Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YZFR1 / 2007

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103329 Incident Date: Apr, 20 2007
Consumer's City: LOVES PARK Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YZFR1 Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYARN20E27A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 22 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 2007 yamaha r1 motorcycle has throttle response lag in 2nd gear at about 50 mph. i experienced the lag will riding and noticed that when i was giving the engine throttle i received no response for about 4 seconds. when i did finally receive throttle response, i was applying too much throttle (because i was initially not getting any response) and the motorcycle accelerated so quickly that it almost kicked me off (the motorcycle popped a wheelie). after the experience, i did not think too much of it until i read about the problem on the internet. after reading about it, i went out riding and was able to reproduce the throttle lag on command. the throttle lag response takes place in second gear, 50 mph, and 5500 rpms. the issue about the problem is that when the throttle finally kicks in the user has the throttle fully open in an attempt to counter act it and the motorcycle responds violently. the rider could be kicked off the motorcycle if they are not prepared. *jb