Faults:

Started missing recently. Oil darkens quickly.

General Comments:

Throttle lags a bit. Shaft drive makes the ride a bit "jerky". Handles great. Overall response is good and quickness is surprising. Top speed is a bit lacking... but that's probably just me needing a bigger bike. Great looking bike and the price was right. Oh ya... it's way too quiet.

Faults:

The price was fair, and I wanted a touring style bike and couldn't afford a bigger bike, so I went with this one, so that the wife and I could take some road trips now that the kids are older.

Unfortunately it does vibrate a lot, so my hands are always numb. The rear seat is narrow and not padded well, so any passenger will be unhappy pretty quick.

Not a great bike for long trips, but it's OK for local riding.

Plenty of power and handles well.

Faults:

I have had no major problems with my M50.

General Comments:

I ride 110 miles round trip five days a week for school. I have put 12,000 miles on my M50 in 6 months, and haven't had to do anything to the bike but the services and oil changes.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I bought this motorcycle used with 8300 kms on the clock, and immediately rode it home 150 kms in the rain. It handled superbly. For a returning rider, I couldn't have picked a better bike.

Handling is a dream, even with a passenger. A little stiff with 1 up, but 2 up is good. I will adjust the rear shock to suit. It won't be long before I'll be scraping the pegs. It leans effortlessly, better than a cruiser should.

Braking could be improved, twin discs up front and rear disc would be better.

Looks - fantastic, that why I picked this bike over the more common and cheaper C50. I love the black wheels.

Seat - got a little numb after an hour and a half, but crikey, I haven't regularly ridden for nearly 20 years, so I think it's more a fault with my rear than the bike seat. Even my wife commented that the pillion seat is more comfortable than it looks.

Stickers - look ugly, easily removed with wife's hairdrier and a little turps.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong, but I've only had it for about a month, so haven't really had time to have issues.

General Comments:

I love my M50 Limited. It is my first bike and I can't imagine riding anything else. Could be a little more powerful when riding with a passenger, but some performance updates should fix that right up. Look forward to riding it everyday.

Faults:

I have had no problems.

General Comments:

The Boulevard M50 looks good and drives good

Faults:

Creeping corrosion on the handlebar risers and clamps, but that's all.

General Comments:

I have owned: Honda 550, Yamaha 850, Suzuki GS1000S, Moto Guzzi 1000, Honda XR600, Honda XR250 AND Laverda 1200.

After my last accident I swore to stay off bikes, but my blood is red so I bought the M50 thinking it would be an underpowered, calm and collected cruiser. Hmmm, for a bike that weighs 247kgs, it is no slouch.

OK, stock it can be a little boring. Since I eyed those skinny headers with suspicion, I threw the whole exhaust away and replaced with bigger bore straight thru pipes, much like the Vance and Hines Straight Shots.

Result was an increase in top speed from 174km/h to 200km/h, snappier acceleration and a free revving engine. I also opened up the airbox and now have a small power band, which is fun.

As a commuter it is great fun, as a tourer it is very capable. Need to replace the rear foot pegs as my wife complains of numb feet after a while. But other than that, a surprisingly comfortable ride, especially on my back which often ached when riding my other bikes.

A little too plasticky, but, hey, it goes very well, is reliable, reasonable on fuel and easy to maintain. Oh yes, handles very well, considering it's a cruiser. Overall, I would never get rid of this machine. I want another bike for the sheer fun of it, but this one stays as well.