2006 Honda VTX1300 Electrical system Problems

“My starter magnet shorted out & burned connecting plug & electrical harness. My bike was parked in garage like always. I went out in morning to start bike & nothing happened, a few seconds later I notice a burned smell & immediately turned off key. I then disconnected my battery & started to look for the problem. After the battery checked out to be good , I started checking fuses , when I notice the string burned smell from the starter magnet area , the main fuse was still good but noticed the connector plug slightly melted. …”

“On 12/08/07, I purchased a new 2006 Honda vtx1300c from: fun bike center, lakeland, florida. After the break-in period I began riding the motorcycle to work by way of interstate 4. I found that when riding the posted speed limit I was being passed by everyone. I found that when the speedometer read 70 MPH I was going just under 60 MPH. I explained the problem to fun bike center and I was told that Honda motorcycles regularly had speedometer discrepancies and that as the tires begin to wear, the speedometer would get closer. …”

“1. Began having problems keeping headlight on after starter switch pushed. Had to start jiggling starter switch to turn on headlight. 2. Started having headlights turn off during driving (especially dangerous during night rides!). Needed to jiggle starter switch to get headlight back on. Starting motorcycle now difficult also. 3. Tried wd40 on starter switch, didn't help. Just have to keep jiggling starter switch to get headlight to stay on (takes more jiggling everytime).”

“My speedometer is 11% off according to a certified (I believe) dynometer. I have spoken to Honda na, motorcity powersports of bloomfield mi, & ge money several times regarding this issue to no avail. I believe this is a problem because I can likely become involved in an accident by going too slow because I don't know my correct speed. Every time I have spoken to Honda they have claimed it was within specs. First 5% was acceptable because that is what I thought at the beginning. Then I was told 10% off was normal (again that was after I told them that I thought it was 10 miles off at 60 MPH. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 Honda VTX1300. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH he heard a popping noise and the vehicle stalled without warning. The motorcycle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 13,000. Updated 09/15/11 the consumer stated the fuse to the ignition kept blowing when he started the motorcycle. The fuse was replaced several times. Updated 12/13/11”