Front Bevel Gear Case Shaft Bearing

[Dane1966]

I purchased a 2007 Kawasaki Vulcan Mean Streak 1600 on Feb 1st, 2019. It is in pristine condition with 14,000 miles on it. I trailered it home and put it in my shed. A week ago we had a warm day. So I decided to take it out for a quick ride. ( I bought this bike from a dealer and never rode it ) It took it for a short ride down some side streets maybe 3 miles or so. Returning home, I was taking a left hand turn , downshifted to first gear. The bike stalled and the rear tire locked up.Clutch didn't work. Tranny was frozen, and rear wheel locked.I called the dealership up it took 3 of us to drag it into the van. I found out that the Front bevel bearing was the culprit. My question is Kawasaki knows this problem exists. Why did they not have a Re Call. Obviously many, many, owners have had this problem. It is a very expensive fix for a $25 bearing. Mine is still at the dealership torn down. I'm curious to see if they are going to charge me for the repair. When it obviously had the problem when I purchased it. And only rode it 3 miles ! I'll keep you folks posted on the outcome.