2007 Honda VTX1300 Suspension Problems

“My 2007 Honda 1300 vtx develops a violent wheel wobble upon acceleration and deceleration at around 40mph. This issue wears tires and is very dangerous if you are not prepared to react to the problem.I have spoken with other 1300 vtx owners and this is a very common problem on this particular model. Honda does not recognize the problem and does nothing to correct it. Honda should be held liable for repair and replacement of parts and replacement of front tires which show unreasonable wear in a short period of time and low mileage on he tires.”

“Front end shakes, wobbles and vibrates violently, when you loosen your hand pressure from the handle bar grips. It will absolutely go out of control if you don't hold on tightly to the handle bars. This occurs at any and all speeds. (20 to 90 MPH). There is something seriously wrong here. The previous owner now admits he noticed this problem at 300 miles, and didn't feel safe to ride it any more! Hence the low mileage, for a 7 year old motorcycle. I can now see excessive front tire tread wear, on the left side of center. I have to replace this tire now.”

“I own a 2007 VTX1300 purchased with 5 miles on the clock - it now has nearly 12000. At approx 2000 miles I experienced wobble on the handlebars when I slightly moved my hands from the grip, this would get extreme if my hands were left off or held lightly to the extent that I would have crashed if not regripped and held firmly so not done again, however as I put more miles on the bike the wobble is permanant at around 5000 miles which is more pronounced on deacceleration at approx 40 MPH, I also experienced a frightening occurance while touring in germany on the motorway there was a sweeping…”

“Severe wobble started at only 6000 miles on the bike! It hits at around 40 MPH; it is so bad that the handlebars will 'hop' back and forth and the bike will shake. The stock steering bearings are faulty yet Honda claims nothing is wrong and will only replace it with another stock bearing. This is a known major issue among vtx owners.”

“2007 Honda vtx 1300 m/c has severe front end wobble at approximately 38 to 42 MPH. It is experience both on acceleration and deceleration. Requires a firm grip on both sides of the handlebar to maintain steadiness. The problem became noticeable after on approx. 435 miles on the vehicle during the summer of 2007. It is likely to be the cause of severe lopsided wear on front tire also. …”