NHTSA Complaint #10503834 — 2013 KAWASAKI NINJA 300

I OWN A BRAND NEW STOCK NINJA 300. ON THE DAY I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 80+ DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD ALLOW MY BIKE TO WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. TOOK THE BIKE OUT AND WENT DOWN THE BLOCK. I WAS PROBABLY IN 2ND GEAR WHEN I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE I PREPARED TO STOP. I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. UPON PULLING IN THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS OFF UNTIL I WENT TO TRY AND PULL OFF AGAIN AND REALIZED MY BIKE WASN'T EVEN RUNNING! THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES AS I TOOK THE BIKE AROUND THE BLOCK TO PUT IT BACK IN THE GARAGE. THE VERY NEXT DAY, JUST TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T CRAZY I DECIDED TO TEST THE BIKE OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME I LET IT WARM UP A GOOD TEN MINUTES AT LEAST THEN DID THE SAME EXACT THING. TOOK IT DOWN THE STREET AND AROUND THE BLOCK. LOW AND BEHOLD, THE FIRST CHANCE I TRY TO SLOW DOWN, I PULL IN THE CLUTCH AND AGAIN THE BIKE SHUTS OFF. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR TECH RODE IT AND IT HAPPENED TO THEM TOO. I CALLED KAWASAKI AND BASICALLY ALL THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IS THE BIKE NEEDS TO WARM UP TO AN OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE. I DISAGREE AND THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT KAWASAKI IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR