2003 Honda Honda Motorcycle

INCURABLE (UNABLE TO FIX) EXHAUST SMELL FROM NEW MOTORCYCLE! IN RIGHT CONDITIONS THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A HEADACHE AND STOMACH ILLNESS. I OWN A 2003 HONDA CB900F3 ALSO KNOW AS A MODEL 919. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM SELLING MY MOTORCYCLE AND PURCHASING ANOTHER AS A PERMANENT CURE TO THIS ISSUE.*AK

2001 HONDA SHADOW SABRE 1100CC MOTORCYCLE... STARTER SWITCH BURNS OUT WHEN LIGHTS ARE WIRED. PUSHED SALE OF LIGHTS( FOG AND POSITION LIGHTS) FROM DEALERS , OWNERS NOT TOLD OF LOW AMPRAGE RATE ON STARTER SWITCHES! LOW AMP RATED SWITCHES ARE USED IN THESE MOTORCYCLES. LEADS TO START FAILURE, EXPENSIVE TOWING,AND HIGH MAITENANCE COST. FIRE. LOSS OF CONTROL, AND HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE! HEADLIGHTS ARE WIRED THRU STARTER SWITCH!???*AK

THE MOTORCYCLE AND MANY OF THE SAME MODELS HAVE A HEAT ISSUE. THE BIKE DOES NOT OVER HEAT, BUT IT OVER HEATS THE DRIVER. IN 85 DEGREE WEATHER, THE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE VENTS IS UNBEARABE. IT HEATS THE DRIVER FROM THE SHINS TO THE CROTCH. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I EXPECTD TO PULL DOWN MY PANTS AND HAVE BURNS ON MY LEGS AND CROTCH AREA. I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY DEALER AND THEY AGREE WITH ME, THEY CALLED HONDA AND HONDA SAYS THEY ARE NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT IT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE MAJOR MOTOCYCLE MAGAZINES,A ND IS ALL OVER THE ST1300 WEBSITES, SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE SITES HAVE SOLD THEIR MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE OF IT...I LOVE THE BIKE, OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM...AT MY DELAER,THEY PUT A LAZER HEAT GUN ON IT SITTING AT IDLE. THE TANK WAS 110 DEGREES, HOT ENOUGHT YOU COULD NOT HOLD YOUR HAND ON IT. THE HEAT COMING OUT OF THE VENTS OF THE ENGINE RIGHT IN THE LEG AREA OF THE RIDER WAS 147 DEGREES, GOING UP T 187 DEGREES WHEN THE FAN KICKED ON....THIS IS ALOT OF HEAT TO BE BLOWIG RIGHT ON YOUR LEGS AND CROTCH.....HONDA DID PUT RETRO FIT HEAT SHIELDS ON THE BIKES WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT, BUT THERE IS STILL A HEATPROBLEM....

ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE ALMOST CAUSING NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A CONSTANT SPEED AND THROTTLE POSITION, THE BIKE WILL LOSE POWER (AS IF THE GAS WAS SHUTOFF). OPENING THE THROTTLE WILL PRODUCE MORE POWER, CAUSING THE BIKE TO SURGE FORWARD. AFTER DECELERATION IN GEAR USING COMPRESSION BRAKING THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, WITH THE INITIAL TURNING OF THE THROTTLE, FOR ACCELERATION. TURNING THE THROTTLE OPEN FURTHER RESULTS IN A BURST OF POWER NOT PROPORTIONAL TO THE TWIST OF THE THROTTLE. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY FROM A STOP, THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS WEAK UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPMS. AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPMS THE BIKE POWER WILL INCREASE AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS OPENED A LOT MORE. WHILE RIDING AT A LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH) THE BIKE WILL BUCK (NOT LUG) IN 2ND GEAR. GOING DOWN TO 1ST GEAR CAUSES THE BIKE TO ACCELERATE THE DECELERATE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET AROUND THIS IS TO LUG THE BIKE IN 3RD GEAR. *NLM