2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 Problems & Recalls

I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO ...

Mileage: 16,000

I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO ...

Mileage: 16,000

I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO ...

Mileage: 16,000

2007 AND 2008 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLES HAVE FAULTY ECU WHICH CAUSES BIKE TO STALL WHEN COASTING OR STOPPING AND LAG WHEN ACCELERATING AT CERTAIN RPM RANGES. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH THE RIDER AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF ...

Mileage: 500

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE INTAKE VALVE IN THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER TO RUB ON THE GUIDE AND CAUSES THE VALVE TO BREAK OFF INTO THE CYLINDER. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH IT EARLY AND TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR GUY. HE DISASSEMBLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THE BAD VALVE. SENT IT OUT TO B...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE NOISE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BACKFIRE WITH LIMITED POWER AND P...

Mileage: 7,000

PURCHASED 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 LAST SEPTEMBER. THE BIKE EXHIBITED A LAG IN THE THROTTLE AROUND 5,000 RPM, AND THE ENGINE WILL ALSO STALL AT RANDOM, USUALLY AT THE WORST TIME. THIS BIKE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES AT INTERSECTIONS, AND STALLED ANOTHER 6 TIMES JUST YESTERDAY! THE THROTTLE LAG ISSUE H...

Mileage: 10

USUALLY IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM BIKE DELAYS OR STALLS VERY BAD FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR SECONDS. *TR

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HAS EXTREME THROTTLE LAG IN SECOND GEAR AT AROUND 5500 RPM. PROBLEM ISN'T PRESENT EVERYTIME, BUT CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PUTTING THE BIKE INTO SECOND GEAR AND STAYING AT 5500 RPM FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS AND THEN APPLYING GENEROUS THROTTLE. A LAG USUALLY AROUND 3 SECONDS AFTER POWER APPLICATION CAN BE FELT. ...

Mileage: 980

MY NEW 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 HAS A SEVERE "LAG" WHEN RIDING AT 5500 RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR. EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD TO RIDE I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT YAMAHA'S NON RESPONSIVE ATTITUDE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND...

THE MOTORCYCLE AT APPRX 5500 RPMS (45-50MPH) IN SECOND GEAR HAS AN EXTREME LAG ISSUE. YOU CAN TURN THE THROTTLE BUT THE BIKE WILL NOT RESPOND. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE DUE TO TAKING AWAY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC OR MATCHING SPEEDS OF TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLE...

Mileage: 425

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 HAD INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED WHILE RIDING. THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA WAS AVOIDING TO RECALL. IT WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS.*AK

Mileage: 12

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS SIGNIFICANT LAG OR AFLAT-SPOT" IF YOU WILL AT APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH IN SECOND GEAR. ANY ATTEMPT TO ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AT THAT POINT WILL RESULT IN THE BIKE NEARLY STALLING AND OR CUTTING OUT BEFORE SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY OWNERS O...

Mileage: 102

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS SIGNIFICANT LAG OR AFLAT-SPOT" IF YOU WILL AT APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH IN SECOND GEAR. ANY ATTEMPT TO ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AT THAT POINT WILL RESULT IN THE BIKE NEARLY STALLING AND OR CUTTING OUT BEFORE SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY OWNERS O...

Mileage: 102

RUN THE BIKE IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH. HOLD YOUR BIKE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BIKE TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND ALSO THE BIKE IS STALLING OUT IN A LOW GEAR ALSO STAR...

Mileage: 10

RUN THE BIKE IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH. HOLD YOUR BIKE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BIKE TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND ALSO THE BIKE IS STALLING OUT IN A LOW GEAR ALSO STAR...

Mileage: 10

THE BIKE WAS BUMPED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND FELL OVER. THE BRACKET FOR THE RIGHT-SIDE REARSET BRACKET BROKE AT THE BOLTS.

Mileage: 894

1. I WAS CRUISING IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS, I GAVE IT GAS BUT THE BIKE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, I STARTED TO LET OFF THE GAS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN BURST OF POWER, CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE BIKE TO KICK OUT SIDE WAYS AND THROWING ME OFF THE BIKE, FLIPPING AND TUMBLING. 2.THE MOTORCYCL...

Mileage: 1,345

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2007 R-1 MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE LAG. 2ND GEAR AT 5500 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE HAD NO POWER. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING VEHICLES AND ACCELERATING THROUGH TURNS. I FELT THAT YAMAHA WAS NOT DOING THEIR PART TO F...

PAYED $13,000 FOR A MOTORCYCLE THAT DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY...2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL A GOOD TIME AFTER I'VE ACCELERATED. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNTIL ECU IS CORRECTED BY YAMAHA! COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE OR LIMB IF INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 650

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. WHILE RIDING IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS USED THERE WAS A LAG OF AROUND 4 SECONDS. WHEN DROPPING DOWN TO 5000 RPMS OR 6000 RPMS, AND USING FULL THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS INSTANTANEOUS. *AK

Mileage: 660

SEVERE THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 48 MPH. *AK

Mileage: 1

IN SECOND GEAR GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN OPENING THE THROTTLE THE MOTORCYCLE STAYED AT 50 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SEC BEFORE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING AT THAT POINT. THE OTHER DAY IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD BARELY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEA...

WHEN RIDING ABOUT 5500 RPMS IN SECOND GEAR THE THROTTLE SYSTEM BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THE ENGINE WILL NOT GAIN RPMS NO MATTER HOW FAR THE THROTTLE WAS TURNED. ONE MUST LET THE THROTTLE RETURN TO THE STARTING POSITION AND THEN SLOWLY TURN IT BACK TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS A STARTLING EVEN...

Mileage: 600

JUST PURCHASED 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE WHICH NOW HAS 200 MILES ON IT. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN RPMS ARE HELD AT 5500 IN SECOND GEAR. NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE PAST A CAR BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE , WHICH LED TO A POTENTIALLY ...

Mileage: 200

ON MY YAMAHA YZF R1 THERE IS A DANGEROUS LACK OF RESPOND TIME WHEN THE THROTTLE IS OPENED. WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS AT LEAST 50 MPH, AND THE MOTORCYCLE IS RUNNING IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH, THEN HOLD THE MOTORCYCLE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPENING...

I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1. UNDERSTANDINGS IT IS THE FIRST YEAR YAHMAHA USES THIS TECHNOLOGY ON THE R1S WAS A CONCERN. BUT I BOUGHT IT ANYWAY. MY FEARS CAME TRUE WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. THE BIKE HAS A DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500RPMS (45MPH). THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATI...

Mileage: 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND WHEN OPENING THE THROTTLE THE MOTORCYCLE DID NOT MOVE. THE ACCELERATOR GAVE NO RESPONSE FOR ABOUT FOUR SECONDS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST H...

Mileage: 20

WHILE TAKING MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 IN SECOND GEAR TO 5500 RPMS. ONCE I OPEN THE THROTTLE, THE BIKE DOES NOT RESPOND FOR A SECOND OR TWO. BUT IF I TAKE THE RPMS TO 5000 OR 6000 THE RESPONSE IS IMMEDIATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE THE DAY I RODE THE BIKE OFF OF THE DEALERS LOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE ...

MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE...

Mileage: 30

MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE...

Mileage: 30

MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE...

Mileage: 30

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CONTROL CHIP IN THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED, AND IT WASN'T OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND IT ALMOST C...

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YFZR1. WHILE RIDING 45 MPH IN SECOND GEAR THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO LET THE RPMS DECREASE TO UNDER 5,000 AND TURN THE THRO...

Mileage: 56

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 (BEC...

Mileage: 700

THIS MOTORCYCLE CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 550RPM OR 49 MPH. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL DELAY IN RESPONSE AND A VERY SLOW INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL NEARLY 70 MPH IS REACHED WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THERE ARE NO FAULT CODES OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL I...

Mileage: 50

THIS MOTORCYCLE CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 550RPM OR 49 MPH. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL DELAY IN RESPONSE AND A VERY SLOW INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL NEARLY 70 MPH IS REACHED WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THERE ARE NO FAULT CODES OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL I...

Mileage: 50

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR AT 48 MPH OR 5500 RPM, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLED WAS TURNED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON APPROXIMATELY 20 OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT WA...

Mileage: 380

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE TURNS THE THROTTLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. INITIALLY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT YAMAHA. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY STATING THAT THE VE...

Mileage: 1,250

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 SUPER SPORT MOTORCYCLE. THERE IS A CONSTANT FAILURE MODE IN THE ENGINE MAPPING THAT CAUSES SLOW ENGINE ACCELERATION IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 2ND GEAR, 5500 RPMS. THIS CONDITION CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MANEUVERING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR EXPECTING ENGINE P...

Mileage: 750

2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1: A DISTINCTIVE AND DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG THAT OCCURS IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM THAT LASTS FOR 3~5 SECONDS. I HAVE HAD A CLOSE CALL UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATHS. YAMAHA CUSTOMER SUPPORT WAS CALLED AND I WAS TOLD THAT " ...

Mileage: 30

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1, WHICH STALLED FOR TWO TO THREE SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED 5500 RPMS AND THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH MODEL OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE THAT MAY CAUSE A CRASH WHILE ...

Mileage: 300

I KNOW IN FACT I'M NOT THE FIRST TO MAKE A COMPLAINT REGARDING AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE ON MY 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 MOTORCYCLE. THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE FOR A THROTTLE LAG PROBLEM IN THE 2ND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 5000-5500 RPM. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE OPENING...

I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED ONE DAY WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING THAT THE BIKE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BIKE ACTED AS IF IN SLOW MOTION AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER RETURNED TO IT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT TO THIS DAY AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I HAVE SI...

Mileage: 100

I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED ONE DAY WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING THAT THE BIKE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BIKE ACTED AS IF IN SLOW MOTION AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER RETURNED TO IT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT TO THIS DAY AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I HAVE SI...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 47 TO 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOURTEEN DAYS AGO. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUF...

Mileage: 50

THERE IS A THROTTLE LAG ON MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AT SECOND GEAR 5500 RPMS. *AK

Mileage: 1,200

I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY ON ROUTE 1. I TRIED TO PASS A CAR IN TRAFFIC IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. THIS BIKE DID NOT ACCELERATE FROM 5500 RPMS IN 2ND GEAR PROPERLY. HAVING NO THROTTLE RESPONSE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. YAMAHA S...

2007 YAMAHA R1, THROTTLE LAGGED AT AROUND 5500 RPMS. NO RESPONSE FOR A FEW SECONDS. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN NEED TO SPEED UP OR TAKE OFF BEFORE BEING RAN OVER A SUV OR IN AN INTERSECTION OR OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOOT PEG BRACKET BROKEN. WAS PARKING THE BIKE WHEN I PUT SOME PRESSUR...

Mileage: 82

THE 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE WITH FLY-BY-WIRE THROTTLE HAS A DEFINITE LAG OF THROTTLE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT AT 5,500 RPMS WHILE IN 2ND GEAR. WHEN IT OCCURS THERE IS AT LEAST A 6-8 SECOND LAG IN THE THROTTLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF , THEN IT VERY SLOWLY COMES BACK TO LIFE. I FEEL T...

Mileage: 10

I AM EXPERIENCING THROTTLE LAG ON MY 2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1 MOTORCYCLE. WHEN I AM IN 2ND GEAR AND AT 48 MPH WHEN I TWIST THE THROTTLE THERE IS A DELAY IN POWER DELIVERY, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TAKES OFF. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN THAT SITUATION. IT WORKS FINE IN ANY OTHER. *AK

Mileage: 177

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS AN ACCELERATION LAG IN SECOND GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM 5,500 RPM. ACCELERATION FROM LESS RPM, OR MORE THE LAG IS NOT PRESENT, BUT IT IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN SECOND GEAR AT 5,500 RPM. WHEN THIS LAG OCCURS IT IS PRESENT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE BIKE WILL ACCELERATE...

