Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/13/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
| Was in a gentle sweeping right hand turn at moderate speed when the front tire suddenly lost traction and slid. the tires were warmed up properly, and pressure had been set just before riding to manufacturer's recommended specs. component failure led to a crash, with substantial injuries to me, there had ben no warning from the tires of traction issues prior to the incident, and the road surface in the corner was later found to be flawless. many other purchasers of 2002 yamaha r1 have made the same comment. i can provide a list of these comments, taken from various motorcycle websites sorry, i inadvertantly left front wheel drive selected on the 'vehicle information' page, which is of course incorrect. vehicle is rear wheel drive. *ak | |||
| 05/30/2002 | 03/01/2002 | ||
| Tires slide to easy, very dangerous when cornering on a motorcycle. especially on a sport motorcycle. *ak | |||
| 05/26/2002 | 2 | 05/01/2002 | |
| Tire lost traction unexpectedly...others have reported same problem. *ak | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2002 | |
| Tires are incompatiable with motorcycle and are serious hazard. dunlop has agreed that yamaha should not have put this tire on this type of motorcycle. i have sworn witness that have spoke to dunlop representitives about this matter and they are all in agreement that this is not the correct tire for this motorcycle. dunlop could not comment on why yamaha chose such a hazardous slippery tire for such a performance motorcycle.*ak | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 05/01/2002 | ||
| At approximately 30mph, i was going around a slight curve when without warning the front tire started to slide towards the double yellow. i was able to stop the slide but ended up driving off the road to stop the bike. this is a street that i have traveled hundreds of times by both car and motorcycle and have never had a front end slide in the way this one did. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 1 | 04/18/2002 | |
| Defective rear tire on yamaha motorcycle .*mr there was problem called blooming with the rear tires (cracking of the sidewalls). there is a tube inside the tire. the dealer stated that large amounts of static electricity can cause this problem. consumer have to pay for problem, this id a costly procedure that the owner should not need to incur, because the problem is caused by a defect in the supplied tire. *bf | |||