I am learning to ride. I have been starting and stopping up and down my driveway. At one point I was ready to start. Had put down into 1st. Leaned over and supported the bike with my left foot, had hands in correct positions on bars, Raised my right foot onto peg with ready to use the break to start off. Next thing I know the bike was falling to the right. The foot peg just simply broke off. SO as a new rider ( and even if I were not) I was not expecting my foot to fall down getting me off balance.. which in turn bent my brake level and caused a bit of cosmetic damage to my new bike with less then 2O miles on it. When I called the dealer I bought it from and told them I needed to order a foot peg the response was. "OH NO. I bet it was the right driver peg wasn't it? They have been causing problems". Yet I have to PAY for a new peg. If its a manufactured problem should there not be a recall before someone gets hurt? We are calling yamaha Monday to see what we can do about it. I LOVE this bike. Did all my own research and chose this paticular one and was so excited once I got it. I dont want a differant bike. I just want to make sure this does not occur again!!!!:rant:
Right Foot Peg
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I haven't either and I've rode a lot of dirt with other bikes and gone down hard, bent one once, but never broke one.
Either way. I have another one ordered. Maybe it was just a faulty one. IDK. I went ahead and did what they suggested and put one of the back ones onto the front (although its a not spring loaded) for now since I am only going up and down the driveway with it. Guess I am just kinda bummed. I am anxious to learn.. but I am one of those very cautious want to make sure I get everything down pat kind of people. haha. prolly be riding up and down my driveway all summer.. or at least until I do the MRC. haha
I know what you mean. When you're so excited about something like this, every little thing that's not just perfect can be a big disappointment.
I'm glad to see that you're waiting until you take your rider course before you head out onto the street. I've seen a number of people who think because they legally can go ride on the street with a permit that they know what they're doing. And many times it's resulted in road rash and more disappointment than you're feeling about your broken foot peg. Taking off and stopping is the first real skill they teach in the MSF course. You'll be ahead of the curve when you get there. Personally I waited until I had my M1 until I bought my bike. Largely because I would have been chomping at the bit to get it out on the road if I had it in the garage and no license.
But I also wanted to make sure that I would be fine to ride the bike home from the dealership.
I'm glad to see that you're waiting until you take your rider course before you head out onto the street. I've seen a number of people who think because they legally can go ride on the street with a permit that they know what they're doing. And many times it's resulted in road rash and more disappointment than you're feeling about your broken foot peg. Taking off and stopping is the first real skill they teach in the MSF course. You'll be ahead of the curve when you get there. Personally I waited until I had my M1 until I bought my bike. Largely because I would have been chomping at the bit to get it out on the road if I had it in the garage and no license.
But I also wanted to make sure that I would be fine to ride the bike home from the dealership.One thing that I've noticed as a newbie too, is that there really are good riding days and bad riding days...
On a good riding day, I'm alert & doing everything correctly, feeling in control & confident, and pacing myself correctly.... On a bad riding day, I can't seem to do anything right- ie gear shifting isn't smooth, I'll stall at a stop sign with no cars around for no good reason, or I'll just feel nervous doing a routine ride that I always do...
The only thing I can attribute it to is possibly rest and mental state? (Or maybe not eating Cheerios that am? lol...). On a bad day I usually make my practice shorter and stick strictly to roads I'm familiar with and stay with my practice routine...
I think back to when I was learning to drive stick as a teenager, and i compare it now how I don't even have to think about it at all- ie it's instinctive....
Practice, practice, practice makes perfect I guess =)
On a good riding day, I'm alert & doing everything correctly, feeling in control & confident, and pacing myself correctly.... On a bad riding day, I can't seem to do anything right- ie gear shifting isn't smooth, I'll stall at a stop sign with no cars around for no good reason, or I'll just feel nervous doing a routine ride that I always do...
The only thing I can attribute it to is possibly rest and mental state? (Or maybe not eating Cheerios that am? lol...). On a bad day I usually make my practice shorter and stick strictly to roads I'm familiar with and stay with my practice routine...
I think back to when I was learning to drive stick as a teenager, and i compare it now how I don't even have to think about it at all- ie it's instinctive....
Practice, practice, practice makes perfect I guess =)
Very true. I've been riding for 9 months and although I by no means consider myself an expert rider, I've gotten more comfortable a bit faster than most. And I still have days when I just am not feeling it. Now since I've been doing it for a while, it's not usually the basics like starting and stopping that hang me up but more the high speed stuff that I'll kind of feel a bit off on. And the main reason for that is what you ended with. Practice, practice, practice. And the mundane things like taking off, coming to a stop, turning at intersections, etc... will become second nature.
I have a 09. I am not really sure why it broke like it did. As my bf just said... he just dropped his and skidded it down the road a bit and he saw sparks coming from the foot pet.. but it did not even bend. Like I said.. maybe it was just a faulty one but still not happy to have to fork out an extra 35 bucks for a part that I feel should not have to. Kinda really excited now however. Cason (bf) found some pearl white reflective 7MM wheel tape and just put it on and man does it look sharp! Also.. for the starting and stopping. He has me doing it in the driveway which has an incline. He says.. if I can start on that.. I will do JUST fine on the flats!! haha. but as you say.. practice practice!!
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AT the Pivots.. The mount is fine.. the bolt and pin is fine.. the pivot just simply snapped in half!!
That seems to be caused by a flawed casting. A defect of the manufacturing. They should replace it free. I often stand up on my pegs after a long day in the saddle. Not so sure I will be doing that on this bike after seeing that. Good thing you were not standing on the pegs at 70mph.... If your dealer won't help, contact Yamaha directly.
We are contacting yamaha Tuesday since they are closed at this time. That is actually what my bf said.. what if I going over a unavoidable object and slight raise as the Driving Manual says to do and it fell off. I most not would have been as fortunate to just simply have the bike fall over. Still not happy about the scratches on the bike now from it either. I am just glad that even with that I am stubborn, determined, and really wanting to ride. That it did not scare me to turn me off on it! Of course one thing I did get to learn was how to PICK the heavy bike back up!!!
Defective part led to other damage, if Yamaha doesn't cover it plus everything that happened as a result of the defect, just threaten lawyer.... shouldn't need to, Yamaha shouldn't give you any problems, but if they do.... that's pretty obvious, manufacturer defect.
Get the Feds on it: Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), File A Safety Complaint
Now I'm thinking a getting forged foot controls! Maybe here:
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