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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
114 miles · Nov 30, 2008
Power TrainCrashInjury
THE MOTORCYCLE NEUTRAL LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ON, THINKING IT WAS IN NEURAL, I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND IT WAS STILL IN GEAR. THE SECOND WAS IT WOULD POP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I WENT TO DOWNSHIFT AND IT WENT FROM 5TH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THROWING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK CRUSHING MY RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN BELOW KNEE …
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THE MOTORCYCLE NEUTRAL LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ON, THINKING IT WAS IN NEURAL, I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND IT WAS STILL IN GEAR. THE SECOND WAS IT WOULD POP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I WENT TO DOWNSHIFT AND IT WENT FROM 5TH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THROWING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK CRUSHING MY RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION, BROKEN PELVIS, BROKEN WRIST AND FRACTURING 3 VERTEBRAE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10250173
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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