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Yamaha Yzf R1 1998–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TB-M2009-008 · NHTSA communication 10030233 · issued May 7, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2009
model years
27
vehicle entries

Official summary

Yamaha motorcycle: hard to start when cold, erratic, or won't idle. A possible cause is insufficient valve clearance. Effects all yzf-r6v/w/x models and yzf-r1/r6 models. No model years listed. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.