# 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 — STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND
> NHTSA complaint `619628` · 2007-04-07 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** YAMAHA
- **Model:** YZFR1
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND
- **Miles at failure:** 82
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
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 PRESSURE ON THE FOOT PEG, IT BROKE AND MYSELF AND THE BIKE WENT DOWN. NO INJURIES, JUST DAMAGES WHICH I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BY YAMAHA.... BUT IT COULD BE FATAL IN CASE OF RIDING IN TRAFFIC. I REALLY THOUGHT SOMEHOW I SCREWED UP, AND REASON WHY I WENT DOWN, UNTIL I FOUND OUT THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE  WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MY BIKE AND I WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED IN THE FOOT PEG. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE....  PLUS ORDERED A NEW FOOT PEG, AND IT IS  ON BACK ORDER.! MAYBE YAMAHA TOOK THEM ALL OFF THE MARKET , AND IS REPLACING  THEM WITH NEW ONES? OR MAYBE  IT  MEANT MANY  PEOPLE  WERE  HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY  AND ACTIONS TAKEN?*AK
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