2003 Honda GL1800 complaints

MOTORCYCLE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF MISHANDLING BY HONDA AND POOR WORKMANSHIP WHILE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. (NAR) *PH PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH FRAME, SEATS, TRUNK, AND RADIO ANTENNA. *CB (FRONT FENDER HAD A SEVERE SCRATCH, RUBBER AROUND BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT MIRROR WAS TORN, HEAT SHIELD ON THE LEFT SIDE SCRATCHED, STORAGE POUCHES UNDER ARM REST WAS DAMAGED, THE SEAT WAS INSTALLED WRONG, A NUT WAS MISSING ON AIR VENT ON THE WINDSHIELD, AND TRUNK ORGANIZERS HAD BROKEN) THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME. *SC *JB

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF FRAMES CRACKING NOT INCLUDED IN EXISTING RECALL. NEW CRACKS ARE NOT A RESULT OF WEAK WELDS BUT ACTUAL FRAMES CRACKING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE BEING OVERLOOKED AS A RESULT OF CURRENT RECALL FOR DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BIKE.*JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (03B350000) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE FIX FOR THE FRAME IS NOT CORRECT. THE MECHANIC WELDED THE FRAME ON ANOTHER PART OF THE MOTOR CYCLE. CREASYS HONDA SHOP 231 EAST CHURCH STREET LEXINGTON TN 38351, SERVICE MANAGER BART (731 968 3348). *NM

MOTORCYCLE FRAME HAD TO WELDED THREE TIMES. *PH IT TOOK THE DEALER EIGHT WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL BECAUSE THE WELDS WOULD NOT HOLD. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER FEELS SAFE RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE BUT DOESN'T WANT TO SELL IT TO A PRIVATE OWNER FOR FEAR OF LEGAL PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPURCHASE THE BAKE FROM HIM. *NM

THE MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE WELDING OF THE FRAME. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN FROM TUCSON, AZ TO PHOENIX FOR WELDING. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL INDICATING THAT WELDING DID NOT HOLD. THE CONSUMER WAS FURIOUS DUE TO GETTING THE RUN AROUND. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED MONEY BACK. *SC

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM GETTING FRAME WELD RECALL PERFORMED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *NM

CONSUMER TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AT THE SAME TIME ASKED TECHNICIAN TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR TIRES. A WEEK LATER, PICKED UP THE MOTORCYCLE, AND WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH FROM THE DEALER TO HOME, VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK. CONSUMER PULLED OF THE ROAD AND FOUND ALL FIVE LUGS NUTS WERE LOOSE. *AK

LTR FM [XXX] (WI) OWNER OF A HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE'S DEFECTIVE FRAME. THE OWNER INSTALLED A TRIKE KIT ON THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH VOIDED THE WARRANTY. *MR *SCC *JB *CB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THE MANUFACTURER WANTED THE BIKE SHIPPED TO THEM FOR REPAIR. THE BIKE HAS BEEN AT THE MANUFACTURER FOR 28 DAYS AND IS NOT CLOSE TO HAVING IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. *PH *NM

RECALL NOTICE ON THE FRAME WELD OF MOTORCYCLE. DEALERSHIP WELDED ONLY ABOUT 45 PERCENT OF THE FRAME INSTEAD OF 100 PERCENT. *LA RECALL#03V350000 *SC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DEALER SOLD HIM THE MOTORCYCLE KNOWING THAT IT HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM AND EVENTUALLY A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FRAME BREAKING.*MR CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HONDA HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERLY REPAIRING THE FRAME. *PH

RECALL REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON VEHICLE DUE TO REPAIR KITS NOT BEING AVAILABLE.*MR AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRAME REPAIR, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THE PARTS HAD NOT ARRIVED BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL DEALERSHIP AND ONLY THREE MOTORCYCLE'S WERE SOLD THERE WHICH INCLUDED THE CONSUMERS BIKE. *CB *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FOR RECALL. THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE'S FRAME NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER 1 YR AWAITING REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FRAME ON THE 2003 HONDA GOLDWING. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL REPAIRS WHEN THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE RECEIVED.*MR

CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL 03V350000 CONCERNING A CRACKED WELD IN THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH SUPPORTED THE REAR SUSPENSION. MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER GO TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM DISASSEMBLE IT AND THEN TAKE IT TO A CONTRACTED WELDER AND HAVE IT REASSEMBLED. CONSUMER INQUIRED IF NHTSA OR HONDA WOULD BE TESTING THE FRAME OR WOULD IT BE SAFE TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE. THE WELDED FRAME COULD BREAK AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK

