2015 Yamaha Super Tenere

Defect. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 FJ-09 (FJ09F/FC), FZ-09 (FZ09F/FC), FZ6R (FZ6RF/FC), Super Tenere (XTZ12F/FC), Super Tenere ES (XTZ12EF/EFC), and R6 (YZF-R6) motorcycles manufactured September 1, 2014, to November 17, 2014. The affected motorcycles may have an incorrectly manufactured shift cam segment stopper, having a sharp edge on the inside of the bend instead of a smooth radius. As a result, the stopper can crack and possibly fracture at this sharp edge.

Risk. If the stopper fractures, the transmission may not shift properly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift shaft assembly with a new one, free of charge. The recall began on April 6, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 YAMAHA XTZ12. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN FOURTH AND FIFTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER BREWERS MOTORCYCLE LOCATED AT 420 WARRENTON ROAD, HENDERSON, NC 27537, TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

YAMAHA SUPER TENERE, 2013, ~ 7K MILES, REAR BRAKE LOSING PRESSURE - NOT WORKING AT ALL; ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. NEARLY KILLED MYSELF, HAVING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON A DUAL CARRIAGE WAY, WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT...! YAMAHA DEALER PERFORMED ALL DIAGNOSTIC STEPS - REPLACED CALIPER SEAL KIT, REBUILT MASTER CYLINDER ETC AT MASSIVE COST. AT FIRST, DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT IT WASN'T THE ABS PUMP BUT, HAVING EXCLUDED EVERYTHING ELSE, DEALER SAYS IT CAN ONLY BE ABS... NEW ABS PUMP 1700. LOOKING ONLINE, FOR EXAMPLE ON THE SUPER TENERE FORUM, IT APPEARS THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUPER TENERE - WITH QUITE A FEW DEVOTED YAMAHA RIDERS LIKE ME TEARING THEIR HAIR OUT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRING THEIR BIKES. YAMAHA UK JUST SAYS THAT THIS IS THE RESULTS OF BIKES NOT BEING MAINTAINED WELL ENOUGH - E.G BRAKE FLUID NOT BEING REPLACED. MY BIKE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE THOUGH. EVEN IF IT REALLY IS THAT ESSENTIAL FOR BRAKE FLUID TO BE REPLACED REGULARLY TO PREVENT THIS THEN THIS SHOULD BE POINTED OUT A BIT MORE CLEARLY TO OWNERS - WHO WILL NORMALLY JUST LET DEALERS/LOCAL SERVICE STATIONS GET ON WITH SERVICING THE BIKE AND THEN PRESUME EVERYTHING NECESSARY IS BEING DONE. WHAT MORE CAN THEY DO? SO I NOW HAVE A BIKE THAT, WHEN IT IS FIXED, IS WORTH AROUND 6.5K WHICH FIRST NEEDS > 2K SPENDING ON IT. YAMAHA UK SAYS IT MAY ONLY BE WILLING TO CHIP IN ('A LOW PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION') IF MY DEALER CAN PERSUADE THEM THAT I AM A VALUED-ENOUGH YAMAHA CUST