NHTSA Complaint #10200352 — 2006 KAWASAKI VN900B6F

THE THROTTLE ON MY 2006 KAWASAKI 900 MOTORCYCLE WILL PERIODICALLY STICK WHILE IN THIRD GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS OCCURRED TO ME FOUR TIMES IN A TWO HOUR PERIOD ON 8/19/2007. THIS IS VERY TYPICAL AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE IS A VERY DISCONCERTING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EVENT, PARTICULARLY ON ROAD CURVES OR IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREAS. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THE MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS THE MOTORCYCLE COMMUNITY. (FOR EXAMPLE, NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT OCCUR ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.KAWASAKIMOTORCYCLE.ORG/FORUM/KAWASAKI-CRUISERS/41931-900-THROTTLE-STUCK-TODAY.HTML). TO DATE, HOWEVER, KAWASAKI HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERS WILL NOT TAKE ACTION BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. FURTHER, MY PARTICULAR BIKE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR