2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

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 HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TR

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 HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TR

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 HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TR

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 THIS PROBLEM AND INITIALLY EXCHANGED FAULTY ECU'S AT NO CHARGE BUT QUICKLY STOPPED DOING THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, BOTH WHEN I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER IT HAD EXPIRED, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

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 BE MACHINED AND THE MACHINIST WAS UNABLE TO GET A VALVE GUIDE TO PRESS IN DUE TO THE BAD MACHINING FROM THE FACTORY. HE THEN HAD TO MACHINE IT OUT AND REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT GUIDE. I CALLED YAMAHA WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD REPORTED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I LATER LEARNED THAT THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY OF THE 2007 R1'S PRIMARILY THOSE STAMPED 02/07 ON THE VIN. I CALLED YAMAHA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO SINCE THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE R1 FORUM UNDER THE MECHANICAL HELP THREAD. TITLED RECALL ON 07/08 SHOULD THEY? CAN WE PUSH THIS? I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BIKE WAS LOSING A LITTLE POWER AND THEN IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE. *TR