2004 Honda VTX1300 Driver assistance Problems

BIKE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE SPEEDOMOTER READS APPROX 10% HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. CONCERNING MYSELF WITH CALCULATING SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS A DISTRACTION. CARS CONSTANTLY PASSING AND DISCOURTEOUS AS MOST OFTEN THAN NOT I AM NOT MAINTAINING AN ACCURATE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED. SOME DRIVERS HAVE PASSED AND CUT IN FRONT IN RAGE POSING A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND MY PASSENGER. SPEED HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WITH A GPS. INQUIRIES TO MY DEALER, HONDA AND INTERNET BASED CLUBS OR MESSAGE BOARDS HAVE PRODUCED THE SAME ASSESSMENT. DEALER HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION IN MOTORCYCLES...I OWN SEVERAL CARDS BOTH OLDER AND A 2005 AND THESE ARE AS ACCURATE AS THEY STATE TO BE. PRODUCTS ALSO EXIST ON THE MARKET THAT CAN BE PURCHASED TO CORRECT A WELL KNOWN ISSUE - REFERRED TO AS "SPEEDO HEALERS".

NHTSA ID

10134256

Incident

Aug 24, 2005

Mileage

1 mi

I HAVE VERIFIED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IS OFF BY AT LEAST 10% BY USING RADAR AND A GPS. SINCE THIS IS ON A MOTORCYCLE AND THERE ARE ENOUGH DANGERS RIDING I FEEL THAT THIS PUTS ME IN THAT MUCH MORE DANGER DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO LOOK DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER, THEN TAKE THAT NUMBER AND CALCULATE MY ACTUAL SPEED. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE OF MOTORCYCLE AND THEY ALSO HAVE CONFIRMED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10102374

Incident

Dec 30, 2003

SPEEDOMETER READS APPROXIMATELY 10% HIGH. HONDA SAYS IT'S NORMAL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10102297

Incident

Mar 4, 2004

10% DIFFRENCE IN SPEEDOMETOR. I FEEL WHIL IT IS WRONG I WOULD BE INJURED BY LOOK AT IT WHILE RIDING AND TRYING TO CALCULATE THE DIFFRENCE IN SPEED...AM I GOING TO FAST FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT ALLOWS...WILL IT RESULT IN A CRASH AS I TRY TO GIGURE THE DIFFRENCE OF SPEED ... THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM... I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS ONE MOST RECENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10100912

Incident

Nov 29, 2004

SPEEDOMETER NOT READING CORRECTLY. I AN DRIVING 30 MPH AND SPEEDOMETER READS 35 MPH. DANGER TO SAFELY MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND MAINTIAN SAFE LEGAL SPEED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100904

Incident

Jun 5, 2004

SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE BIKE, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS READ HIGH BY ABOUT 10% (CHECKED BY GPS). IF THE SPEEDOMETER READS 60MPH, I AM ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 54MPH. DOING THE CALCULATIONS IN MY HEAD TO GET AN ACCURATE SPEED READING ARE A DISTRACTION AND TAKE MY CONCENTRATION OFF THE ROAD. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE BIKE, THAT SPEEDOMETER PUT ME IN A BAD SPOT WITH CARS PASSING ME AT THIER NORMAL TO HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE I WAS UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. A BAD AND DANGEOUS COMBINATION THAT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITH INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. LETTERS TO HONDA HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100606

Incident

Apr 28, 2004

Mileage

1 mi

THE INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER ON MY BRAND NEW 2004 HONDA VTX 1300 CAUSES TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW MY TRUE SPEED WHICH EITHER CAUSES PEOPLE TO TAILGATE ME, PASS UNSAFELY OR JUST PLAIN PISS THEM OFF. SO I GO FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER WHICH PISSES OFF MY WIFE, AND MY KIDS WHO RIDE WITH ME ALOT SEE THIS AND GET THE WRONG IDEA. YOU CAN NOT EXPLAIN SPEEDOMETER ERROR TO A CHILD THEY SEE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS OF 55 AND THEN SEE DADDY GOING 65-70. WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE IS THAT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT ALL BIKES ARE OFF 5-8 PERCENT. EVERY CAR I OWN IS ACCURATE, WHY SHOULD THIS BIKE BE?*AK

NHTSA ID

10074779

Incident

May 14, 2004

1-PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE DAY ONE 2-SPEEDOMETER OVER STATES SPEED BY 8%, RESULTING IN DRIVERS FOLLOWING TAILGATING, FLASHING HIGH BEAMS, AND INDUCING ROAD RAGE 3-PURCHASED GPS WHICH REPORTS SPEED ACCURATELY FOR $400. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074696

Incident

Jun 2, 2004

Mileage

1 mi

MY NEW HONDA SHADOW SABRE MOTORCYCLE SPEEDOMETER READS 10% HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10068130

Incident

Mar 20, 2004

Mileage

500 mi