Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AS I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES THE MOTORCYCLE FRONT BRAKE LEVER PULSATED AND STARTED TO VIBRATE SO BADLY THAT THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK AND AS I SLOW THE FRONT END DIPPED IN TIME WITH THE BRAKE LEVER PULSATION INDICATIVE OF WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *TR
ON A RECENT TRIP, I SPENT SOME TIME IN NORTH CAROLINA ON HWY 129. A CERTAIN SECTION OF THIS ROAD IS KNOWN FOR IT'S CURVES. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY AND SOME HARD BRAKING, A NOTICEABLE PULSING OF THE BRAKE LEVER DEVELOPED AND OCCURRED ON ALL SUBSEQUENT STOPS. THE EFFECT WAS MOST DISCONCERTING DURING LIGHT BRAKING IN CORNERS (IT SEVERELY ALTERED THE FEEL OF THE MOTORCYCLE DURING CORNERING) BUT ALSO AFFECTED HEAVY STRAIGHT-LINE BRAKING, MAKING THE BIKE SHUDDER. THE PULSING WAS EVIDENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP (1500 MILES). AFTER RETURNING HOME, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER. AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND THE PULSING VANISHED. THE DEALER RELATED TO ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE HAD ADMITTED THAT THE ROTORS WERE UNDERSIZED FOR THE BIKE. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS IS TRUE; THE SAME ROTORS ARE USED ON A MUCH LIGHTER VERSION OF THIS BIKE. THE REPLACED ROTORS ARE IN MY POSSESSION. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.