2013 Kawasaki Ex300 problems, complaints & recalls

2013-11-26 · Suspension · 800 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2013 kawasaki ninja ex300adfl motorcycle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph and decelerating to 35 mph, the handle bars would shake excessively. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer but no repairs were performed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 800. …”

2013-08-01 · Engine · 235 mi

“pulling in the clutch causes the rpms to drop below 1000 rpm causing the engine to die or stall. this happens frequently. it can occur several times in a row or it can be several days before it happens again. i've tried to increase idle speed to 2000 rpm, manufacturer recommends 1300, which did not help. i would estimate it has occurred 50+ tim…”

2013-07-15 · Steering · 600 mi

“purchased my ninja 300 3/25/13. signs of first wobble due to poor head bearing was on 4/10/13. that's only 15 calendar days! my ninja 300 wobbles from decel from 50mph to 35mph. the wobble is so bad, i can't really ride the bike anymore until i get it replaced, and kawasaki won't honor a head bearing replacement under warranty. they would simply re…”

2013-07-11 · Engine · 12 mi

“i bought a brand new ninja300 for my wife, with no problems riding it home. the next time out, which was a couple of days later. i warmed up the bike as i usually do. rode just down the street, while in 4th gear i pulled in the clutch to down shift and the bike just died. didn't think much of it, but it happened again the next day, so i increased t…”

2013-07-09 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 1,000 mi

“after parking my motorcycle in the sun for about 2 hours i returned and started it up. everything appeared normal. i accelerated to about 15 mph and then as i prepared to come to a stop i started braking and pulled in the clutch. the engine rpm's dropped lower than the idle speed and the engine stalled as the bike was still moving. i coasted to…”

2013-06-29 · Power Train · 600 mi

“when coming to a stop with clutch disengaged engine stalled and had to be restarted. luckily no traffic was behind me or i might have hit from behind. *tr…”

2013-06-28 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 430 mi

“this incident has been happening since the first day i have owned the kawasaki ninja 300. i would slow down to a stop and the engine would stall. i would then put it back into neutral and restart the motorcycle. it would happen a few times until the motor gets warm, then it stops stalling. it happened to me at least 3-7 times when riding it today. …”

2013-06-26 · Structure:body · 150 mi

“when bike is in the sun all day the bike will stall when the clutch is pulled in. also left fairing pops out called kawasaki about both things and was told we have no record of this go to the dealer so i went to the dealer and again given the run around this is a big problem for the safety of the rider. *tr…”

2013-06-25 · Structure:body · 44 mi · 💥 crash

“i was going through a slight curve, not a big one just a normal curve going about 20 miles per hour when i tried to slow down the bike sort of stalled so i went straight into the curb into where i hit a tree. there are many people that saw e incident and found it very strange as well as i did. i have enough experience into which i know it wasn't my…”

2013-06-24 · Power Train · 5 mi

“pulled the clutch in when coming to a stop and the bike stalled. happened 8 more times getting the bike home. i have adjusted the idle to 1500 rpm and the bike now drops to 1100 rpm when clutching during a stop then recovers to 1500 rpm after stopping. dealer mountain motorsports claimed they had not heard of it happening on any other ninja 300s. t…”