Mileage: 67

2007 YAMAHA R1- THE OTHER DAY I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN SECOND GEAR WHEN THE CAR NEXT TO ME BEGAN TO MERGE OVER ON ME. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A COLLISIONS BUT MY BIKE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. FORTUNATELY I W...

WHEN RIDING IN SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 5500 RPM, AND HITTING THE THROTTLE YOU GET NOTHING, NO ACCELERATION FOR A GOOD 2 SECONDS. HAD HEARD ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT I HADN'T EXPERIENCED IT UNTIL TODAY. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AS A MATTER OF FACT , UPON FURTHER READI...

Mileage: 160

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE I CAME UP BEHIND A CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH AND THE CAR WAS DOING 50 MPH IN 2ND GEAR. I DECIDED TO PASS THE CAR IN THE LEFT LANE. I SIGNALED TO GET INTO THE LEFT LANE CHECKED MY MIRRORS AND STARTED TO MOVE OVER AND AT THE SAM...

Mileage: 150

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 AND HAVE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE ISSUE OF A FLAT SPOT IN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT APPROXIMATELY 5500 RPM AND THROTTLE IS APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION LASTING BETWE...

Mileage: 5

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 AND HAVE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE ISSUE OF A FLAT SPOT IN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT APPROXIMATELY 5500 RPM AND THROTTLE IS APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION LASTING BETWE...

Mileage: 5

2007 YAMAHA YZF R1. WHILE IN SECOND GEAR AND AT 5500 RPMS THE MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT PERFORM AS EXPECTED WHEN THROTTLE IS APPLIED. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A LAG IN ACCELERATION THAT UPSETS OR CAUSES AN UNSAFE SHIFT IN UNPREDICTABLE WEIGHT WHILE IN A TURN. THIS IS OF GRAVE CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AS THIS UN...

Mileage: 340

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I OBSERVED A CAR BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING FAST. I ROLLED ON THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE , AND NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. THEN BIKE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. WELL, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE T...

Mileage: 100

NO POWER IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN ROLLING OUT OF A 45 TO 50 MPH CURVE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET! *JB

Mileage: 95

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...

Mileage: 20

I HAVE AN 07 YAMAHA YZF-R1. THE BIKE HAS THROTTLE LAG @ 5500 RPMS IN SECOND GEAR, ALL THE 07 US MODELS HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *JB

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN SLOWING DOWN WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED. *JB

Mileage: 1,100

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN SLOWING DOWN WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED. *JB

Mileage: 1,100

MY 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 DOES NOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY IF YOU ARE IN 2ND GEAR AND ARE RUNNING THE ENGINE NEAR 5000 RPM. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND LAG BEFORE THE BIKE BEGINS TO RESPOND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU NEED THAT QUICK MOTION TO GET OUT OF A TRAFFIC/PROBLEM SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 450

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 CR...

Mileage: 4,946

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 A...

Mileage: 500

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. ...

Mileage: 4

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 T...

Mileage: 1,300

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 A...

Mileage: 1,350

THROTTLE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING.*AK

Mileage: 50

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA R1, AND WHILE RIDING IN 2ND GEAR AT 55MPH I HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DEAL WITH IT. *AK

Mileage: 25

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY (I-5) AND WAS ABOUT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC THE THROTTLE BASICALLY STALLED AT SPEED AND SLOWLY BE...

Mileage: 10

I PURCHASED A 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WHEN RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM (APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH), THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS - ALMOST AS IF IT IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. MY DEALER CONTACTED YAMAHA AND WHILE DESCRIBING THE DEFECT WAS INTERR...

