2013 Honda GL1800A

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 GL1800 IN JUNE 2014, I DON'T DRIVE TOO MUCH, SO FAR JUST 500 MILES. BUT I FOUND THE ENGINE OIL ON THE FLOOR AT DEC 11 2014, AND I TOOK SOME PICTURES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS WET. I TOOK MY BIKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY NEVER MET THIS SITUATION BEFORE AND TOLD ME THE GOLDWING ENGINE NEVER LEAKS, JUST THE OIL FILTER LOOSE AFTER INSPECTION. BUT I STILL DOUBT IT BECAUSE THE FILTER IS NOT WET, AND IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT THE LEAK AND WET IS IN THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE, HOW DOES THE OIL GO FROM THIS SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE? IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE OIL LEAKED PROBLEM FIXED AT DEC 23, 2014, BECAUSE OF THE OIL FILTER LOOSE. BUT COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT LEAKS AGAIN, IT IS NOT OBVIOUSLY DROP, I CAN SEE THE OIL WITH MY FINGER. THE DRAIN BOLT AND THE CRUSH WASHER SEEMS OK AND DRY. THE LAST TIME FOR OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE WAS JAN 25, 2015. I DO NOT DRIVE MY BIKE SINCE THE OIL LEAK, JUST IN CASE THE ENGINE MAY GET WORST. I FOUND THE OBVIOUSLY OIL LEAK AND OIL DROP ON THE FLOOR AGAIN ON FEB 26, 2015, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME OF THE OIL LEAK AND DROP IN THE SAME POSITION SINCE DEC 2014. *TR

BIKE EXHIBITS A LOW SPEED STUMBLE UNDER ACCELERATION WHEN THE ENGINE IS 1) STARTED COLD AND NOT UP TO FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND 2) STARTED WARM AFTER SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES. THE LOW SPEED STUMBLE UNDER ACCELERATION IS A HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STABILITY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND CAN CAUSE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE 2012 AND UP MODELS THAT HONDA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE AS A WARRANTABLE DEFECT AND OFFERS NO SOLUTION FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE IS REPEATABLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANY 2012+ GOLDWING OWNERS EXPERIENCE IT SOONER OR LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA GOLDWIND MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED BUT DID NOT STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING BUT ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

ON A COLD ENGINE START RELEASING THE CLUTCH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WILL "STUMBLE" OR HESITATE, THEN CATCH AND ACCELERATE ERRATICALLY AND RUN ROUGH FOR A SHORT TIME. ON A MOTORCYCLE, IN A TURN WHERE THE MACHINE MUST BE LEANED OVER, THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND DROPPING THE 950 LB. MACHINE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE HAS COOLED TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OVERNIGHT OR AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN EXTENDER PERIOD. THIS CONDITION BEGAN AT ABOUT 900 MILES AND CONTINUES TO THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF 2900. THE INJURY MENTIONED WAS TO MY BACK IN TRYING TO PREVENT DROPPING TO MOTORCYCLE AND DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. *TR