NHTSA Complaint #10332531 — 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300

2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 AE, 11,000 MILES. - INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING. AFTER RIDING ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED IN 4TH GEAR. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, IT WOULD NOT UP OR DOWN SHIFT WITH EITHER THE HAND OR FOOT SHIFTER. THEN I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO CLICK DOWN TO 2ND GEAR. REIGNITED THE ENGINE AND BIKE SNAPPED INTO GEAR (STILL IN 2ND). AFTER THIS, THE BIKE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN BUSY TRAFFIC, I MAY HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO MANEUVER EFFECTIVELY AND BEEN KILLED. TOOK THE BIKE STRAIGHT TO A SHOP AND THAT'S WHERE IT WILL STAY UNTIL THE DEFECT IS RESOLVED. *TR