DEFECTIVE FRAME OR UN-SAFE DEDSIGN ON A 2007 CLASSIC RIDLEY MOTORCYCLE. THE FRAME SPLIT CAUSING THE FRONT TRIPLE TREE OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO SEPERATE AND BIKE COLAPSE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS APROXIMATELY 9000 MILES OF USE AND HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. THERE HAS BEEN NO OFF ROAD TRAVEL ALL MILES WERE ON PAVED ROADS. THERE HAS BEEN NO MODIFICATION TO MOTORCYCLE AND ALL MAINTAINENCE HAS BEEN DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AND AT A POINT I FELT THE HANDLEBARS APPEAR TO BE LOOSE. I THOUGHT THAT THEY NEEDED TIGHTENED AT THE TRIPLE TREE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE I FELT UNSAFE. UPON TURNING ONTO A SIDE ROAD WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY BUMPY THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE GAVE WAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED OF APROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CYCLE WITHOUT LAYING IT DOWN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CYCLE WE IDENTIFIED THAT THE FRAME TUBING HAS SPLIT. THE WELD OF THE FRAME REMAINED INTACT BUT THE TUBING METAL ITSELF SPLIT. I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND DID NOT WRECK AT A RATE OF 60 - 70 MILES PER HOURS. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS MY SPOUSE WOULD.
2007 Sportsman 500 X2 Deluxe
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 500 X2 DELUXE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND BACKING OFF OF THE THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT EXERTED EXTREME FORCE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE ACTIVE DECENT CONTROL (ADC), STEERING, AND GEARS FAILED. THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS NORMALLY WORK TOGETHER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S SIX MONTH WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,449 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1.540. UPDATED 04/08/08. *LJ
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
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.