IllustrationWHEN SLOWING DOWN ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX1300 I HAVE A VERY BAD WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AROUND 45MPH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES DUE TO THEIR NEGLECT. *TR
2005 Honda VTX1300
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2005 Honda VTX1300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 35.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
310–25K
225–50K
050–75K
075–100K
0100–150K
0150K+
33 reports with mileage · 14 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Steering complaints
32 reportsFRONT FORK WOBBLE ON '05 HONDA VTX 1300R. ON GOING PROBLEM. FRONT END WOBBLES ON DECELERATION AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 45 MPH. MAKES CONTROLLING OF MOTORCYCLE HARD TO HANDLE ESPECIALLY ON CORNERS. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW I HAVE HAD A WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HANDLEBARS. DEALER DID NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCH ON OUR VTX WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE SOME TYPE OF …
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I HAVE A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NEW I HAVE HAD A WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HANDLEBARS. DEALER DID NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCH ON OUR VTX WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE SOME TYPE OF BEARING IN THE YOKE AND THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AS LONG AS BOTH HANDS ARE ON THE HANDLE BARS. I DO NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON INJURIES AT THIS TIME. *TR
I OWN A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I DECELERATE FROM 50MPH THE HANDLEBARS START TO PULSATE AND WOBBLE AS I PASS THROUGH 45 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE WOBBLE WHEN I MAKE TURNS. MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT. I'M ON MY 2ND SET OF TIRES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE OTHER HONDA VTX 1300 OWN…
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I OWN A 2005 HONDA VTX 1300R MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I DECELERATE FROM 50MPH THE HANDLEBARS START TO PULSATE AND WOBBLE AS I PASS THROUGH 45 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE WOBBLE WHEN I MAKE TURNS. MY MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT. I'M ON MY 2ND SET OF TIRES. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE OTHER HONDA VTX 1300 OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. *TR
DURING DECELERATION ON MY 2005 HONDA VTX 1300C MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED THAT MY HANDLEBAR WOBBLES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT QUITE RAPIDLY. IT IS THE WORST AT AROUND 40-50 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR
2005 HONDA VTX 1300 FRONT END WOBBLES AT SPEEDS FROM 20 - 40 MPH HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, SAFETY CONCERN. *NM
THERE IS A STEERING DEFECT. AT APPROX 40-45 MPH THE FRONT END WOBBLES. IT APPEARS TO HAVE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROX 2,000 MILES. *NM
I NOTICE A "WOBBLE" IN MY STEERING AT DECELERATION FROM ABOUT 50 MPH DOWN TO 30 MPH. VERY NOTICEABLE. VEHICLE IS A HONDA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL VTX 1300 C. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE CAUSED BY INADEQUATE STEERING BEARINGS. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING REPLACEMENT BEARINGS INSTALLED. *JB
FRONT END HANDLE BAR SHAKES ON DECELERATION FROM 50 MPH TO 35 MPH. *JB
I EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS "WOBBLE" ON MY 2005 VTX1300S DURING DECELERATION BEGINNING AT ABOUT 45 - 50 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS FRONT END WOBBLE DURING CORNERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *JB
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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