2013 Victory Cross Country

I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY LEANED INTO THE CURVE RUNNING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO SKID AROUND AND WHEN IT CAUGHT TRACTION IT FLIPPED THE BIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WAY I WAS LEANING LAUNCHING ME INTO THE ROAD. I WAS APPLYING THROTTLE GENTLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE RPM'S WERE AROUND 3000 AT THE TIME. AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AT THE TIME. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN BUT THE BIKE MADE A SCRUBBING SOUND IF I MOVED IT. IT WAS THEN TRAILERED TO THE DEALER AFTER THAT. I HAD THE MOTORCYCLE IN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE FOR THE ENGINE POPPING AND STALLING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO VICTORY AND SO HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THEY RESPONDED WITH IT BEING RIDER ERROR. POLARIS, THE PARENT COMPANY OF VICTORY IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO A PROBLEM THAT LEFT UNCHECKED WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL FIND YOU A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE SUCH POST ON THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.THEVOG.NET/THREADS/ENGINE-POPPED-AND-DIED.28491/ SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

AS I WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-RIDE CHECK, I TURNED THE ENGINE ON, AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, IT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THIS REPEATED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES, AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER ANOTHER COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS, EVEN THE LIGHTS AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF WITH NO RESPONSE. THE BIKE HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE VICTORY DEALER, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER SOLENOID HAD MELTED, AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BLOWN OUT. IT'S FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT HOME DURING A PRE-RIDE CHECK, AS IT WOULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS CONCERN IF I WERE RIDING THE BIKE. THIS BIKE ONLY HAS ABOUT 3500 MILES ON IT, SO THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY LEANED INTO THE CURVE RUNNING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO SKID AROUND AND WHEN IT CAUGHT TRACTION IT FLIPPED THE BIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WAY I WAS LEANING LAUNCHING ME INTO THE ROAD. I WAS APPLYING THROTTLE GENTLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE RPM'S WERE AROUND 3000 AT THE TIME. AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AT THE TIME. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN BUT THE BIKE MADE A SCRUBBING SOUND IF I MOVED IT. IT WAS THEN TRAILERED TO THE DEALER AFTER THAT. I HAD THE MOTORCYCLE IN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE FOR THE ENGINE POPPING AND STALLING. *TR

HTTP://WWW.THEVOG.NET/THREADS/ENGINE-POPPED-AND-DIED.28491/ ATTACHED IS LINK TO A FORUM OF VICTORY MOTORCYCLE OWNERS WHO DESCRIBE SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THEIR ENGINES HAVE QUIT AND LOCK UP CAUSING THE RIDER TO BE EJECTED. I HAVE A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY TOUR AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. POLARIS WHO MAKE THE VICTORY MOTORCYCLES SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER TO FALL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE REAR TIRE SEIZED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE BIKE UP. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE BIKE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR TIRE HAD SEIZED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE BIKE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185. UPDATED 11/29/13*LJ