2007 Yamaha YZFR1

BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE: 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM, THE ACCELERATION IS LITERALLY GONE NO MATTER HOW MUCH THROTTLE YOU GIVE IT. IT COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IN A BAD CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS RECURRING EVERY TIME AT THAT RPM. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT MUST BE FIXED!!! *JB

ON MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG' WITH THE THROTTLE RESPONSE DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN IN 2ND GEAR AND STEADY AT APPROXIMATELY 5500 RPMS IF ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE , IE. TO AVOID SOMETHING OR SOMEONE, THE THROTTLE DOES NOT INSTANTLY RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION ,AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. *AK

2007 YAMAHA R1, RIDING DOWN THE LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH SOME FRIENDS AND THE RIGHT REAR SET CRACKED AND AS IT BROKE FREE FROM THE BIKE, MY FOOT HIT THE GROUND DOING ABOUT 65 MPH , CAUSING ME TO SHATTER 1 TOE WITH AN OPEN FRACTURE, BREAK ANOTHER IN HALF AND FRACTURE THE TIP OF THAT TOE. THE REARSET WAS CRACKED AT THE UPPER MOST LEG" RIGHT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE MOTORCYCLES FRAME. ALSO AS A RESULT FROM THIS BROKEN REARSET, I HAVE SCRATCHES ON MY SWINGARM AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC IS BROKEN ON THE EXHAUST COVER FROM WHERE THE REARSET DROPPED AND SINCE EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED IT JUST BROKE THE PLASTIC AND LEFT SCRATCHES IN THE SWINGARM. LOCAL YAMAHA DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REARSET UNDER WARRENTY AND HAS CONTACTED YAMAHA ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO HAS THE OLD REARSET THAT IS BROKEN, AND I ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE BROKEN REARSET, SCRATCHES IN MY SWINGARM, BROKEN PLASTIC COVER, X-RAYS, AND OTHER PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE DEPT WAS ON SCENE AND THE POLICE OFFICER HAS LEFT HIS NUMBER AND BADGE NUMBER INCASE A REPORT NEEDS TO BE FILED.*AK

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1, SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSE IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS. WHILE IN SECOND GEAR IF I HOLD STEADY AT 5500 MILES AND APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN APPLY THE THROTTLE THE MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED AS NORMAL. AT 5000 OR 6000 RPMS THE MOTORCYCLE PICKS UP SPEED AS NORMAL. I CAN DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM AT WILL AND HAVE DONE SO MANY TIMES. THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO ARISE IN CORNER EXIT AND TRAFFIC MERGING. A LOSE OF POWER WITH A CAR ON ONES TAIL IS SCARY AT BEST AND DEADLY AT WORST.*AK

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1, STALLING ISSUE. WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE. I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN SO I CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED IN THE CLUTCH , AND THE MOTORCYCLE DIED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES UNDER THE EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK

THERE IS A LAG IN SECOND GEAR WHICH KEEPS THE BIKE FROM ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES IT WILL RETURN, WHICH IF UNEXSPECTED, CAN CAUSE INJURY. THE LAG IS SOO DELAYED IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 2-5 SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS TO THE RIDER INPUT. THIS ISSUE IS DUPLICABLE @5500 IN SECOND GEAR, OR SIMPLY 48-49MPH. DEALERS WERE SAYING IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. REPLACEMENT ON SEVERAL PARTS YIELD, NO CHANGE TO THE ABOVE ISSUE. ALSO, RT. SIDE FOOT BRAKET BROKEN IN TWO*AK