1998 HONDA VALKYRIE Problems & Recalls

FAILURE OF BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 1998 HONDA VALKYRIE GL1500CT MOTORCYCLE. *NM

Mileage: 44,700

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 ...

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 DELAMINATIO...

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