Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
33 owner complaints analyzed
12 distinct recall campaigns
10,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 model year. Data updated: . 25 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 28 of 33 complaints (84.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting
25
75.8%
Engine operation
2
6.1%
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
28
Power Train
4
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Structure:Motorcycle:Kickstand/Center Stand
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Power Train:Manual Transmission
28
Power Train
4
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Structure:Motorcycle:Kickstand/Center Stand
1
Power Train:Manual Transmission: 28; Power Train: 4; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1; Structure:Motorcycle:Kickstand/Center Stand: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
23
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
0
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
23
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 23; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 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 (23). 8 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 25 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 2 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.
SINCE MARCH OF 2005 MY 1999 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN HITTING FALSE NEUTRALS AND DOWNSHIFTS IN BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I BROUGHT MY BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 WITH A REQUEST FOR THEM TO CHECK THIS OUT. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOOK QUICK RIDE TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY AND SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO I CALLED POLARIS AND TALKED TO JOSH. HE SAID THE BIKE HAD TO "ACT UP" FOR THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY COULD FIX IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS BIKE AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I PURCHASED THE POLISTAR EXTENDED WA…
CONSUMER STATED THAT PROBLEMS ACCURED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE SUMMER 2001. IT STARTED OUT AS A SIMPLE MISSED GEAR UP-SHIFTING FROM 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB
I'VE OWNED MY 1999 VICTORY SINCE NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL, FALSE NEUTRALS BETWEEN GEARS, POPPING OUT OF GEAR, POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR INTO SECOND, AND LOUD CLANKING DURING SHIFTS. THE NEWEST PROBLEM HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY. THE BIKE WAS PARKED IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE A RESTAURANT WITH SOME FRIENDS AND I STARTED THE BIKE. THE NEUTRAL LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS WAITING FOR OTHERS IN THE GROUP TO GET STARTED WHEN TH…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORIA V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
33 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
75.8%Usable mileage25 / 33 records
100.0%Valid incident date33 / 33 records
100.0%Valid filing date33 / 33 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates33 / 33 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
2002
Power Train:Manual Transmission
2884.8%ODI 10151747 · 10,600 mi
SINCE MARCH OF 2005 MY 1999 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN HITTING FALSE NEUTRALS AND DOWNSHIFTS IN BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I BROUGHT MY BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 WITH A REQUEST FOR THEM TO CHECK THIS OUT. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOOK QUICK RIDE TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY AND SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO I CALLED POLARIS AND TALKED TO JOSH. HE SAID THE BIKE HAD TO "ACT UP" FOR THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY COULD FIX IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS BIKE AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I PURCHASED THE POLISTAR EXTENDED WA…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. EVER SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AUTOMATICALLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE FREE SINCE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HE WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16…
I OWN A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. THE THIRD GEAR CONSTANTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING AN EXTREMELY FAST DROP IN SPEED WHICH LAUNCHES THE DRIVER FORWARD AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE BIKE TO GO INTO A SKID WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. *TR
MY BIKE NOW WONT HOLD 3RD GEAR (SINCE LAST SUMMER ABOUT 6/2013 )& 4TH SEEMS TO BE DEGRADING RAPIDLY. VICTORY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE OLDER BIKES FOR YEARS & STILL HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUES PROPERLY LEAVING THE CUSTOMER WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS REPAIR BILL ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT STILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF NOT ONLY FAILURE IN HOLDING GEARS BUT ACTUAL WHEEL LOCK UP, OF WHICH COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO ONES HEATH & OTHERS. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AUTO SAFETY RECALLS IN CASE ANY …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VICTORY 92C MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE AND WOULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,400.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VICTORY 92C MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE AND WOULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,400.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UPGRADED TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND TH…
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
6,675–12,750 mi
10,000 mi
20
ODI 10151747 · 10,600 mi
SINCE MARCH OF 2005 MY 1999 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN HITTING FALSE NEUTRALS AND DOWNSHIFTS IN BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I BROUGHT MY BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 WITH A REQUEST FOR THEM TO CHECK THIS OUT. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOOK QUICK RIDE TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY AND SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO I CALLED POLARIS AND TALKED TO JOSH. HE SAID THE BIKE HAD TO "ACT UP" FOR THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY COULD FIX IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS BIKE AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I PURCHASED THE POLISTAR EXTENDED WA…
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 1999 VICTORY V92C HAS MISS SHIFTED, POPPED INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, AND THE SHIFTER HAS "LOCKED" IN THE UP POSITION, REQUIRING ME TO PUSH IT BACK DOWN BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE "UP-SHIFTING". THIS IS ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A SERIOUSLY NOTICEABLE "CLUNK" SOUND WHEN SHIFTING. *JB
I PURCHASED A 1999 POLARIS VICTORY V92C USED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT CLUNKS VERY LOUDLY WHEN SHIFTING IT GIVES FALSE NEUTRALS BETWEEN GEARS, IM NOW AFRAID TO RIDE WITH MY WIFE ON BIKE AS THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO SELF DESTRUCT OR LOCKUP, AS I SAID MY WIFE WONT GET ON IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SO LOUD SHE'S AFRAID OF IT. I BELIEVE THIS BIKE IS DANGEROUS , AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AT THEIR EXPENSE, I BELIEVED I WAS BUYING A QUALITY PRODUCT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WILLARD RYAN. …
I OWN A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. THE THIRD GEAR CONSTANTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING AN EXTREMELY FAST DROP IN SPEED WHICH LAUNCHES THE DRIVER FORWARD AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE BIKE TO GO INTO A SKID WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. *TR
ON 9/1/11 RIDING MY STOCK 1999 VICTORY V92 THE MOTORCYCLE ON A LONG TRIP THE BIKE BEGAN MISSING 3RD GEAR THEN EXITING AN INTERSECTION (DRY, SUNNY, 80, LIGHT ACCEL) THE BIKE RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3 INTO 2 AT 40 MPH. DUE TO UNEXPECTED RAPID DROP IN BIKE SPEED, CONTROL OF BIKE WAS BRIEFLY LOST AND LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FRONT FLOORBOARD, HITTING PAVEMENT AND BOOT BEING PULLED UNDER THE FLOORBOARD/FRAME. BIKE WAS KEPT UP AND STOPPED ON ROADSIDE. WITH HELP OF COMPANION, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF BIKE. FOOT WAS BRUISED/SWOLLEN BUT NOT SERI…
I WAS TRAVELING HOME AFTER PURCHASING THE BIKE FROM THE SECOND OWNER. A VICTORY V92C MADE IN AMERICA, ONLY 5,203 MILES WHEN I GOT IT. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A VERY HARD HITTING, LOUD SOUNDING CLUNK WHEN I SHIFTED GEARS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE NORM FOR THIS BIKE. I FOUND OUT I WAS WRONG AND IT NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE. THE FIRST INDICATION THAT I MAYBE IN TROUBLE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING IN TO 2ND GEAR OR 3RD GEAR. WHEN I WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND IT WOULD POP INTO NEUTRAL AND SOMETIMES…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UPGRADED TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND TH…
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.
2001: 0 complaints · 2002: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2001
0
0
0
2002
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2001
1
0
0
2002
0
0
0
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
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Structure:Motorcycle:Kickstand/Center Stand
Power Train:Manual Transmission
—
0
0
1ODI 10216726 · 5 mi
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND TH…
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND TH…
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
2 mentions · 6.1% of complaints
Median mileage: 5,253 mi (2 usable records).
ODI 10165242 · 10,500 mi
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS HAD HARD SHIFTING PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 1999. THE GEARS CLANGED VERY LOUD AND I WAS ALWAYS TOLD BY THE DEALERS THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE IT POPS OUT OF 2ND,3RD AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEARS. WHEN THIS OCCURS I HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO ACCELERATE IN THE NEXT GEAR SO WHEN IT POPS OUT THE "DRAG" CAUSES THE FORKS TO COMPRESS AND MY BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE TIME WITH A PASSENGER ON THE BACK SO I HAD HER BODY GETTING THROWN AGAINS…
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND TH…
I'VE OWNED MY 1999 VICTORY SINCE NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL, FALSE NEUTRALS BETWEEN GEARS, POPPING OUT OF GEAR, POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR INTO SECOND, AND LOUD CLANKING DURING SHIFTS. THE NEWEST PROBLEM HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY. THE BIKE WAS PARKED IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE A RESTAURANT WITH SOME FRIENDS AND I STARTED THE BIKE. THE NEUTRAL LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS WAITING FOR OTHERS IN THE GROUP TO GET STARTED WHEN TH…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORIA V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.