Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
81 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
8,077 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2001 model years. Data updated: . 68 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Power Train:Manual Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 67 of 81 complaints (82.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Power Train:Manual Transmission
67
Power Train
4
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery
2
Suspension
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger
1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Power Train:Manual Transmission
67
Power Train
4
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery
2
Suspension
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger
1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
1
Power Train:Manual Transmission: 67; Power Train: 4; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery: 2; Suspension: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
56
25,000 to 49,999
10
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
56
25,000 to 49,999
10
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 56; 25,000 to 49,999: 10; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (56). 13 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Power Train:Manual Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 56 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 4 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS BIKE WILL SLIDE THE BACK TIRE OR WILL LURCH/JUMP.THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN THE RIDER NOT BEING ABLE TO EXCELERATE PROPERLY AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE. CARS HAVE ALMOST REAREND THIS BIKE ON NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH DEALER, SEVERAL DIFFERENT RIDERS HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MACHINE
BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE FROM A FRIEND OF THE DEALER WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, AT FIRST, WHEN RIDING GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WOULD GO TO A FALSE NEUTRAL OCCASSIONALLY, NOW AFTER A BIT MORE RIDING, THIS OCCURS OFTEN...ON 2 OF THOSE OCCASSIONS WAS IN A TIGHT SITUATION WITH A CAR AND ON 1 OCCASSION WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK....THE SHOCK HAS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AS WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME AND WE HIT …
CONSUMER STATES THAT PARTS FOR FUEL PUMP RECALL 02 V 263 000 HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH PER ORLANDO PARK MOTOR SPORT; OAKFOREST IL;[phone removed]. TS
CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS TOO TALL, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO TIP OVER ON THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK 10 MONTHS TO GET THE RECALLED FUEL PUMP FIXED. (VICTORY V92C 1999) *JB
INTERMITENT TRANSMISSION GOING TO A "FALSE" NEUTRAL CONDITION, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. INTERMITENT SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM THRID GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING REAR WHEEL SKID AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
TRANSMISSION CONCERNS ON A VICTORY V92C FALSE NUETRAL BETWEEN 2 AND THIRD GEARS, REPEATEDLY HAPPENING , CANT' GET ANY HELP FROM POLARIS, ALSO ODOMETER ZERO'S EVEEERY TIME THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE MILEAGE TO GO BACK TO ZERO(SUPPOSE TO HAVE NON VOLATILE MEMORY). *AK
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
81 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
84.0%Usable mileage68 / 81 records
100.0%Valid incident date81 / 81 records
100.0%Valid filing date81 / 81 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates81 / 81 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1999
2000
2001
Power Train:Manual Transmission
3981.3%ODI 10003236 · 30 mi
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS BIKE WILL SLIDE THE BACK TIRE OR WILL LURCH/JUMP.THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN THE RIDER NOT BEING ABLE TO EXCELERATE PROPERLY AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE. CARS HAVE ALMOST REAREND THIS BIKE ON NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH DEALER, SEVERAL DIFFERENT RIDERS HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MACHINE
MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION OFTEN MISSES SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, HITTING A "FALSE NEUTRAL". ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS, ON OCCASION, JUMPED FROM 3RD GEAR BACK TO 2ND AFTER SHIFTING TO 3RD, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE RIDER COULD BE THROWN FORWARD OFF THE MOTORCYCLE (THOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN THROWN OFF YET). THE MARCH 9 DATE INDICATES THE LATEST INCIDENT OF A MISSED SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. *JB
2001 POLARIS VICTORY V92C. TRANSMISSION GIVES FALSE NUETRAL, RANDOMLY REFUSES TO SHIFT, BACK TIRE CHIRP FROM LOCK UP ON DOWN SHIFT. FEW CLUTCHS PUT IN BY DEALER FEB 04. RANDOM INCIDENTS MULTIPLE DATES.*AK
I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON RAMP ACCELERATING WHEN I HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH. INSTEAD OF SHIFTING INTO 4TH IT WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE AND NOTHING IN THE GEAR BOX FELT LIKE IT WAS ENGAGING.
THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT GO IN FOURTH GEAR.. IT JERKS AND HAS A BAD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN FOURTH GEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED VICTORY, I WAS TOLD THE BIKE HAD THE NEW REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION. HILLTOP CYCLE OF WYTHEVILLE VA. SAID IT WAS SCHEDULED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BUT DECIDED NOT TO AT THE LAST MINUTE. I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE FROM HILLTOP CYCLE OF WYTHEVILLE VA. WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, NOR WAS I MADE AWARE OF IT BY [XXX] (OWNER OF HILLTOP) W…
CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS TOO TALL, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO TIP OVER ON THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK 10 MONTHS TO GET THE RECALLED FUEL PUMP FIXED. (VICTORY V92C 1999) *JB
NHTSA#02-V-263-000: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*JB
BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE FROM A FRIEND OF THE DEALER WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, AT FIRST, WHEN RIDING GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WOULD GO TO A FALSE NEUTRAL OCCASSIONALLY, NOW AFTER A BIT MORE RIDING, THIS OCCURS OFTEN...ON 2 OF THOSE OCCASSIONS WAS IN A TIGHT SITUATION WITH A CAR AND ON 1 OCCASSION WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK....THE SHOCK HAS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AS WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME AND WE HIT …
WHEN GOING AROUND A CURB AT 25 MPH FRONT WHEEL AND THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE DEALER FOUND NO DEFECTS. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED DEPENDING UPON THE AMOUNT THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS LEANED INTO A CORNER. *SC
THE MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS FROM GEAR 3 TO 2 CAUSING A SUDDEN SLOWDOWN. ALSO EXHIBITS FALSE NEUTRALS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2 TO 3. *AK
COMPLAINT TYPE: INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE/FAULTY ENGINEERING/SOURCE OF A CRITICAL INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONANT, RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE AND EXTENSIVE, AND POTENTIALLY UNNECESSARY COSTLY REPAIR.*AK VEHICLE: 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE COMPONANT: COUNTER-BALANCER BEARING COMPLAINT: A POST FAILURE EVALUATION LEADS TO REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS: 1.) THE BEARING, QUITE STANDARDIZED, WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS, WAS INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED FOR THE SPECIFIC USE IN THE BOTTOM END OF THE V92C ENGINE: A.) METAL NOT HARDENED, THUS NOT SUITED FOR HE…
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger
12.1%ODI 10004037
CONSUMER STATED DEALER IS TAKING TO LONG TO PERFORM RECALL # 02V263000, FUEL SYSTEMS. DEALER # [phone removed], PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS. PH
CONSUMER STATES THAT PARTS FOR FUEL PUMP RECALL 02 V 263 000 HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH PER ORLANDO PARK MOTOR SPORT; OAKFOREST IL;[phone removed]. TS
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Power Train:Manual Transmission
4,000–16,500 mi
6,700 mi
59
ODI 10003236 · 30 mi
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS BIKE WILL SLIDE THE BACK TIRE OR WILL LURCH/JUMP.THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN THE RIDER NOT BEING ABLE TO EXCELERATE PROPERLY AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE. CARS HAVE ALMOST REAREND THIS BIKE ON NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH DEALER, SEVERAL DIFFERENT RIDERS HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MACHINE
BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE FROM A FRIEND OF THE DEALER WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, AT FIRST, WHEN RIDING GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WOULD GO TO A FALSE NEUTRAL OCCASSIONALLY, NOW AFTER A BIT MORE RIDING, THIS OCCURS OFTEN...ON 2 OF THOSE OCCASSIONS WAS IN A TIGHT SITUATION WITH A CAR AND ON 1 OCCASSION WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK....THE SHOCK HAS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AS WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME AND WE HIT …
I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON RAMP ACCELERATING WHEN I HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH. INSTEAD OF SHIFTING INTO 4TH IT WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE AND NOTHING IN THE GEAR BOX FELT LIKE IT WAS ENGAGING.
WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DISENGAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO A HIGH RPM MOMENTARILY THEN SUDDENLY RE-ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO TRAFFIC ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN I CAN LEAST AFFORD TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I PURCHASED THE BIKE BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2000 WITH 1 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. IT HAS BEEN WITHIN THE LAST THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING THIS HAS STARTED TO OCCUR. IT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED …
THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT GO IN FOURTH GEAR.. IT JERKS AND HAS A BAD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN FOURTH GEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED VICTORY, I WAS TOLD THE BIKE HAD THE NEW REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION. HILLTOP CYCLE OF WYTHEVILLE VA. SAID IT WAS SCHEDULED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BUT DECIDED NOT TO AT THE LAST MINUTE. I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE FROM HILLTOP CYCLE OF WYTHEVILLE VA. WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, NOR WAS I MADE AWARE OF IT BY [XXX] (OWNER OF HILLTOP) W…
BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE FROM A FRIEND OF THE DEALER WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, AT FIRST, WHEN RIDING GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WOULD GO TO A FALSE NEUTRAL OCCASSIONALLY, NOW AFTER A BIT MORE RIDING, THIS OCCURS OFTEN...ON 2 OF THOSE OCCASSIONS WAS IN A TIGHT SITUATION WITH A CAR AND ON 1 OCCASSION WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK....THE SHOCK HAS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AS WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME AND WE HIT …
WHEN GOING AROUND A CURB AT 25 MPH FRONT WHEEL AND THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE DEALER FOUND NO DEFECTS. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED DEPENDING UPON THE AMOUNT THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS LEANED INTO A CORNER. *SC
THE MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS FROM GEAR 3 TO 2 CAUSING A SUDDEN SLOWDOWN. ALSO EXHIBITS FALSE NEUTRALS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2 TO 3. *AK
COMPLAINT TYPE: INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE/FAULTY ENGINEERING/SOURCE OF A CRITICAL INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONANT, RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE AND EXTENSIVE, AND POTENTIALLY UNNECESSARY COSTLY REPAIR.*AK VEHICLE: 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE COMPONANT: COUNTER-BALANCER BEARING COMPLAINT: A POST FAILURE EVALUATION LEADS TO REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS: 1.) THE BEARING, QUITE STANDARDIZED, WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS, WAS INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED FOR THE SPECIFIC USE IN THE BOTTOM END OF THE V92C ENGINE: A.) METAL NOT HARDENED, THUS NOT SUITED FOR HE…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2000: 5 complaints · 2001: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2000
1
2
5
2001
0
0
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2000
26
0
0
2001
6
0
1
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Power Train:Manual Transmission
Power Train
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery
Suspension
Unknown Or Other
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
Power Train:Manual Transmission
—
0
0
1ODI 10058848 · 3,500 mi
BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE FROM A FRIEND OF THE DEALER WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, AT FIRST, WHEN RIDING GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WOULD GO TO A FALSE NEUTRAL OCCASSIONALLY, NOW AFTER A BIT MORE RIDING, THIS OCCURS OFTEN...ON 2 OF THOSE OCCASSIONS WAS IN A TIGHT SITUATION WITH A CAR AND ON 1 OCCASSION WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK....THE SHOCK HAS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AS WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME AND WE HIT …
BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE FROM A FRIEND OF THE DEALER WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, AT FIRST, WHEN RIDING GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD WOULD GO TO A FALSE NEUTRAL OCCASSIONALLY, NOW AFTER A BIT MORE RIDING, THIS OCCURS OFTEN...ON 2 OF THOSE OCCASSIONS WAS IN A TIGHT SITUATION WITH A CAR AND ON 1 OCCASSION WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND WAS OFFERED A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK....THE SHOCK HAS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AS WHEN MY WIFE RIDES WITH ME AND WE HIT …
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Hard or delayed shifting
3 mentions · 3.7% of complaints
Median mileage: 5,901 mi (3 usable records).
ODI 10003236 · 30 mi
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS BIKE WILL SLIDE THE BACK TIRE OR WILL LURCH/JUMP.THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN THE RIDER NOT BEING ABLE TO EXCELERATE PROPERLY AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE BIKE. CARS HAVE ALMOST REAREND THIS BIKE ON NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH DEALER, SEVERAL DIFFERENT RIDERS HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MACHINE
THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD & LOUD SINCE I BOUGHT THE VICTORY. IT HAS ALSO POPPED OUT OF GEAR & SKIPPED GEARS FREQUENTLY. THE PROBLEMS ARE MOST COMMON WHEN SHIFTING 3/2, 2/3, 4/3, 3/4. THE DEALER SAID IT IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. I ASKED ANOTHER DEALER & I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. ONE DEALER I SPOKE WITH NO LONGER CARRIES THE VICTORY LINE AND THE OTHER IS COMPLETELY OUT OF BUSINESS. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN,AND MOTORCYCLE RIDER. IT IS CLEAR THAT MY VICTORY HAS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION CONCERN. I CONTACTED VICTORY,THEY SAID…
THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT GO IN FOURTH GEAR.. IT JERKS AND HAS A BAD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN FOURTH GEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED VICTORY, I WAS TOLD THE BIKE HAD THE NEW REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION. HILLTOP CYCLE OF WYTHEVILLE VA. SAID IT WAS SCHEDULED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BUT DECIDED NOT TO AT THE LAST MINUTE. I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE FROM HILLTOP CYCLE OF WYTHEVILLE VA. WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, NOR WAS I MADE AWARE OF IT BY [XXX] (OWNER OF HILLTOP) W…
INTERMITENT TRANSMISSION GOING TO A "FALSE" NEUTRAL CONDITION, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. INTERMITENT SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM THRID GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING REAR WHEEL SKID AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
1.CONSTANT PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS, .MUST BE VERY CAREFUL TO "LOAD UP" ON THE SHIFT LEVER BEFORE PULLING IN THE CLUTCH. IF NOT IT WILL MISS A SHIFT, OR POP OUT OF GEAR. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE I LOST POWER, AND IT DOWNSHIFTED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL.*AK 3. AWAITING A RECALL, AND AM BEING VERY CAREFUL.