2006 Yamaha XV19

2006 STRATOLINER "S" HAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER LIGHT GLARE REFLECTING OFF OF THE FACTORY WINDSHIELD. THE GLARING LIGHT WHICH REFLECT IS SO BAD, I NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE LATE AT NIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT YAMAHA FAILS TO LISTEN AND CREATE A SPEEDOMETER GLARE SHIELD TO PREVENT THE BRIGHT SPEEDOMETER LIGHT FROM REFLECTING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE PROBLEM IS SO SEVERE THAT ALL STRATOLINER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS IN ALL ONLINE YAMAHA FORUMS. WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?! THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA BEFORE! DOES ONE OF US, STRATOLINER OWNERS, HAVE TO DIE??

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON MY PROPERTY WHEN I WAS IN MY ROUTINE OF LEAVING THE GARAGE, ALWAYS THE SAME TRACK AND CONTROL MANNERS. THE STEPS OF THE EVENT: I STARTED THE BIKE, SET THE FIRST GEAR, ROLLED DOWN THE CONCRETE SLAB. 2 SECONDS LATER THE BIKE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED, SHOOTING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE FIELD AND THE WOODS. I INSTINCTIVELY JUMPED OFF THE BIKE AND LET IT DOWN IN FRONT OF A TREE. I LANDED SEVERAL FEET ON THE SOFT GROUND WITH A BADLY FRACTURED LEFT LEG. I HAVE RIDDEN THIS BIKE FOR 2.5 YEARS AND HAVE 6,900 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 2006 YAMAHA STAR ROADLINER S STARTED MAKING A NOTICEABLE CLATTERING NOISE IN 3RD GEAR SHORTLY BEFORE I HAD 18,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE MY 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR DID BEFORE A DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE TEETH MISSING FROM ONE OF THE GEARS IN IT'S TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE BIKE TO RIDE NOW SURPRISE (A YAMAHA DEALER) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BIKE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE FOR THE FIRST 17,000 MILES. I CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND THAT I SHOULD GET A SECOND OPINION. I AN GOING TO PICK THE BIKE UP FROM RIDE NOW TOMORROW (2/22/08) AND BRING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER ASAP. I'M FILING THIS REPORT AS EVIDENCE IN THE EVENT OF A POSSIBLE (CATASTROPHIC) TRANSMISSION FAILURE EN ROUTE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER (S) WITH 2346 MILES. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BIKE JUST QUITS RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES NOW. WHICH AS YOU CAN GUESS COULD BE DEADLY AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BIKE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA BUT YAMAHA CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS IS A LIE. IN DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET IT IS A WIDE TOPIC AND YAMAHA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY OWNERS AND TECH SUPPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. *JB

FACTORY CRIMP CONNECTOR INSIDE MY YAMAHA DRIVING LAMPS ON MY 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER MOTORCYCLE. MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FAIL AT NIGHT. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR YAMAHA USED HAS MELTED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE MELTED CONNECTOR TAKEN WHEN I OPENED THE LIGHT HOUSING THINKING IT WAS JUST A BURNT OUT BULB. *JB

MUCH TO MY DISMAY, I DISCOVERED LAST WEEK, THAT MY NEW $16000, 2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL XVZ13, HEAVY TOURING CRUISER, IS NOT EQUIPPED, FROM THE FACTORY, WITH "HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS". AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FOG FOR OVER 80 MILES, I WISHED TO TURN ON MY 4-WAY FLASHERS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THERE IS NONE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, AS IT IS SOLD IN THE USA. THE MANUFACTURER, YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION USA, APPARENTLY CHOSE TO ELIMINATE THE "HAZARD WARNING FLASHER" SWITCH ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, REPLACING THE NORMAL SWITCH, AS USED ON SIMILAR MODELS, WITH A "CRUISE CONTROL" SWITCH. THIS IS A HUGE OVERSIGHT FROM YAMAHA, AND CREATES A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, IN CASE OF A ROADSIDE HAZARDOUS CONDITION, SUCH AS FLAT TIRE, EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, ETC. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT US LAWS CALLED FOR VEHICLE AND STREET MOTORCYCLES BE FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THIS SIMPLE DEVICE? PLEASE CLARIFY THE CURRENT REGULATIONS FOR ME, AND IF THIS IS A REQUIRED ITEM, YAMAHA MOTORS SHOULD BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. *JB