NHTSA complaint: 2013 KAWASAKI EX300 — POWER TRAIN
I AM AN EXPERIENCED MOTORCYCLE RIDER WITH 26+ YEARS AND ROUGHLY 150,000 MILES RIDING EXPERIENCE. HAD DRIVEN NEW EX300 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, WAS SLOWING AT A STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN. I HAD SHIFTEN BACK INTO 1ST GEAR, ALMOST STOPPED (ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR) WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE ENGINE ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAD STALLED, RELEASED THE CLUTCH AND HIT THE THROTTLE TO MAKE THE TURN. AS THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, THE BIKE CAME TO AN ALMOST INSTANT STOP. MINOR INJURY TWISTING MY LEFT ANKLE AS I HAD TO POP MY LEGS OFF THE PEGS TO PREVENT MYSELF FROM FROM WIPING OUT AS THE BIKE'S REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND I HAD ALREADY STARTED TO THROW MY WEIGHT TO GO INTO A RIGHT-HAND TURN. CHECKING THE INTERNET, I'VE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC YEAR/MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation