NHTSA Complaint #10548558 — 2000 VICTORY V92C

MY BIKE NOW WONT HOLD 3RD GEAR (SINCE LAST SUMMER ABOUT 6/2013 )& 4TH SEEMS TO BE DEGRADING RAPIDLY. VICTORY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE OLDER BIKES FOR YEARS & STILL HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUES PROPERLY LEAVING THE CUSTOMER WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS REPAIR BILL ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT STILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF NOT ONLY FAILURE IN HOLDING GEARS BUT ACTUAL WHEEL LOCK UP, OF WHICH COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO ONES HEATH & OTHERS. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AUTO SAFETY RECALLS IN CASE ANY ONE IS INTERESTED. THESE ISSUES ARE NOT ON HIGH MILEAGE BIKES, MY BIKE ONLY HAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES & I'VE READ ISSUES WITH BIKES WHERE THE MOTORS AREN'T EVEN BROKE IN AS WELL. THE ONLY OTHER RECOURSE OFFERED WAS TO STOP RIDING THE BIKE & OR BUY ANOTHER BIKE. THE BIKE HAS NO TRADE IN VALUE DUE TO THE ISSUES JUST MENTIONED. VICTORY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE & FIX THE ISSUES AT HAND & NOT LEAVE OWNERS HIGH & DRY AS THEY SEEM TO HAVE DONE. I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A POSSIBLE UP GRADE KIT (THAT NO LONGER IS IN PRODUCTION) FOR A FEE. I NEVER RECEIVE SUCH A NOTICE & VICTORY AS WELL AS THE DEALERS SEEMS TO JUST SNUB IT OFF AS THE CUSTOMERS PROBLEM & OFFER NOTHING ELSE ON THE ISSUES AT HAND. IT''S OBVIOUS THESE BIKES HAVE A FLAW THAT CAN & WILL BE ULTIMATELY CATASTROPHIC TO THE OWNERS, THEIR PASSENGERS AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS & OTHER VEHICLES. I'M LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE MY BIKE IN TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK & HAVE THE POWER TRAIN & MOTOR REBUILT DO TO DAMAGE FROM A DEGRADING POWER TRAIN THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE MARKET. I'M TOLD IF PARTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE MANUFACTURED & CAN BE FOUND I'M LOOKING CLOSE TO 3,000. IF PARTS NEED MANUFACTURING AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE OF A THOUSAND OR MORE. VICTORY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED TO CUSTOMERS FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR