Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 010901 | 09/01/2001 | 627262 | Subject regarding rear tires possibly damaged during factory assembly process. *slc | 02/06/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/20/2009 | |||
| Metzeler me880 marathon, 180/60r16, for honda gl1800 rear tire out of round causing motorcycle to shimmy. tire was installed summer of 2009. shimmy began after tire milleage about 5,000. there was no detectable deflection in tire, but problem steadily got worse. tire was checked frequently, pressure checked daily (kept at 42psi). at about 9500 miles on tire, shimmy got worse, and tire found to have over 1/2 in. radial and axial runout. this is third metzeler on my gl1800. 1st one, summer of 2006, had slight shimmy from start, lasted only 925 miles - blowout from road debris. had that tire replaced by honda dealer in fergus falls, minnesota. replacement tire had no shimmy until about 800 mies. shimmy worlened until dangerous condition and tire replaced with different brand. e-mail sent to metzeler with no response. | |||
| 08/10/2001 | |||
| Motorcycle wobbled at 40 mph when decelerating. also, problem with tires. had not contacted dealer.*ak | |||
| 1 | 03/30/2001 | ||
| Motorcylcle has a speed wobble, which is unastable at approximately at 40 mph, the dealer says that front tire was the possible cause, consumer does not believe that it is the tire causing the problem, and if it is it should be replaced under warranty, but the warranty was refused by manufacturer.*yh | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 11/26/2003 | 30050 | 1 | 03/15/2003 |
| Failure of rear tire on motorcycle. separation of sidewall from tread. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/24/2004 | 3 | ||
| Motorcycle tire: avon venom for honda gl1800 goldwing rear tire 1.tire cracked and tread seperated- less than 5000 miles 2. tire had bulge in tread, ready to seperate-less than 5k miles 3. tire is getting bulge in it, can feel when riding-less than 2000miles all of these were replaced by avon. i own a small motorcycle shop and have heard many problems with these tires. it is a very dangerous situation.*ak some one will die because of these tires. i asked the rep. at avon if this was a problem and he denied there is a problem. i also asked if i should notify my customers of the danger, he repleid no. please fell free to call me to discuss these tires. | |||