NHTSA Complaint #10283095 — 2005 HONDA CB900F

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA 919 (CB900F5) MOTORCYCLE. THE HIGH-MOUNTED (COMPLETELY STOCK) EXHAUST SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE POORLY DESIGNED, GIVEN THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST IS PULLED BACK INTO THE RIDERS CLOTHING AND HELMET, ESPECIALLY AT MODERATE (CITY) SPEEDS. MY CLOTHING ACTUALLY SMELLS OF EXHAUST (VERY STRONGLY) AFTER A SHORT RIDE. THE SITUATION FOR THE PASSENGER IS MUCH WORSE, TO THE POINT THAT SICKNESS (HEADACHE AND BURNING EYES) DEVELOPS QUITE QUICKLY. MY HONDA 919 HAS ABSOLUTELY NO EXHAUST LEAKS, AND IS IN PERFECT TUNE. I SEARCHED THE WEB (USING THE SEARCH STRING "HONDA 919 EXHAUST SMELL"), AND LEARNED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SOME RESORTING TO ADAPTING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (LOW-MOUNTED) EXHAUST SYSTEM TO THE MOTORCYCLE. GIVEN THE DANGER INVOLVED, IN MY VIEW, HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE VIA A RECALL THAT INVOLVES CHANGES TO THE EXHAUST. (FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, HONDA HAS REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY CONSUMERS.) *TR