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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
2,900 miles · Aug 3, 2012
Electrical SystemFire
AS I TRIED TO START MY MOTORCYCLE I SAW SPARKS COMING OUT OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE BIKE STARTED AND SHUT OFF. AS IT SHUT OFF THE CONNECTOR BROKE LOOSE AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. BEFORE I REPLACED IT THE BATTERY WAS STARTING TO MELT. ONCE I REPLACED THE CONNECTOR THE BIKES ODOMETER SHOWED THAT THE BIKE HAS 1450 MILES. T…
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AS I TRIED TO START MY MOTORCYCLE I SAW SPARKS COMING OUT OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE BIKE STARTED AND SHUT OFF. AS IT SHUT OFF THE CONNECTOR BROKE LOOSE AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. BEFORE I REPLACED IT THE BATTERY WAS STARTING TO MELT. ONCE I REPLACED THE CONNECTOR THE BIKES ODOMETER SHOWED THAT THE BIKE HAS 1450 MILES. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE OF THE BIKE WAS 2900 MILES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10469071
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