2006 KAWASAKI ZG1000A6F Problems & Recalls

TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS MOTORCYCLE MY TAIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON UNLESS I JIGGLE THE KEY BEFORE I RIDE IT. THIS MORNING A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HIT HIS SIREN TO GET MY ATTENTION AND TOLD ME MY TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT AND TO GET IT FIXED. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE...

Mileage: 59,200

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2006 KAWASAKI CONCOURS BIKE SAFETY. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

MY CONCERN IS WITH THE HANDLING CAPABILITIES OF MY 2006 KAWASAKI CONCOURS MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE IS TOP HEAVY AND IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WHEN RIDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. THE WIND TURBULENCE FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES MAKES THE BIKE VERY WOBBLY AND DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE CONTROL. ...

Mileage: 2,176

BROKEN SPEEDOMETER CABLE, 2 TIMES. CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, THIS LATEST INCIDENT OF BREAKAGE WILL BE THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. THE CABLE WAS LEFT DANGLING BOTH TIMES AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORC...

Mileage: 2,176

2006 KAWASAKI CONCOURS WITH DUNLOP SPORT RADIAL TIRES. K701F IN FRONT, K700J IN REAR. THESE TIRES TRACK SEVERELY ON RAIN GROOVES ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS. I HAVE 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING MOTORCYCLES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED BY HOW A TIRE BEHAVED OVER RAIN GROOVES UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS BIKE. ...

Mileage: 1