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MOTORCYCLE WILL FOR NO REASON DIE OR IDLE FAST AROUND 3,500 RPM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE TO TURN AROUND A CORNER AND THE BIKE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT RIDE DAYS. IT WOULD STALL WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATE. I ALWAYS WAS ABLE TO LET THE BIKE REST START STOP THE MOTOR 5 TO 30 TIMES AND IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. I ALMOST WENT OF THE ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN IT 1ST HAPPENED. LET OFF THE GAS FOR A TIGHT CORNER AND THE BIKE DID NOT SLOW IT SPEED UP. *TT *CN
MOTORCYCLE WILL FOR NO REASON DIE OR IDLE FAST AROUND 3,500 RPM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE TO TURN AROUND A CORNER AND THE BIKE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT RIDE DAYS. IT WOULD STALL WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATE. I ALWAYS WAS ABLE TO LET THE BIKE REST START STOP THE MOTOR 5 TO 30 TIMES AND IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. I ALMOST WENT OF THE ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN IT 1ST HAPPENED. LET OFF THE GAS FOR A TIGHT CORNER AND THE BIKE DID NOT SLOW IT SPEED UP. *TT *CN
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAULTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE RIDING AND IDLE SPEED SURGES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE SURGE OF ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO REAR END A VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, WHEN DOWN SHIFTING CAUSED THE BIKE TO LURCH FORWARD WITH AN IDLE SPEED ABOVE 4000 RPM, IMPACTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACT SO THERE WAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES FOUND. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE IMPACT. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THE CYCLE DISPLAYING AN ERROR CODE AND NOT STARTING, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A RIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND HAS HAD ME TO REPLACING SENSORS, COILS AND ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE COSTS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE. RESEARCH WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE MODEL HAS LED ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IS TO BLAME FOR THESE EVER PRESENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. YAMAHA NA APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS OTHERS HAVE HAD THEIR MAIN WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED AND REPORT NO FURTHER ISSUES.
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAULTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE RIDING AND IDLE SPEED SURGES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE SURGE OF ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO REAR END A VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, WHEN DOWN SHIFTING CAUSED THE BIKE TO LURCH FORWARD WITH AN IDLE SPEED ABOVE 4000 RPM, IMPACTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACT SO THERE WAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES FOUND. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE IMPACT. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THE CYCLE DISPLAYING AN ERROR CODE AND NOT STARTING, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A RIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND HAS HAD ME TO REPLACING SENSORS, COILS AND ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE COSTS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE. RESEARCH WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE MODEL HAS LED ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IS TO BLAME FOR THESE EVER PRESENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. YAMAHA NA APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS OTHERS HAVE HAD THEIR MAIN WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED AND REPORT NO FURTHER ISSUES.
THIS MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. IT SOMETIMES IDLES HIGH WHEN MY HANDS ARE OFF THE THROTTLE. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE PUT ME IN DANGER AS THEY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE YAMAHA FORUMS (YAMAHASUPERTENERE.COM) YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS. YOU WILL EVEN FIND VIDEOS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINING FREEWAY SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER HAS NO HAND ON THE THROTTLE. I'M AFRAID TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE IN THIS CONDITION AND CERTAINLY CAN'T SELL IT. AT THIS POINT IT'S A USELESS $9000 VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.
THIS MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. IT SOMETIMES IDLES HIGH WHEN MY HANDS ARE OFF THE THROTTLE. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE PUT ME IN DANGER AS THEY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE YAMAHA FORUMS (YAMAHASUPERTENERE.COM) YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS. YOU WILL EVEN FIND VIDEOS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINING FREEWAY SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER HAS NO HAND ON THE THROTTLE. I'M AFRAID TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE IN THIS CONDITION AND CERTAINLY CAN'T SELL IT. AT THIS POINT IT'S A USELESS $9000 VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2012 YAMAHA XTZ1200 SUPER TENERE HAS FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN I COMPLETELY SHUT THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT OVER 3,000RPMS AND THE MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKING TO STOP REQUIRED ME TO OVERCOME THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE POWERING THE BIKE FORWARD AT OVER 3,000 RPMS IN ADDITION TO THE VELOCITY OF THE MACHINE ITSELF. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF, IT RESTARTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRED 5-7 RESTARTS UNTIL IT STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING: DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE. THE BIKE DID NOT DECELERATE UNDER ENGINE BRAKING AS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE REMAINED AT THE RPMS I HAD BEEN TRAVELING. CLOSING THE THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE AND AS SUCH I ENTERED THE CORNER TOO FAST AND WAS FORCED TO DRAG THE BRAKES AGAINST THE POWER OF THE ENGINE. AGAIN, AFTER FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO STOP, A RESTART RESOLVED THE ISSUE EVENTUALLY. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE BIKE WOULD NOT IDLE AND DIED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE, IDLING NORMALLY, WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 800 RPMS AND THEN STOP. IT HAS, ON OCCASION, REFUSED TO RESTART. DURING EACH OF THESE EPISODES, THE 'MODE SELECTOR' SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE MAP FAILED TO WORK, BUT NO ENGINE OR FAULT CODE WAS SHOWN ON THE DASH.
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2012 YAMAHA XTZ1200 SUPER TENERE HAS FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN I COMPLETELY SHUT THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT OVER 3,000RPMS AND THE MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKING TO STOP REQUIRED ME TO OVERCOME THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE POWERING THE BIKE FORWARD AT OVER 3,000 RPMS IN ADDITION TO THE VELOCITY OF THE MACHINE ITSELF. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF, IT RESTARTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRED 5-7 RESTARTS UNTIL IT STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING: DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE. THE BIKE DID NOT DECELERATE UNDER ENGINE BRAKING AS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE REMAINED AT THE RPMS I HAD BEEN TRAVELING. CLOSING THE THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE AND AS SUCH I ENTERED THE CORNER TOO FAST AND WAS FORCED TO DRAG THE BRAKES AGAINST THE POWER OF THE ENGINE. AGAIN, AFTER FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO STOP, A RESTART RESOLVED THE ISSUE EVENTUALLY. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE BIKE WOULD NOT IDLE AND DIED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE, IDLING NORMALLY, WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 800 RPMS AND THEN STOP. IT HAS, ON OCCASION, REFUSED TO RESTART. DURING EACH OF THESE EPISODES, THE 'MODE SELECTOR' SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE MAP FAILED TO WORK, BUT NO ENGINE OR FAULT CODE WAS SHOWN ON THE DASH.
2012 YAMAHA XT1200Z SUPER TENERE. AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING ENGINE IT WILL INSISTENTLY RAMP UP TO 3000 RPM. I NEED TO SHUT IT OFF AND RECYCLE THE KEY TWO TO THREE TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS AND SUSTAINS AT NORMAL 1100RPM, MY FEAR IT WILL DAMAGE THE ENGINE AT SOME POINT. THE DANGER TO RIDER LIVES ISSUE IS: AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH AGAIN INTERMITTENT WHILE SITTING STATIONARY AT A LIGHT THE RPM WILL SIMPLY DROP OFF AND DIE AND WILL NOT START AND WHEN IT DOES THE RPM WILL JUMP AGAIN TO 3000RPM, MORE THAN ONCE THIS CAUSED ME TO DROP MY BIKE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION OR HAVE A CLOSE REAR END COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS WHEN I STARTED MOVING THEN IT DIED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY LOCAL YAMAHA DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM AND REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT AS THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THIS MODEL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER THAT HAS HAD THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE AND HIGH RPM START UP ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE 2011 AND 2013 MODELS. I FEEL THIS IS TRULY A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YAMAHA FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON ALL EARLY MODEL XT1200 SUPER TENERE FROM 2010 TO 2013. I FEEL ONE SHOULD NOT PAY $14,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT CORRECT FROM THE FACTORY DUE TO WIRING HARNESS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MODELS 2014 TO PRESENT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE LEAVING ME TO BELIEVE YAMAHA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CORRECTED IT BUT KEPT SILENT AS SOME EARLY MODEL OWNERS WIRING HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPLACE FREE BY YAMAHA AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES SINCE. I FEEL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE. LINK TO SOME OWNERS MANY CONCERNED HTTP://WWW.YAMAHASUPERTENERE.COM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=17994.0 YAMAHA CAN CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2012 YAMAHA XT1200Z SUPER TENERE. AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING ENGINE IT WILL INSISTENTLY RAMP UP TO 3000 RPM. I NEED TO SHUT IT OFF AND RECYCLE THE KEY TWO TO THREE TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS AND SUSTAINS AT NORMAL 1100RPM, MY FEAR IT WILL DAMAGE THE ENGINE AT SOME POINT. THE DANGER TO RIDER LIVES ISSUE IS: AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH AGAIN INTERMITTENT WHILE SITTING STATIONARY AT A LIGHT THE RPM WILL SIMPLY DROP OFF AND DIE AND WILL NOT START AND WHEN IT DOES THE RPM WILL JUMP AGAIN TO 3000RPM, MORE THAN ONCE THIS CAUSED ME TO DROP MY BIKE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION OR HAVE A CLOSE REAR END COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS WHEN I STARTED MOVING THEN IT DIED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY LOCAL YAMAHA DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM AND REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT AS THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THIS MODEL. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER THAT HAS HAD THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE AND HIGH RPM START UP ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE 2011 AND 2013 MODELS. I FEEL THIS IS TRULY A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YAMAHA FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON ALL EARLY MODEL XT1200 SUPER TENERE FROM 2010 TO 2013. I FEEL ONE SHOULD NOT PAY $14,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT CORRECT FROM THE FACTORY DUE TO WIRING HARNESS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MODELS 2014 TO PRESENT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE LEAVING ME TO BELIEVE YAMAHA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CORRECTED IT BUT KEPT SILENT AS SOME EARLY MODEL OWNERS WIRING HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPLACE FREE BY YAMAHA AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES SINCE. I FEEL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE. LINK TO SOME OWNERS MANY CONCERNED HTTP://WWW.YAMAHASUPERTENERE.COM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=17994.0 YAMAHA CAN CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR