2002 HONDA VT750CD Wheelsrim Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Wheelsrim Issues in the 2002 HONDA VT750CD
1 wheelsrim complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 HONDA VT750CD. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Wheelsrim Complaints
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE RIMS ON HONDAS SHADOW SPIRIT 750 MOTORCYCLES! AFTER 500 MILES I NOTICED THAT MY MOTORCYCLE "BOUNCED" HORRIBLY FROM 20-60MPH. WHEN I BROUGHT MY BIKE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WHEELS BALANCED, WE NOTICED THERE WERE ALREADY 6 LEAD WEIGHTS ON THE REAR WHEEL RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY SINCE IT WAS NEW! MY BIKE CONTINUED TO BOUNCE! THIS BOUNCING CAUSED ME TO CRASH MY MOTORCYCLE ON NOV 20, 2001. I WAS TURNING LEFT, GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR END. THE REAR TIRE SLID OUT FROM UNDER ME AND THE BIKE CRASHED AND SLID ON ITS LEFT SIDE. MY LEFT HAND AND LEFT LEG WERE INJURED. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD MY BIKE REPAIRED. AT APROX 6000 MILES I PURCHASED A NEW REAR TIRE AND HAD IT PROFESSIONALY BALANCED AT CHAPARRAL MOTORSPORTS IN SAN BERNARDINO, CA (A LARGE,...