2004 HONDA VTX1300 Suspension Problems

THERE IS A SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHEN DECELERATING FROM 50+ MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES TO THE POINT THAT CONTROL IS ALMOST LOST. IT IS ALSO CAUSING THE TIRE ON THE FRONT TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND AT A VERY FAST RATE. THE BIKE HAS LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT AS OF MARCH OF 2018.

REMOVED THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED. NOTICED THE FINAL DRIVE FLANGE BEARINGS SEAL TOWARD WHEEL, WAS TORN OPEN AS IF THE SEAL HAD MELTED AND THE BEARINGS WERE DRY AND VERY ROUGH TO TURN. PROBLEM IS, I REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND FELT RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING THE NEW BEARINGS. READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN ONE OF THE FORUMS, REMOVED THE NEW BEARINGS AND ORDERED A SECOND SET. MEASURED THE BEARING FIT IN THE FLANGE AND IT WAS .001" TOO CLOSE AT THE TOP AND .002" AT THE BOTTOM. HAD THE FLANGE MACHINED TO CORRECT CLEARANCE AND INSTALLED NEW BEARINGS. JUST LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE FACTORY, AND I AM VERY GLAD I FOUND THE PROBLEM BEFORE A DEADLY OR COSTLY INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

THERE IS A FRONT FORK WOBBLE ON MY 2004 HONDA VTX MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS COUPLED WITH EXTREMELY FAST WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE WOBBLE IS MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 20 - 50 MPH, AND MORE PREVALENT WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. IT IS BAD ENOUGH AT TIME TO CAUSE A CONTROL ISSUE WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA VTX 1300CC MOTORCYCLE, WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE PROBLEM IN THE STEERING (WOBBLE). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED BY HUNDREDS OF OWNERS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE WEB. I AM REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE STEERING STEM BEARINGS TO AVOID BEING KILLED. THAT FAILURE OF THE NHTSA TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA IS SICKENING. I GUESS PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE OUR WONDERFUL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WILL DO THEIR JOBS; MAYBE NOT EVEN THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA VTX1300. WHILE DRIVING 40-70, THE HANDLE BAR WOULD SHAKE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 04/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 04/29/08 *TR

2004 HONDA VTX1300C FRONT END WOBBLE AT 50 MPH. *JB

I OWN A 2004 HONDA VTX1300R MOTORCYCLE. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION ON DECEL FROM AN INDICATED SPEED OF APPROX 45 MPH TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THE VIBRATION IS TO THE FRONT TIRE AND IS FELT THROUGH THE HANDLEBARS. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS WITH VERY LITTLE SATISFACTION FROM HONDA. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM THAT RAISES SAFETY CONCERNS SINCE IT IS CENTERED ON THE STEERING COMPONENT. *NM

I OWN A 2004 HONDA VTX1300C MOTORCYCLE AND IN JULY OF THIS YEAR IT DEVELOP A FRONT END WOBBLE. WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AT AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH THE FRONT END WOBBLES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. IF YOU DO NOT HANG ON, IT WILL COME OUT OF YOUR HANDS. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT TIRES TWICE AND REBALANCED TWICE. NO HELP.

I AM EXPERIENCING TWO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300 MOTORCYCLE, WHICH I BOUGHT ONE WEEK AGO. THE BIKE WAS PUT TOGETHER OUT OF THE CRATE FOR ME AND HAD 0 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. AT SPEEDS OF 30-50 MPH, I HAVE A WOBBLING UP DOWN MOTION....IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE MY FRONT END.....IT DOES NOT CHANGE WITH SPEED....IT IS THE SAME RATE OF WOBBLE THROUGH THE RANGE OF SPEED. I CALLED THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AFTER A 7 MILE DEMO RIDE....THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS DUE TO FLAT SPOTS IN THE TIRES DUE TO SHIPPING AND THIS WOULD GO AWAY. OVER 300 MILES LATER, IT HAS NOT. SECOND PROBLEM: SPEEDOMETER IS OFF BY 10%, ODOMETER IS OFF BY OVER 5% AS CONFIRMED BY A GPS.....THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD IN THAT THE RIDER HAS TO CONSTANTLY DO A MATH CALCULATION TO...

DT: CONSUMER NOTICED THAT MOTORCYCLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND TIRES WORE OUT UNEVENLY ON THE LEFT SIDE MUCH WORSE THAN THE RIGHT. ALSO, MOTORCYCLE HAD A BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT WHEEL. CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW TIRES FROM THE SAME SHOP THAT HE BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE, HOPING THAT THIS WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRES. THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAID THAT FRONT WHEEL WAS NOT IN LINE WITH BACK WHEEL. CONSUMER MEASURED DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK MOTORCYCLE BACK TO SHOP WHERE HE PURCHASED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALER STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. CONSUMER TALKED TO MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT HAD HIS PROBLEM RESOLVED.*AK

FRONT END WOBBLE ON 2004 HONDA VTX 1300 MOTORCYCLE . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MOTORCYCLE VIBRATED HEAVILY. CONSUMER TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2004 HONDA ST 1300 MOTORCYLE. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, BIKE HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE WABBLE. MULTIPLE REPORTS TO HONDA GO UNANSWERED. SIMILIAR RECALL UNDERWAY IN EUROPE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *MR