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2005 YAMAHA YZFR1 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

crash2 injured · 578321 · 2006-04-06

Vehicle

Make
YAMAHA
Model
YZFR1
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
2,800
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE STALLED...CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASHING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS ON WEB LOGS WITH THIS PROBLEM. YAMAHA HAS DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS. THIS WEBSITE, DEDICATED TO THIS MOTORCYCLE, WILL SHOW HOW MANY OTHERS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS POTENTIAL DEADLY PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=9883. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10154693
Machine
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