L waterproof bag strapped to the passenger seat along with the 50L under seat storage. No cruise control but don’t miss it. Heated grips were great. With the weight of the bike plus me and my crap, total weight was probably 850-875 lbs. It never once felt like it. As far as your video is concerned, you covered a whole lot of details and nuances perfectly. Very well done.

Wanted to have one.

Hello scooter community, I only just heard of this scooter yesterday, Feb 4, 2024 and I WANT one. I had no idea such an amazing scooter was available. I love riding motorcycles, BUT, at 55 years old considering something different. I had a Honda 50 scooter in high school in 1986, and LOVED it. Full circle 40 years later and I'm back at scooters, or the Honda Rebel 1100 automatic.

I have one of these and they're awesome. Power mode from a standstill will push you into the passenger seat lol! Great video, thank you, subscribed!

I have a 2009 version of this bike. It is no longer made apparently it was unable to meet the latest Euro emission standards. In my view it was the benchmark for maxi scooters. It was plenty powerful to ride on the highway but was also good for the daily city commute. It plenty of storage. The adjustable screen is great for keeping the wind off. The manual mode was great for the highway giving a 6th gear for more fuel efficiency in the highway. The ABS and twin disks on the front give great stopping. Thanks for sharing your review.

Executive full options came with heated seats, heated grips, ABS, folding mirrors, adjustable windscreen.

Nice review, my Executive has heated seats as well but when I looked at yours the panel the toggle switch is on doesn’t show up on yours though the picture wasn’t the highest quality. Note don’t take that as criticism I mentioned it because it looks rather dark in areas. But you use the equipment you’re given. You mentioned the only gripe I have with it and that’s when the engine breaking goes off and it free wheels, for me lane splitting and heavy traffic it’s release causes me to wobble a little if it catches me out. Because it gives a little jerking movement. It’s something you get used to and I never think about it now, however when you bought it up it came to mind.

As an older guy who did a lot of riding without earplugs, I'd say wear them. I can't say if caused the tinnitus I have now, possibly not, but besides that, the constant roar on a long trip is tiring.

The thing I would like to mention is when you are taking of doing a turn give it more gas .. and take off a bit faster.

Everyone loves them? I disagree. I had one for a considerable time while my son and his mates were Harley Davidson riders. They HATED riding out with me as I could drop them all at any time 😁 Does not take much to make them absolute flyers

Do you countersteer on this bike?

What year is this scooter? And are you looking to sell it? Please comment back and let me know. Thank you very much. For this video

You make several references in the video, contrasting this with a "sport bike." The comparison really should be with a full dress touring bike: you don't see many riders go from a sport bike to a maxi-scooter, but it is a natural when downsizing from a Goldwing or a Harley dresser. This bike was made to eat up the miles in comfort. This is the apex of the maxi-scooter. Darn shame Suzuki decided to discontinue this bike.

Not my kind of bike, but good video as always

Good God dude , were did you find that one? In a museum ? If you want to do a review of a burgman take a newer one , exec. with heated seat and grips etc.. 🙄🙄🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

engine braking in the automatic mode is very badly designed I use the manual mode the automatic mode is too severe with the engine braking and uses too much fuel.

Nothing worse than foot pegs. They should be illegal. Had them on my Honda 750 Shadow…