2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KAWASAKI NINJA MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114. *TR

AFTER WARMING UP THE MOTORCYCLE PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, I PROCEEDED TO RIDE. UPON COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, I DECELERATED, PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AND AFTER THREE TRIES GOT IT STARTED. THE NEXT STOP SIGN WAS 50 YARDS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED (THE BIKE STALLED). THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED AT ANOTHER STOP SIGN FOR A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES THAT MORNING. TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77 DEGREES. IN THE AFTERNOON, THE EXACT SAME SEQUENCE WAS REPEATED. TEMPERATURE WAS 88 DEGREES. THIS ENGINE STALLING BEHAVIOR HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER DAYS. *TR

HELLO, THE KAWASAKI NINJA 300 ABS BIKE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN HOLDING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE BIKE LOOSES POWER, I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY DUE TO THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE MANY KAWASAKI BIKE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. PLEASE ACT ON THIS SINCE THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

I GOT A BRAND NEW KAWASAKI NINJA 300, BUT HAVE ISSUES WITH IT STALLING. I ALLOW IT TO WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE RIDING, AS INSTRUCTED BY KAWASAKI, THIS DOES NOT HELP. EVERY MORNING I COME TO A STOP RIGHT AFTER I START MY RIDE TO WORK, WHEN I PULL IN THE CLUTCH THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY AND PERSISTS UNTIL GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING A FEW MILES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY WARMS UP. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEIR TECH RODE IT AND IT HAPPENED TO THEM TOO. I CALLED KAWASAKI AND BASICALLY ALL THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IS THE BIKE NEEDS TO WARM UP TO AN OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE. I DISAGREE AND THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT KAWASAKI IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THEY ARE CALLING IT 'NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS'. *TR

THE MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND CREATES A DANGEROUS OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME WHEN POWER IS SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY LOST. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED, THE ENGINE WILL STALL. KAWASAKI AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN VERY UNHELPFUL AND ARE PUTTING THE OWNERS OF THESE MOTORCYCLES AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THESE BIKES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, APPARENTLY IT IS QUITE WIDESPREAD. THIS ISSUE HAS EXISTED SINCE MY FIRST DRIVE IN THE DEALER PARKING AND STILL CONTINUES. EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.KAWASAKININJA300.COM/FORUM/11-NINJA-300-ISSUES-TROUBLESHOOTING/928-NINJA-300-STALL.HTML PLEASE PUT THE ONUS ON KAWASAKI TO PROTECT THE WELL BEING OF THEIR RIDERS AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A BRAND NEW STOCK NINJA 300. ON THE DAY I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 80+ DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD ALLOW MY BIKE TO WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. TOOK THE BIKE OUT AND WENT DOWN THE BLOCK. I WAS PROBABLY IN 2ND GEAR WHEN I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE I PREPARED TO STOP. I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. UPON PULLING IN THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS OFF UNTIL I WENT TO TRY AND PULL OFF AGAIN AND REALIZED MY BIKE WASN'T EVEN RUNNING! THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES AS I TOOK THE BIKE AROUND THE BLOCK TO PUT IT BACK IN THE GARAGE. THE VERY NEXT DAY, JUST TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T CRAZY I DECIDED TO TEST THE BIKE OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME I LET IT WARM UP A GOOD TEN MINUTES AT LEAST THEN DID THE SAME EXACT THING. TOOK IT DOWN THE STREET AND AROUND THE BLOCK. LOW AND BEHOLD, THE FIRST CHANCE I TRY TO SLOW DOWN, I PULL IN THE CLUTCH AND AGAIN THE BIKE SHUTS OFF. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR TECH RODE IT AND IT HAPPENED TO THEM TOO. I CALLED KAWASAKI AND BASICALLY ALL THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IS THE BIKE NEEDS TO WARM UP TO AN OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE. I DISAGREE AND THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT KAWASAKI IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR