2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSCD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

I HAVE A 2006 VRSCD HARLEY DAVIDSON NIGHT ROD MOTORCYCLE. MY FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS AS OF MONDAY AUGUST 9, 2010. I HAVE HAD SPORADIC READINGS WHERE THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO A NO GAS READING TO A FULL GAS READING TO AN ACTUAL READING TO AN UN ACTUAL READING. THE GAUGE HAS NEVER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY UNTIL YESTERDAY, MORE THAN 5 YEARS AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. I HAVE TRIED TURNING THE BIKE ON AND OFF AND I GET A ZERO GAS READING AND ZERO GAS MOVEMENT FROM THE GAUGE. AGAIN, IT NO LONGER WORKS AND IS STUCK AT THE SAME LEVEL. MANY, MANY V-ROD OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS FAILURE AND SOME HAVE HAD THE GAUGES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (SOME MORE THAN ONCE) AND OTHERS HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER FAILURE DOWN THE ROAD. I AM NOT READY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR TO SUCH A VALUABLE AND CRITICAL COMPONENT TO A MOTORCYCLE. I BELIEVE KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS ACTUALLY RESIDES IN ONE'S MOTORCYCLE OR AUTOMOBILE FOR THAT MATTER, SHOULD BE A RIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE A MASSIVE RECALL FOR ALL OWNERS OF THESE MODELS OF MOTORCYCLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON VRSCD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIM ON THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE TIRES LOSE AIR. THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER HAS ORDERED NEW RIMS AND WILL INSTALL THEM AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 10/23/09 *BF HARLEY DAVIDSON REPLACED THE RIM ON SEPT 16, 2009. UPDATED 10/26/09

I HAVE A 06-VSRCD HARLEY DAVIDSON WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY RIDING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH THE BIKE WOBBLES DANGEROUSLY I HAVE HEARD IT WAS DO TO THE SOLID WHEELS YET THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER ? I NO THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER RIDERS WHO HAVE NOTICED THE SOME FEELING. *NM

UNSTABLE RIDING CONDITIONS WHEN RIDING IN 10 MPH AND HIGHER WINDS. MOTORCYCLE FEELS LIKE ITS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH YOU. I'VE DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE STOCK WHEELS ON MY HARLEY DAVIDSON VROD ARE SOLID WITH SMALL SLOTS. THESE SHOULD NEVER BEEN INSTALLED. THEY OFFER A UP-GRADE THAT IS 10 SPOKE WHICH HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH CROSS WINDS. *NM

THIS AFTERNOON I RODE IN ABOUT 20 MPH WINDS AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT FELT LIKE I WAS RIDING ON ICE OR GLASS. ANY SLIGHT BURST OF WIND PUSHED MY MOTORCYCLE INTO A DANGEROUS LEAN. I FELT IT THE MOST WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH. I'VE RIDDEN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES OF MOTORCYCLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I HAD CONTROL AND EVEN HAD TO PULL OVER A FEW TIMES TO AVOID LOOSING COMPLETE CONTROL. *JB