2007 URAL TOURIST

1 recalls — 1 complaints

07V372000 Aug 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES BUILT WITH A SIDECAR AND EQUIPPED WITH HERZOG TRANSMISSION GEAR SETS, THE TRANSMISSION MAIN SHAFT IS OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE TOLERANCE DUE TO INCORRECT MANUFACTURING OF TRANSMISSION MAIN SHAFT AND SPECIFIC RETAINING CLIPS. THE MAIN SHAFT AND RETAINING CLIPS MAY BE DEFECTIVE.
Remedy: THE MOTORCYCLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS DEFECTIVE SHAFTS AND RETAINING CLIPS, THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IRBIT AT 1-888-990-8484.
308 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Apr 14, 2008
A WEEK AGO (4/5/08) WHILE RIDING MY RURAL MOTORCYCLE ( 2007 TOURIST), I HEARD A LOUD CLICK, CLICK, KLUNK!!! AND THEN THE REAR WHEEL MOMENTARILY FROZE WITH SOME GRINDING AND SCRAPING NOISES. CLICK CLICK KLUNK NOISE SEEMED TO HAVE EMITTED FROM THE CENTER OF THE MOTOR CYCLE AROUND THE MAIN TRANSMISSION AREA. I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND COULD DETERMINE NO DAMAGE UPON A SIMPLE VISUAL INSPECTION. I TESTED RIDING AND THE BIKE RESUMED WITH OUT PROBLEM. THEN LAST NIGHT , (04/13/08)THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED, CLICK, CLICK, KLUNK AND REAR WHEEL FREEZE MOMENTARILY. AGAIN I STOPPED NO VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED AND THE MOTORCYCLE RESUMED WITHOUT PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED HOME, AND AT ONE POINT THE REAR WHEEL MOMENTARILY LOCKED WHEN PROCEEDING TO GO IN FIRST GEAR AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. DOES THIS APPEAR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION RECALL , CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 07V372000? I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND CURRENT HAVE APPROXIMATELY 8300 KILOMETERS OF MILEAGE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR