IllustrationFAILURE OF BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 1998 HONDA VALKYRIE GL1500CT MOTORCYCLE. *NM
1998 Honda Valkyrie
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
8 reportsTHE REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD WHILE RIDING. THE MOTORCYCLE BECAME BARELY RIDEABLE. AT A FRIEND'S SHOP WE REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE TIRE. IT APPEARED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CASING. I HAVE SINCE SEEN ABOUT 2 DOZEN COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS DESCRIBING THE VERY SAM…
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THE REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD WHILE RIDING. THE MOTORCYCLE BECAME BARELY RIDEABLE. AT A FRIEND'S SHOP WE REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE TIRE. IT APPEARED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CASING. I HAVE SINCE SEEN ABOUT 2 DOZEN COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS DESCRIBING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A FILE OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.( DOT NUMBER: CALL ME TIRE SIZE: 180/70R 16 )
THE WWW.F6RIDER.COM/VOA SIGHT HAS INFORMED THAT DUNLOP D206 HAS PREMATURE FAILURE TO WHICH I HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO ME UPON TIRE REMOVAL FROM THE TIRE RIM THE INSIDE OF THE DUNLOP D206 SHOWED THAT A LARGE BUBBLE HAD FORMED IN THE INSIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE, HAS BEEN REFERED TO AS DELAMINATION OR WALL SEPERATION, THIS CAU…
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THE WWW.F6RIDER.COM/VOA SIGHT HAS INFORMED THAT DUNLOP D206 HAS PREMATURE FAILURE TO WHICH I HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO ME UPON TIRE REMOVAL FROM THE TIRE RIM THE INSIDE OF THE DUNLOP D206 SHOWED THAT A LARGE BUBBLE HAD FORMED IN THE INSIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE, HAS BEEN REFERED TO AS DELAMINATION OR WALL SEPERATION, THIS CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO WOBBLE AND THE MOTORCYCLE BECAME UNSTABLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 180/70R/16 )
CONSUMER WAS DRIVNG MOTORCYCLE, AND WHENEVER HE WAS ROUNDING A CORNER BACK END SWAYED. CONSUMER REPLACED REAR TIRE WITH ANOTHER DUNLOP TIRE. PLEASE ADD THE VIN.#. *AK
GAS FILLER PORT IS HIGH POLISHED CHROME- IN DAYLIGHT THIS CREATES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSCREEN CAUSING A LARGE BLIND SPOT.
LIGHTING OF SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER AT NIGHT IS BARELY DISCERNIBLE. *AK
DESIGN OF THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER ARE SUCH THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THEM AT DUSK OR DAWN. IN BRIGHT LIGHT THEY ARE FINE. *AK
UNDER LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS- DUSK/DAWN, AND AFTER DARK UNDER CERTAIN STREET LIGHTING, THE INSTRUMENTS ARE UNREADABLE. *AK
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