2006 Kawasaki VN900D6F

PROBLEM: BAD DESIGN OF STATOR (CHARGING UNIT OF A MOTORCYCLE) FOR KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 (YEARS 2006 TO PRESENT, INCLUDING CUSTOM AND LT MODELS) CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR, WILL SHORT OUT ENGINE, COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET REPORT HIGH FREQUENCY OF THIS KIND OF REPAIR, FOR VEHICLES LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. FOR ME, I HAVE DRIVEN MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY A YEAR (BOUGHT USED AT 600 MILES, NOW IT HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT) AND IT NOW NEEDS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE; BUT SURE COULD HAVE! *TR

STEERING FORKS ON 2006 KAWASAKI VN900 ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. INLINE STABILITY AFFECTED IF HANDLEBARS TURNED TO STRAIGHTEN FORKS. STABILITY IN TURNS COMPROMISED DUE TO MISALIGNED FORKS/HANDLEBARS. TIRE WEAR ON FIRST SET OF TIRES SUPPORTS STATEMENT. TIRE WEAR ON NEW TIRES WAS EVIDENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALL. BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN "DROPPED", NOR HAS EVER SUFFERED ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO COLLISION OR ROAD HAZARD. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN DENIED BY KAWASAKI. KAWASAKI DENIES PROBLEM EXISTS. KAWASAKI BLAMES DEALER BUT HAS FAILED TO OFFER TECHNICAL SUPPORT. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED ON INTERNET FORUMS OF SAME CONCERN, KAWASAKI DENIES OTHER OWNERS HAVE RAISED THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 VULCAN CLASSIC LT MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THE THROTTLE STICKING WHEN I START DOWNSHIFTING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED TWO NEAR MISSES FOR ME. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2007. I WAS APPROACHING A ROUND ABOUT I WAS DOWN SHIFTING TO SLOW DOWN AND THE THROTTLE STUCK WHICH FORCED ME TO BREAK HARD AND IT MADE ME FISHTAIL AND VERY MISS THE MOTORCYCLE IN FROM OF ME. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED APRIL 26, 2008. I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO MAKE A TURN, MY LIGHT WAS GREEN SO STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR TO SECOND TO MAKE MY TURN, THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS IN THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE CAR COMING AT ME SEEN ME AND SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD GET MY BIKE IN CONTROL. AFTER THAT HAPPEN I NOTICED MY THROTTLE STICKING 4 TIMES AFTER THAT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2006 KAWASAKI 900 LT CLASSIC IS 10 MPH OFF. CONTACTED KAWASAKI AND THEY SAID ALL BIG BORE MOTORCYCLES ARE OFF. I CHECKED MY MOTORCYCLE WITH RADAR AND MY OWN CAR AND IT WAS 9-10 MPH TO FAST. I ALSO CHECKED OTHER MOTORCYCLES IN THE SAME CLASS AS MINE AND FOUND THEM TO BE FAST. THIS CAN LEAD TO CITATIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. *JB

WHILE RIDING MY 2006 KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 IN THIRD GEAR, BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THE THROTTLE HAS A TENDENCY TO STICK AND MAINTAIN THAT SPEED EVEN WHEN I ROLLED V OFF THE THROTTLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE THROTTLE HAS DISENGAGED WHEN I BRAKE HARD ENOUGH, ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, OR REV THE THROTTLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AT LEAST 40-50 TIMES IN THE MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THIS MOTORCYCLE IS FAVORED BY MANY NEW RIDERS. MY KAWASAKI DEALER CLAIMED TO CONTACT KAWASAKI ABOUT THE ISSUE AND RECEIVED NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE CONTACTED KAWASAKI ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS DIRECTED TO MY DEALER WITH NO APPARENT CARE REGARDING THE SERIOUS PROBLEM.*AK

I EXPERIENCED THE 900 THROTTLE STICK PROBLEM OM MY KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 MOTORCYCLE. I WAS CRUISING ON A SIDE ROAD ABOUT 40 MPH IN 3RD GEAR. I ROLLED THE THROTTLE OFF TO SLOW DOWN, AND IT JUST KEPT GOING. I PULLED THE CLUTCH AND REVED IT A FEW TIMES AND IT WENT AWAY. IT HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES ALL WITHIN A SPAN OF 4-5 MINUTES. I DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER GEAR. MANY PEOPLE WERE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM ON THE KAWASAKI FORUM AT TTP://WWW.KAWASAKIMOTORCYCLE.ORG/FORUM/ THE THROTTLE STICK PROBLEM ALWAYS APPEARED TO HAPPEN AROUND 35-40 MPH IN 3RD GEAR. ONE PERSON SEEMED TO HAVE IT FIXED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ECU. *AK