2002 HONDA GL1800 Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-37 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BUSHINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN REDUCING SPEED BETWEEN 55 AND 20 MPH. INDUCED ALSO BY THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT DECREASES SPEED. NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTED. MUCH WORSE ON ROUGH SURFACES. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR UNDER WARRENTY BECAUSE FACTORY WILL NOT PAY AS A AUTHORIZED FIX ???? *NM

I BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH 1530 MILES ON IT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING FROM THE BEGINNING. IT CONTINUES AND I FEEL IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MOTORCYCLE FRONT FORKS WOBBLE WHEN LESS THAN A FIRM GRIP IS HELD ON THE HANDLE BARS. THE WOBBLE BEGINS SMALL, AND LEFT UNCHECKED INCREASES IN INTENSITY TO WHERE WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BECOME UNSTABLE AND CRASH. *JB

CONSUMER PUT 7 SETS OF TIRES ON HIS MOTORCYCLE TO ELIMINATE THE SHAKE/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING BUT TO NO AVAIL. *PH NEW BEARINGS IN THE HEAD SHAFT AT 34,000 MILES. SHAKING AND SHIMMYING OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING MOTORCYCLE. *LA