NHTSA Complaint #10233288 — 2007 HONDA VT750

NEW MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED 5/14/07 AT METRO POWER SPORTS, CANTON MI. FROM DELIVERY-ON HAVE COMPLAINED OF NOISE IN MOTOR, PLAY IN CLUTCH AND MOSTLY THE "RIDE" OF THE MACHINE. THE TIRES "SKIP/HOP" AS THE BIKE IS DRIVEN @ 25 MPH AND ABOVE. NUMEROUS TECH'S HAVE DRIVEN THE BIKE AND AGREE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRE - NO CHANGE. NEXT IT WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEIR ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO ADD MULTIPLE WEIGHTS TO THE WHEEL. BEFORE THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE REPAIR, HOWEVER, A REP FROM CORPORATE HONDA CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE MOTORCYCLE AND CLAIMED THE BIKE WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW (2007 MODEL) MOTORCYCLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE DEFECTS. BETWEEN THE CLUTCH AND THE WHEEL HOPS IT FEELS DANGEROUS TO RIDE. I AM AFRAID WHEN THE WHEEL JUMPS THE MOTORCYCLE WILL SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER ME. I AM AN EXPERIENCES RIDER AND HAVE DRIVEN USED BIKES THAT RIDE MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE ATTEMPTS WE HAVE MADE TO GET REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED AND HAVE BEEN UNSATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH A BRAND NEW PRODUCT. PLEASE NOTE: YOUR SELECTIONS UNDER TIRES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE TYPE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THE NUMBERS FROM THE TIRES ARE AS FOLLOWS-- EXEDRA G702 160/80-15 M/C 74S TUBETYPE T0602 DOT ENFI CAD 1207 E4 75R-0000896. *TR