2003 Honda VTX1300

I HAVE OVER 17,000 MILES MY 2003 HONDA VTX 1300S. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WHAT SEEMED TO BE NORMAL WEAR PATTERNS. HE FRONT TIRE WEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE WEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TIRE. THIS HAS CAUSED LESS THAN IDEAL RIDING SITUATIONS AND HANDLING DUE TO HALF OF THE TIRE BEING WORN DOWN AND THE OTHER HALF HAVING PLENTY OF TREAD REMAINING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO MY DEALER/REPAIR FACILITY WHILE ORDERING MY LAST TWO FRONT TIRES. I WAS TOLD, "HONDA SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ROADS AND NOT THE MOTORCYCLE". MY DEALER/REPAIR FACILITY REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS TO THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY MOTORCYCLE.*AK

THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY HONDA VTX 1300 HAS A MAJOR WOBBLE WHEN I RUN 40 TO 50 MPH. A WHILE BACK (6 OR 7 MONTHS AGO) I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE BIKE WAS NOT MADE TO RIDE WITH NO HANDS. END OF STORY. THE REASON WHY I WAITED SO LONG IS UNTIL NOW I DID NOT KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. RECENTLY I WAS READING ON A WEB SITE JUST FOR HONDA VTX CRUISERS THAT I WAS NOT ALONE BY A LONG SHOT WITH THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WERE TO GO SO I AM LOOKING TO FOR AN ANSWER FROM YOU INSTEAD OF THE ONE THE DEALER GAVE ME. PS. THE DATE I GAVE BELOW WAS ONLY TO PROCEED. I DON'T KNOW THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE WOBBLE. *JB

1. WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THAT THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS INACCURATE BY APPROX. 10%. 2. CONSTANT TRAVEL (ESP HIGHWAYS) AT SPEEDS UNSAFE FOR FLOW OF TRAFFIC HAS RESULTED IN CAR AND TRUCK DRIVERS TO TAILGATE, GET UPSET AND CUT ME OFF (SHIFTING LANES BACK AND FORTH), AND FLASHING LIGHTS AT ME FROM BEHIND (VERY UPSETTING AT NIGHT). EVERYONE KNOW THERE ARE ADDED RISKS WHEN DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE AND THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNNECESSARILY ADDS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. 3. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HONDA, BOTH DEALERSHIP AND NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE SAY ALL VEHICLES HAVE INACCURACIES AND WHILE THEY ADMIT THE ISSUE, SUGGEST DRIVING A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW. AS A RESULT, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *JB

EXCESSIVE FRONT END WOBBLE. AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH, THE FRONT END WOBBLES EXCESSIVELY, MANY HONDA VTX RIDERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS. HOWEVER, ITS ALWAYS THE SAME ANSWERS, "NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS, OR HONDA RECOMMENDS THAT YOU NOT LET GO OF THE HANDLE BARS. I REPLACE MY TIRE AT 8500 MILES AND HAD THE RIMS CHECKED. STILL SAME PROBLEM... CHECK OUR WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.VTXOA.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=16810&HIGHLIGHT=WOBBLE. *AK