NHTSA Complaint #10250737 — 2008 SUZUKI GSX-R600

RIDING MY '08 SUZUKI GSXR-600 PER NORMAL OPERATION, I NOTICE THAT IT STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT HAS JUST OVER 1000 MILES (BARELY PAST BREAK-IN) AND IS LESS THAN 6 MOS OLD. WHEN I TRY TO ROLL ON MORE THROTTLE, THERE IS 0 RESPONSE FROM THE MACHINE. IT THEN ARBITRARILY 'KICKS IN' WHICH GIVES THE SAME SORT OF RESPONSE AS POPPING THE CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPS. ONCE IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENTLY BUT OFTEN. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK IN A CURVE MORE THAN ONCE. GENERAL USER CONSENSUS AT WWW.GIXXER.COM (FOREMOST ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD FOR SUZUKI GSXR OWNERS AND RIDERS) IS THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR THAT IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SAME UNIT THAT IS ON THE YAMAHA R SERIES AND THAT UNIT HAS BEEN RECALLED BY YAMAHA. *TR