2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 VICTORY V92SC FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD IT (THAT IS 2.5 YEARS). THE BIKE ONLY HAS 9000 MILES ON IT AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT WILL "POP" OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE GONE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO UNTIL THERE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM LATTER SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. HE SAID AN INTERNAL PART WAS NOTORIOUS FOR GETTING LOOSE AND CAUSING DAMAGE. INSTEAD OF TIGHTINGING IT HE RECOMENDED THAT I RIDE WITH IT LIKE THAT UNTIL IT FAILS AND THE THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANNY UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE NEW TRANNY STYLE PARTS. I SAID NO AND HAD THEM TIGHTEN IT. I WISH I WOULD HAVE LISTENED AND HAD THE NEW PARTS. *AK

MY BOYFRIEND WAS RIDING MY VICTORY 2000SC AND EXPERIENCED A FAILURE FROM 4TH GEAR INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL TEMPORARILY AND THEN POPPING BACK INTO THIRD ON ITS OWN. HE WAS IN A CORNERING POSITION AT THE TIME AND IF WEREN'T FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HE WOULD HAVE WRECKED. IF I HAD BEEN RIDING IT AT THE TIME, DUE TO MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE COMPARED TO HIS, I WOULD HAVE INEVITABLY WRECKED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS RECALLING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THE 99, 00, AND 01 VICTORY'S ALL HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE TRANNY DUE TO A FACTORY ENGINEERING DEFECT.......AND VICTORY (POLARIS) NEEDS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE ON A RECALL. *JB

I OWN A 2000 VICTORY V92SC MOTORCYCLE. THE TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE BIKE HAS DOWN SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 2ND ON 2 RECENT OCCASIONS. THE SCARE INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY LAST WEEK. AS I ACCELERATED IN 3RD GEAR, I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE BIKE SUDDENLY DROPPED BACK INTO SECOND. I HAD TO GRAB THE CLUTCH AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY A SEMI. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE BIKE OUT OF SECOND AND READY TO ROLL AGAIN. HAVE HAD ENOUGH CONCERN WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT MY WIFE KNOW TO SEQUESTER THE BIKE IF I AM EVER INJURED OR KILLED IN A CRASH. I HAVE A FRIEND IN OHIO THAT IS A MECHANIC AND HE WILL DETERMINE WHAT WENT WRONG FOR OUR ATTORNEY. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THESE ADMITTEDLY FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ARE RECALLED? I HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS BIKE AND POLARIS KNOWS THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE THE RETRO-FIT REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE, BUT REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE? WHY WON'T MY GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG AGENCY STEP IN AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE?*AK

AT LEAST ONCE IN EVERY 17MILE COMMUTE A FALSE NEUTRAL IS FOUND IN CHANGING GEARS. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL GIVE AN AUDIBLE CLICK, BUT THEN NO GEAR WILL HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ENGAGED (OR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR) WHEN THE CLUTCH LEVER IS RELEASED.*AK DANGER LIES THAT TRANSMISSION MAY NOT OPERATE WHILE IN A TURN OR ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC WHICH COULD RESULT IN CRASH AND INJURY. ATTEMPTS TO HAVE PROBLEM REPAIRED RESULTED IN, "NO PROBLEM FOUND, HOWEVER THE COMPLAINT IS NOTED WITH THE FACTORY." NOW WHEN THE BIKE IS IN GEAR AND SLIGHT DOWNWARD PRESSURE IS PLACED ON SHIFTER PEDAL - A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD.

I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF FALSE NUETRALS, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 4TH TO 3RD, 3RD TO 2ND. WHICH HAS CAUSED A LOT OF CLOSE CALLS IN TRAFFIC, THAT HAS MADE ME TO QUIT RIDING UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED, AS I NORMALLY RIDE TWO UP, I HAVE MORE THAN MY OWN HEALTH TO CONSIDER. MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL ON THESE OLDER BIKES, AND IN MY OPINION, IS VERY DANGEROUS. DATE IS NOT EXACT, AS THERE WERE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*AK

DRIVING ON A ON RAMP ACCELERATING TO CATCH UP WITH TRAFFIC AND SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND IT POPPED OUT OF 3RD TO A FALSE NEUTRAL WHEN MERGING ON A CAR CAME FROM BEHIND QUICKLY DUE TO MY SUDDEN DECELERATION... BROUGHT IT T VICTORY DEALER THEY WENT TO POLARIS HEAD OFFICE AND THEY DECIDED BY LOOKING AT MY ENGINE AND BACK TIRE AND MY BACK BRAKE PADS IT WAS ABUSE...I HAD THEM PULL IT APART DUE TO THEM TELLING ME IF YOU WANT THEM TO COVER IT THE DEALER WILL HAVE TO PULL IT APART .. I PAID 450 DOLLARS AND AFTER THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT I BROUGHT IT BACK TO MY HOUSE AND REPLACED THE PARTS THEY SAID WERE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO WHAT WAS EVIDENT TO ME. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A THOUSAND MILES AND KNOW ONCE AGAIN IT IS STARTING TO GET A FALSE NEUTRAL...I CAN NOT TRUST THIS MOTORCYCLE INCIDENT DATE IS A ESTIMATE OF THE DAY NOT EXACTLY SINCE I DON'T REMEMBER. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE WITH A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. IT OFTEN SLPS OUT OF GEAR OR INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING. THIS IS MERELY FRUSTRATING WHEN OUT ON COUNTRY ROADS, BUT NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN TRAFFIC. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ME OR MY SPOUSE TO BE INJURED. MOTORCYCLES ARE SUPPOSED TO SHIFT WHEN WHEN CALLED UPON NOT LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN PTENTIALLY LIFETHREATENING SITUATIONS TRYING TO FIND A GEAR TO GET YOU OUT OF HARMS WAY. VICTORY IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS PROVIDED REPLACEMENT PARTS TO MANY AFFECTED OWNERS, WHILE MAKING THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE PAY FOR LABOR. THEIR DECISION TO PONY UP IS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, BUT THESE VEHICLES ARE RENOWNED FOR THIS ISSUE. WHY AREN'T THEY BEING FORCED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? *AK