Mileage: 50

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 MOTORCYCLE. I BOUGHT IT LAST MONTH AND BECAME AWARE OF A THROTTLE GLITCH WITH THE BIKE. WHEN THE BIKE IS RUNNING IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM WHICH IS 48 MPH, THE BIKE IS EXTREMELY SLOW TO RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THE THOTTLE, PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING. THERE IS ABOUT A 3-4 L...

I JUST BOUT A NE 2007 YAMAHA R1 A FEW WEEKS AGO. THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST PURCHASES I MADE DO TO THE BAD LAG THAT THIS BIKE HAS.. FROM WHAT I MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE DOING IT. JUST NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I ALREDY TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURE.R. *AK

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA R1.JUST GOT IT 2 WEEK AGO.AND I WAS RIDING ABOUT 50MPH AND TRY TO PASS A CAR AND HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPEN,NO RESPONCE ALMOUST GOT HIT BY A CAR ON THE PASS BECOUS THERE WAS NO RESPONCE ON THE GAS.SO I TRY THE SAME SPEED AGEN WITH NOBODY AROUND AND IT HAPPEN MORE TIME.I CALL...

Mileage: 52

THE 2007 YAMAHA R1, STALLS FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS THERE IS A HUGE LAG AND IT ALSO OCCURS AT 50 MPH, AND WITH SPEED ERROR THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED W/MOTORCYCLES, THAT MEANS THAT WERE ROUGHLY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHICH IS THE EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IN CALIFORNIA AND IF WE NEED T...

Mileage: 5

THE 2007 YAMAHA R1, STALLS FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500RPM THERE IS A HUGE LAG AND IT ALSO OCCURRS AT 50 MPH, AND WITH SPEEDO ERROR THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED W/MOTORCYCLES, THAT MEANS THAT WERE ROUGHLY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHICH IS THE EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IN CALIFORNIA AND IF WE NEED T...

Mileage: 3

WHY DOES MY 2007 R1 NOT RESPOND IN SECOND GEAR AT CERTAIN RPMS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS IT HAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER. IT IS A DANGER WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. ONLY NORTH AMERICAN BIKE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS FAR AS I KNOW.*AK

WHILE RIDING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM S AT 48 MPH FOR A DURATION OF THREE OR MORE SECONDS AS IF CRUISING AT SPEED, APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE PROVIDED LAGGING RESULTS. THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, AND THE MOTORCYCLE TOOK A UP TO TWO SECONDS TO REACT. THIS CONDITION IS REP...

Mileage: 45

LOSS OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM'S.*AK

Mileage: 1

THE MOTORCYCLE WILL LAG AND NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE RPM IS HELD AT 5500 RPM IN SECOND GEAR. THIS IS NOT A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MOTORCYCLE. YAMAHA NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND CORRECT IT. THIS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.*AK

Mileage: 80

SIGNIFICANT THROTTLE LAG AT 5500 RPM. THE LAG IS ABOUT 3 TO 4 SECONDS THEN THE BIKE STARTS TO ACCELERATE. IN MANY SITUATIONS, THIS LAG AND SUBSEQUENT POWER SURGE CAN BE AN SAFETY ISSUE. POWER DELIVERY CAN COME WHEN THE RIDER LEAST EXPECTED IT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE RIDER TO PANIC OR CAUSE OTHER ...

Mileage: 2

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THROTTLE AT CERTAIN ENGINE SPEEDS THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED INCIDENTS THAT PUT ME AND OTHERS IN HARMS WAY.*AK

Mileage: 50

THROTTLE LAG IN 2007 YAMAHA R1. IF I RIDE AT ABOUT 5500 RPMS THEN APPLY THE THROTTLE, THERE IS A LAG OF SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE BIKE RESPONDS. BECAUSE I COMMUTE DAILY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I FEEL THAT THIS CAN PUT ME IN DANGER IF I NEED TO MAKE A SPEED CHANGE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

IF I TWIST THE THROTTLE AT AROUND 5500 RPM (MORE OR LESS) THERE SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF POWER OR THROTTLE LAG. IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE BIKE ACCELERATES LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED TO. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN 2ND GEAR @ 5500 RPM.

