2007 Suzuki GSX-R600

I JUST PURCHASED MY BIKE THE 3 OF OCTOBER 2007 FROM HONDA SUZUKI OF SALT LAKE. AS OF TODAY APRIL 21 2008 I HAVE 1,588 MILES ON MY BIKE. SINCE I HAD REACHED THE POINT OF ALMOST 1,000 MILES, WHICH IS THE BREAK IN POINT, MY BIKE HAS HAD A PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE WILL SUDDENLY DROP AND THE ENGINE WILL ALMOST STOP RUNNING, AND HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING TWICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING COULD EASILY CAUSE ME SEVERE INJURY, AND I AM LUCKY THAT IT HAS NOT. DUE TO MY RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT SUZUKI FACTORY SET OF THE TPS SENSOR IS OFTEN OFF. DEALER SHIPS WILL NOT SERVICE THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED IT ONLY APPEARS TO MASK A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD EASILY LEAD TO THE DEATH OF A RIDER, IF THE THROTTLE SUDDEN SHUT DOWN AND SUDDENLY KICK BACK ON AS IF THE ENGINE WERE PREPPING TO RESTART IT'S SELF. SO FAR MY PROBLEM EXISTS AT LOW RPMS BUT MY RESEARCH REVEALS THAT OTHERS PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN MINE. I AM TRULY TERRIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM GETTING WORSE, AND IT IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT CONSISTENT. MEANING THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY AND IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED WHEN IT DOES. I DON'T WANT TO BE INJURED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI'S DESIGN FLAW. IT IS ILLEGAL TO MESS WITH MY TPS SENSOR BEING PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $10,000 ON A NEW BIKE THAT SHOULD BE PROBLEM FREE. I HOPE THAT SUZUKI ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THE FACTORY SETTING OF THIS SENSOR SHOULD BE SET AT 1.125V MANY PEOPLE HAVE FOUND THE SETTING OF THEIR BIKE TO BE 1.339V OR EVEN WORSE. THIS SETTING EVEN BEING OFF BY A HUNDREDTH OF A VOLT CAN BE SERIOUS AND CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE OF THE BIKE'S THROTTLE CONTROL, THUS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING ONE'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THEIR BIKES PATH. I HOPE THIS HELPS AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THIS ADDRESSED. I HAVE CONSIDERED SELLING MY BIKE, BUT COULD NOT MORALLY ENDANGER OTHERS. *TR

2007 GSXR 600. THIS IS THE "HERKY JERKY THROTTLE" PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF THESE BIKES. BETWEEN 0-10% THROTTLE THE BIKE WILL SUDDENLY CUT POWER AND THEN REENGAGE POWER CAUSING THE BIKE TO JERK. THIS CAN BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN TAKING A CORNER AT A HIGH LEAN ANGLE WHERE LOW AMOUNTS OF THROTTLE ARE USED. THIS COULD EASILY RESULT IN A CRASH... *TR

THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEMATIC ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE WORLDWIDE. I OWN A 2007 SUZUKI GSXR600. THERE IS NO "TECHNICAL TERM" FOR THE PROBLEM. WE CALL IT A "HERKY JERKY" PROBLEM. AT SLOW SPEEDS IN LOW GEARS THE THROTTLE IS VERY VERY ABRUPT. WHEN I ROLL OFF THE THROTTLE JUST BARELY, RAPID DECELERATION OCCURS. IT THROWS ME FORWARD. THEN WHEN I ROLL BACK ON THE THROTTLE EVER SO SLIGHTLY THE BIKE JERKS FORWARD, THERE'S NO IN BETWEEN. MAKES THE BIKE VERY DIFFICULT TO RIDE SMOOTHLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, THIS VERY UNSAFE AS IT MAKES THE MOTORCYCLE VERY UNSTABLE. THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE, ITS TIME SUZUKI DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT... *TR

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZE THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. *TR

INABILITY TO SMOOTHLY DECELERATE OR HOLD A NEUTRAL THROTTLE SETTING. INTERMITTENT, ABRUPT OPENING/CLOSING OF THE THROTTLE CAUSES RAPID ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SMOOTHLY ROLL OFF THE THROTTLE, THE MOTORCYCLE INITIALLY DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL, THEN ACTS AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS SLAMMED SHUT. ONCE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THROTTLE IS REAPPLIED, IT SNAPS BACK TO THE PREVIOUS THROTTLE SETTING. CREATES A JERKY, UNSTABLE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN CORNERING, OR ON SLIPPERY ROADS. CAUSED ME TO LOSE GRIP ON MY FRONT TIRE DURING CORNERING, AND I HAD TO RIDE STRAIGHT OFF THE OUTSIDE OF THE CORNER TO PREVENT CRASHING. *TR

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZE THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. *TR

ABRUPT ON/OFF THROTTLE CAN CAUSE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RAPID DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION, DESTABILIZING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER ENGINE RPM'S (4,000-6,000 RPM) AND SEEMS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES (205+ DEGREES) AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND STARTED WHILE AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO THROTTLE IRREGULARITIES FOUND ON THE 2007 SUZUKI GSXR 600 SPORT BIKE. THE THROTTLE IRREGULARITY EXPERIENCED CAN BE DESCRIBED AS AN ABRUPT TRANSITION FROM SUBTLE MODULATION OF APPLYING THROTTLE OR DISENGAGING THE THROTTLE. THE RESULT CREATES A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED SURGE OR RAPID DECELERATION OR THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CREATES A DESTABILIZING EFFECT TO THE CHASSIS AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOWER ENGINE RPM (4,000 TO 6000 RPM), AND OFTEN AT HIGHER ENGINE TEMPERATURES. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS OFTEN AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE IS RESTARTED OR STARTED AT HIGHER ENGINE TEMPERATURES. *TR