NHTSA Complaint #10747720 — 2015 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XG750

AT ABOUT 70 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF GAS, MY XG750, WHEN STOPPING AND GOING IT FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD NO POWER AND THEN SURGED. THIS HAPPENED EVERYTIME I STOPPED AND WOULD GO. THE FUEL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF BUT WOULD GO OUT ONCE IT STOPPED SURGING. I STOPPED AND FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. ONCE FULL THE SURGING STOPPED. AFTER THAT I WAS AFRAID TO RIDE OVER 50 MILES WITHOUT GETTING MORE GAS. THIS PAST SUNDAY I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT OCCURED AGAIN. I WAS JUST AT 60 MILES AND WAS GOING TO GET GAS. THIS TIME IT SURGE WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE SURGE CAUSED THE BIKE TO JUMP AND I STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL. I GOT THE BIKE STOPPED BUT BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE BIKE IT FELL ON ITS LEFT SIDE AND I WENT DOWN ON MY KNEE. THE BIKE SUFFERED WHAT APPEARES TO BE MINOR DAMAGE. BENT CLUTCH, SCUFFED HANDLE AND FOOT PEG. THE GEAR SELECTOR ALSO BENT AND NOW WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS DEFINATELY A FUEL DELIVERY RELATED PROBLEM BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC OR EVEN GOING AT SPEED. NOW I HAVE A DAMAGED BIKE AND WHAT I FEEL IS NOT A SAFE BIKE TO RIDE.