CONCERNS REGARDING DEFECTIVE FRAME RECALL ON 2002 AND 2003 GOLDWING GL1800. *MR THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE A CHAMPION TRIKE WAS ADDED TO THE REAR WHICH DID NOT AFFECT THE ALUMINUM FRAME. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL 03V350000 CONCERNING FRAME WELDS. DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE NO QUALIFIED MECHANICS IN THAT FACILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY INDICATING THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FRAME WELDING. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE AND TO DISREGARD THE PREVIOUS LETTER. ANOTHER LETTER WAS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING TO DISREGARD THE LAST LETTER, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRAME WELD AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS CAUSING CONFUSION IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THERE WAS A CRACKED WELD IN THE FRAME OF THE BIKE WHICH SUPPORTED THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE MANUFACTURER. SUGGESTED THAT THE OWNER GO TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM TO DISASSEMBLED IT AND THEN TAKE IT TO A CONTRACTED WELDER AND HAVE IT REASSEMBLED. THE OWNER STATED IT COULD TAKE UP TO 60 DAYS AND OWNER DID NOT FEEL SECURE OF THIS TYPE WORK. HE PREFERRED TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED OR GIVEN A NEW BIKE AND NOT A WELDING JOB. OWNER STATED T HE WELDED FRAME COULD BRAKE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL. *JB

HONDA GL 1800 GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE FRAME RECALL: UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTIFICATION, PERSONAL INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE CRACKS ON BOTH ENDS OF CROSS MEMBER INVOLVED IN RECALL. MOTORCYCLE WAS THEN BROUGHT TO A DEALER TO EVALUATE DEFECT. *LA

VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY WELD. THIS WELD CAN CRACK. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A TRI-BIKE. HONDA WHICH NOT COMPLY WITH REPAIRING THE FAULTY WELD. *AK

FRAME CRACKED AT THE WELDS ON MY 2003 GL1800 GOLDWING. HONDA DEALER, & REP. ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT THEY'LL DO. VIN.#[XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE WITH ABS, VIN NUMBER [XXX]. ON 9/6/03 I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO MY DEALER, HINSHAW'S MOTORCYCLE STORE, 1611 WEST VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, WA 98001, FOR SERVICE. ON 9/9/03 I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HINSHAW'S. WHEN I RETURNED HIS CALL ON 9/10/03 I WAS TOLD THAT MY MOTORCYCLE WAS AN AFFECTED UNIT IN A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR A CRACK IN A CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME. I WENT TO THE DEALER ON 9/10/03 AND LOOKED AT THE FRAME AND TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE CRACK. I WAS TOLD BY A MEMBER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT A MEETING WAS HELD WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNING MY MOTORCYCLE. I WAS SHOWN THE "REPAIR" THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE FRAME UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL HAD THERE BEEN NO CRACK BUT THAT NO DETERMINATION HAD YET BEEN MADE AS TO WHAT WOULD BE DONE WITH MY MOTORCYCLE. ON 9/13/03 I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BE SHIPPED TO HONDA'S MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO, THE NEXT MORNING. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT AS FAR AS HE KNEW THE FRAME WOULD EITHER BE REPLACED OR PLACED IN A JIG FOR REWELDING. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF HONDA, AS YET, CONCERNING THIS MATTER NOR HAVE I GIVEN ANY AUTHORIZATION THAT I AM AWARE OF FOR THESE SO-CALLED REPAIRS TO BE MADE. I HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF ANY REPAIRS THAT MAY BE MADE TO THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE AND WONDER WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS MATTER. I'VE HEARD THAT SOME GOLDWING OWNERS RECEIVED NEW REPLACEMENT MO

RECALL 03V350000 HAS NO QUALITY CONTROL OF THE WELDS BEING MADE TO REPAIR THIS LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE DEALERS CAN NOT PRODUCE CERTIFICATION FOR THE WELDERS THEY WILL USE. ALUMINUM IS NOT EASY TO WELD AND YOU MUST KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING. *LA

I OWN A HONDA GL1800 AND I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA AMERICA IN REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE CRACKS IN MY GL1800 FRAME. I CONTACTED MY DEALER (RICK CASE) AND THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO EMPLOY A CUSTOMERS MACHINE SHOP TO WELD MY FRAME AND THAT THEY WILL NEED MY BIKE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS NOT SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO ME BECAUSE I FEEL IF THE WELDS ARE CRACKING IN THE FIRST PLACE THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE METAL OF THE FRAME.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NHTSA FINDINGS OR SUGGESTIONS ARE AND WHO WILL CERTIFY THE WELDER OR THE PROCESS TO WHICH THE REPAIRS ARE MADE? DO I HAVE AN OPTION TO REFUSE REPAIR AND EXPECT REPLACEMENT? *LA

FRAME CRACKED ON EITHER SIDE OF LOWER FRAME. DEALER STATED THEY WILL RESTORE THE FRAME. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT A RESTORED FRAME WILL CRACK AGAIN. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA GL1800 VIN# [XXX] THE FRAME IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WELD ON THE CENTER SECTION NEXT TO THE CENTER STAND, RIGHT SIDE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HONDA MOTOTCYCLE 2003 GL1800 WITH A CRACKED FRAME. VIN NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN A RECENT RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA.

HONDA GL 1800A MOTORCYCLE, FRAME FAILURE IN TWO LOCATIONS AT WELD JOINT. YIELDING MY MOTORCYCLE IN AN UNSATIFACTORY CONDITION AND UNSAFE TO UTILIZE.*AK

FRAME CRACKS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOWER FRAME CROSSOVER MEMBER. *NLM

FRAME CROSSMEMBER AT THE SHOCK/CENTER STAND IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CORSS MEMBER AT THE LOCATION OF THE WELDS. THESE CRACKS ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY AROUND THE WELDED AREA.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *AK

MY 2003 HONDA GOLDWING (GL1800) HAS DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS ON A FRAME CROSSMEMBER BELOW AND BEHIND THE CENTER STAND. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED. WHEN COMING IN TO VISIT HE INFORMED ME THAT HE NEEDED TO CHECK MY FRAME BY DIRECTION OF THE REGIONAL HONDA MOTORCYCLE REP. UPON INSPECTION TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CROSSMEMBER. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MECHANIC REVEALED THAT 16 OTHER BIKES IN THE TEXAS AREA ALSO HAVE EITHER ONE OR TWO CRACKS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS MINE. ACCORDING TO WEB SITES OF GL1800 OWNERS TEXAS IS NOT THE ONLY VICINITY TO EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRACKS ARE ON A MOJORITY OF 2003 GL1800 HONDA MOTORCYCLES. WHEN CONTACTED BY HONDA THEY INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE REQUESTING THAT I RETURN MY MOTORCYCLE TO THEM FOR STUDY. THEY ARE REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH A NEW 2003 IN AN EXACT REPLACEMENT WITH ALL OPTIONS INSTALLED ETC. *AK

THE DRIVE SHAFT BOOT SHREDDED AND CAUSED THE HOSES TO LEAK ANTI FREEZE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

MOTORCYCLE FRAME BREAKS, ALLOWING REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP TO ROADWAY. *AK

DISCOVERED A 1/4 CRACK IN THE WELD OF THE RIGHT UPPER CROSS MEMBER LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. MINE IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL HONDA GOLDWING FRAMES TO CRACK AND/OR FAIL IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I DO BELIEVE THE CONTINUED STRESS CAUSED BY RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE WILL CAUSE THIS CRACK TO ENLARGE AND THE WELD WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. I NO LONGER FEEL MY MOTORCYCLE IS SAFE TO RIDE.*AK

ROUTINE INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN A WELD OF THE MAIN CROSSMEMBER ON THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. FAILURE OF THIS WELD COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.*AK

HONDA GOLDWING 2003 ,REAR SUSPENSION CRACKES/BREAKS,CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL TO TURN

TRUNK WEAR THAT MAY CREATE A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. *AK

AFTER 15 MINUTES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CYCLE OVERHEATED (THE TEMP GAUGE WAS IN THE RED AREA). THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE AND THE COOLING FAN COULD NOT BE HEARD. *NLM

ON MY 2003 HONDA GOLDWING WITH 3445 MILES AS I STARTED AROUND A 20 MPH CURVE IN ATLAS MI THE FRAME SEPARATED, THE PART OF THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE CENTER STAND AND THE REAR SUSPENSION ALLOWING THE BIKE TO DROP ALMOST TO THE PAVEMENT. THE TIRE WAS STOPPED ONLY BY THE PLASTIC INNER FENDER THAT STARTED TO MELT. HONDA'S ONLY EXPLANATION IS THAT THE WELD FAILED. *NLM

BOTH OVERHEATS IN THE RED WHERE AT SLOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT. *MR

ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT DURING SUSTAINED LOW-SPEED OPERATION, SUCH AS SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. TEMPERATURE GUAGE NEEDLE WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE RED MARK, UNLESS THE MOTORCYCLE IS EITHER STOPPED OR SPEEDED UP. EVENTUALLY, COOLANT IS EXPELLED ONTO THE GROUND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE AND ONTO THE TIRE, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK AND ITS OVERFLOW HOSE. TS

HONDA GL1800 GOLDWING. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH ENGINE OVERHEATS AND EXPENDS COOLANT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE CAUSING A SERIOUS LOSS OF TRACTION WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. ADDITIONAL DRIVER DISTRACTIONS ARE CREATED. TS

MOTORCYCLE HAS A TENDENCY TO OVERHEAT WHEN DRIVEN SLOW, IE., IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN GOING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION AREA. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT TAKES AWAY MY CONCENTRATION TO DRIVE, SINCE I HAVE TO KEEP A CONSTANT EYE ON THE TEMP GAUGE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SO FAR, ONCE IN A TRAFFIC JAM, AND THE OTHER IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THERE IS ALSO THE VERY REAL POSSIBILTY OF LOOSING COOLANT IN THIS OVERHEATING SITUATION, AND GETTING IT ON THE REAR TIRE, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LOOSING CONTROI OF THE BIKE. IF I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER DUE TO OVERHEATING, I RUN THE RISK OF ME AND/OR MY PASSENGER TO BE STRUCK BY A PASSING VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.*AK

MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS IF RIDDEN AT SLOW SPEEDS 100% OF THE TIME - COULD CAUSE COOLANT OVERFLOW WHICH WOULD GET ON REAR WHEEL CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HONDA COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE, INCLUDING AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE, BEGINNING WITH THE 2001 MODEL. OVERHEATING HAS BEEN A STUBBORN PROBLEM WITH THE 2001, 2002, AND NOW THE 2003. HONDA DENIES THE PROBLEM AND HAS TOLD US TO CONTINUE USING THE MOTORCYCLE REGARDLESS OF READING OF THE GAUGE. MINE HAS GONE BEYOND THE REDLINE, ON OCCASION. I STOPPED AND CALLED DEALER. DEALER SAYS HONDA SAYS NOT TO WORRY, IGNORE THE GAUGE. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED COOLANT LOSS WHEN THIS OCCURS. SOME HAVE HAD RADIATOR TEMPS MEASURED WITH IR EQUIPMENT DURING THESE CONDITIONS AND FOUND TO BE WELL ABOVE 240 DEG. WHILE NO IMMEDIATE DAMAGE HAS BEEN APPARENT TO ME, I AM CONCERNED OF LONG TERM EFFECT AND UNREVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FURTHER, THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK IS LOCATED UNDER AND BEHIND THE ENGINE, JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. IF COOLANT LEAKS, AS SOME HAVE EXPERIENCED, IT PLACES A SLICK SUBSTANCE ON THE ROAD JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR TIRE LEAVING A HIGH RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS WHO PASS OVER THE SPOT.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS AT LOW SPEEDS, COOLANT SPEWS ONTO ROADWAY AND REAR TIRE SLIPS IN THE COOLANT. MUST PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE, VERY HAZARDOUS. RADIATOR FANS ARE RUNNING AS DESIGNED DURING OVERHEATING SITUATIONS, OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH.*AK

THE DESIGN OF THE HONDA GOLDWING COOLING SYSTEM FAILS MISERABLY IN HEAVY, SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FOUND AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, METRO AREAS, PARADES, ETC. IN MY CASES AS THE ENGINE TEMP ROSE TO THE UPPER LIMITS I WAS HEMMED IN BY TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO PULL OVER TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO COOL. SERIOUS PERSONAL HAZARDS ARE PRESENTED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW: 1) BEING STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLES WHILE SITTING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 2) MANY SIDE ROAD SURFACES NOT SUITABLE FOR PULLING OFF ONTO. 3) MANY ROADS NOT HAVING A SHOULDER. 4) COOLANT VENTED BY BIKE FALLS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL CREATING AN EXTREMELY SLIPPERY SURFACE AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS HARM AND EVEN DEATH TO RIDER AND PASSENGER.*AK