ah man :/, well I have yet to try the 5500rpm/full throttle but I've never noticed any lag so far in the bike. hopefully it will stay that way.
OP, buy it ! you will not regret it, its ( imo ) the best looking year model and a helluva good ride like any bike its not perfect but you will not be disappointed
I bought the bike and it does have the 5500 rpm 2nd gear lag. Will yamaha still grant swapping out the ecu if I talk to the dealer. The dealer I talked to said they remember this issue from before.
In regards to the claim of the early years with the bad valves, 02/07. I beleive mine is in this range also. How creadible is this claim? Was there a bad batch of these bikes early in production?
grats on the bike ! not a bad bike batch but a bad valve batch from what I could read on the net. Im having mine changed in the spring regardless what they look like once I open it up. When you go to the dealer for your ecu ask them if they will check the valves for you, if not there are plenty of how too's here for you to do it at home.
Actually yes you can still get it replaced. You just need to go to a Yamaha dealer mention the technical bulletin, have them get on the phone with yamaha, and they will swap it. I got mine replaced a few months ago. I bought an 07 R1 w/ 6400 miles on it and found that it experienced the issue, and went the route I stated. There is a thread on here somewhere too, just search for it. Has the technical bulletin and all. With some tips from others if you get a dealer who is slightly retarded and needs some pushing in the right direction.
awesome, that's good. i know the thread you're referring to, and there is where it said they didn't. which is y i ended up with an 08 and not an 07. if u can find a dealer to hook u up then that's awesome. since he already has the bike it's worth a shot, for sure. or if they changed it from when it was, well, then obviously.
Take it to any yamaha dealer and they will still replace it under warranty. I just did it earlier this year on my '07. They just need to be able to replicate the problem at the shop. Took the guy a couple times but he felt it and that was that.
In regards to the number four intake valve seeming to be the one of most popular failure, I can only hear mostly a ticking noise on the clutch side of the bike rather than on the throttle side when listening to the head. Is this normal?
Also, when I jump on the gas in low rpms the bike sounds like it has a weird vibration and noise or something. This happens in situations when rpm is below 4k.
Could this be due to my chain being too tight? because it is and I havent gotten around to loosening it yet. Or the clutch, at a low rpm like this?
Also, when I jump on the gas in low rpms the bike sounds like it has a weird vibration and noise or something. This happens in situations when rpm is below 4k.
Could this be due to my chain being too tight? because it is and I havent gotten around to loosening it yet. Or the clutch, at a low rpm like this?
That is the get your ass above 4k sound. I've had two 07/08 R1's and they both do that. Just the engine struggling with the amount of throttle you are giving her at such a low RPM. Not built for that!
Any comments on the ticking just on the clutch side if the bike?
Also, has anyone used Emgo oil filters? My local shop says that's wat they put on all their bikes. They say their better than stock and just as good as K&N.
What is the Mobil 1 part number for the 07 oil filter? Is it m1-110?
In regards to searching threads for the yamatick, I know what the yamatick is. I'm asking this because it has been said that it is the #4 cylinder intake valves that seem to have the problem. That's why I'm asking if people with 07's just have a tick on the clutch side of the bike like mine does. Meaning that it could be the dreaded #4 bad valve actually making that noise. If the clutch side is #4 or #1the I can't remember?
Just get a K&N and be done with it. Maybe take the bike to a shop that doesn't use Emgo and ask them if the tick they hear is the normal one or a failing valve.
weather or not it was a recall.. it falls under the 'unsafe for normal street use' {parphrasing} banner and as such Yamaha will replace-reflash any '07 ECU with this issue.. but as has been mentioned.. a reflash update to '08 should do the trick nicely...
i've ran WIX, currently sticking with HIFLOFILTRO myself.. very affordable as you can purchase in packs of three on ebay @ $21...
currently at 13k kms running AMSOIL 10w40 Advanced synthetic since ~800miles
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