2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE HAS A PROBLEM! THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AT AROUND 5500 RPM. IF YOUR AT THIS RPM AND OPEN THE THROTTLE IT WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. IT ALMOST COUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

THE ELETRONIC THROTTLE (FLY BY WIRE) SYSTEM HAS A DANGEROUS LAG @5500 RPM IN 2ND GEAR. IF YOU DRIVE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE MOTOR DOESN'T RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. IT VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATES. THIS IS REPRODUCIBLE EVERY TIME.

Mileage: 200

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE YZF-R1. WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN 2ND GEAR AND AT 5500 RPMS, THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE MOTORYCLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 MILE, AND THE CURR...

Mileage: 1

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH IN SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE, AND ...

Mileage: 3,500

AFTER STEADYING THE THROTTLE IN SECOND GEAR, AT 5500 RPM, 48 MPH, AND THEN APPLYING THROTTLE, THE MOTORCYCLE, DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND LAGS SEVERELY. THE LAG IS SO SEVERE THAT A RIDER RUNS THE RISK OF BEING HIT FROM THE REAR, ESPECIALLY IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION, WHEN MERGING FOR EXAMPLE. THRO...

WAS RIDING MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 AND THE FOOT PEG SNAPPED OFF OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER RIDES AND 1 EVENR BROKE HIS FOOT BECAUSE OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IN SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN THE DRIVER INCREASED THE SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE RELATED TO THE COMPUTER. THIS WAS A SAFETY...

Mileage: 5

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE TOOK ABOUT 6-8 SECONDS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MAPPING ANOMALY. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ,STATING THIS WAS A NO...

Mileage: 2,200

(1) THROTTLE LAG ON 2007 YAMAHA R1, TRY TO ACCELERATE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM'S AND THE BIKE DOESN'T MOVE, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A VIOLENT JERK AND THE BIKE IS NOW VIOLENTLY ACCELERATION. (2) I WAS IN TRAFFIC TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND ALMOST GOT RUN OVER DUE TO THE LAG. THERE IS NO FIXED REPO...

Mileage: 98

(1) THROTTLE LAG ON 2007 YAMAHA R1, TRY TO ACCELERATE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM'S AND THE BIKE DOESN'T MOVE, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A VIOLENT JERK AND THE BIKE IS NOW VIOLENTLY ACCELERATION. (2) I WAS IN TRAFFIC TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND ALMOST GOT RUN OVER DUE TO THE LAG. THERE IS NO FIXED REPO...

Mileage: 98

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS TWO ISSUES THAT HAVE COME TO MY ATTENTION. FIRST, THERE IS A LAG IN THE 2ND GEAR MAPPING THAT SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES HORSEPOWER AT 5500 RPM WHEN THE THROTTLE IS OPENED. SECOND, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE REAR SETS (THE HARDWARE WHERE YOUR FEET REST) CRACK...

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS TWO ISSUES THAT HAVE COME TO MY ATTENTION. FIRST, THERE IS A LAG IN THE 2ND GEAR MAPPING THAT SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES HORSEPOWER AT 5500 RPM WHEN THE THROTTLE IS OPENED. SECOND, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE REAR SETS (THE HARDWARE WHERE YOUR FEET REST) CRACK...

AFTER STEADYING THE THROTTLE IN SECOND GEAR, AT 5500 RPM, 48 MPH, AND THEN APPLYING THROTTLE, THE MOTORCYCLE, DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND LAGS SEVERELY. THE LAG IS SO SEVERE THAT A RIDER RUNS THE RISK OF BEING HIT FROM THE REAR, ESPECIALLY IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION, WHEN MERGING FOR EXAMPLE. ...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 AT 4 MPH, AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FASTER THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN EVENTUALLY ACCELERATED SLOWLY. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM EACH TIME ITWAS DRIVEN. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO A...