2012 Yamaha XT1200Z Problems

While riding, my abs light lit up and my rear brake became hard to press and rear brakes because inoperable. Had it diagnosed and the abs pump is malfunctioning

At 12 years old and 34,500 miles the rear brakes began feeling soft and eventually traveled to the bottom and the rear brakes stopped working. Front brakes worked normally. Several attempts at bleeding the air out of the rear system only resulted in safe operation for a few days. Eventually the rear brakes stopped working after each air bleeding attempt. The problem is the ABS pump has failed and the combined braking engagement admits air to the rear braking system when the combined braking is engaged through the ABS pump. The only fix is replacement of the ABS pump with a new part at $1,900 retail ($1,600 street price), using a used unit ($450 or so), or repairing the old unit ($550 with shipping to France). I elected to repair the existing unit with a company in France as the bike is out of warranty and several other Super Tenere owners have reported Yamaha is not offering any coverage under warranty or goodwill. I installed this myself and the repair costs would have been much higher had a shop been paid to diagnose and repair this defect. It is probably a $3,000+ repair from a Yamaha dealer The bike was well maintained and brake fluid has been changed every few years as recommended by the manufacturer. This is a know issue and these critical safety systems should function for the life of the vehicle with normal maintenance and use.

MOTORCYCLE WILL FOR NO REASON DIE OR IDLE FAST AROUND 3,500 RPM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE TO TURN AROUND A CORNER AND THE BIKE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT RIDE DAYS. IT WOULD STALL WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATE. I ALWAYS WAS ABLE TO LET THE BIKE REST START STOP THE MOTOR 5 TO 30 TIMES AND IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. I ALMOST WENT OF THE ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN IT 1ST HAPPENED. LET OFF THE GAS FOR A TIGHT CORNER AND THE BIKE DID NOT SLOW IT SPEED UP. *TT *CN

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAULTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE RIDING AND IDLE SPEED SURGES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE SURGE OF ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO REAR END A VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, WHEN DOWN SHIFTING CAUSED THE BIKE TO LURCH FORWARD WITH AN IDLE SPEED ABOVE 4000 RPM, IMPACTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACT SO THERE WAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES FOUND. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE IMPACT. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THE CYCLE DISPLAYING AN ERROR CODE AND NOT STARTING, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A RIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND HAS HAD ME TO REPLACING SENSORS, COILS AND ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE COSTS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE. RESEARCH WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE MODEL HAS LED ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IS TO BLAME FOR THESE EVER PRESENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. YAMAHA NA APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS OTHERS HAVE HAD THEIR MAIN WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED AND REPORT NO FURTHER ISSUES.

THIS MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. IT SOMETIMES IDLES HIGH WHEN MY HANDS ARE OFF THE THROTTLE. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE PUT ME IN DANGER AS THEY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE YAMAHA FORUMS (YAMAHASUPERTENERE.COM) YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS. YOU WILL EVEN FIND VIDEOS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINING FREEWAY SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER HAS NO HAND ON THE THROTTLE. I'M AFRAID TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE IN THIS CONDITION AND CERTAINLY CAN'T SELL IT. AT THIS POINT IT'S A USELESS $9000 VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2012 YAMAHA XTZ1200 SUPER TENERE HAS FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN I COMPLETELY SHUT THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT OVER 3,000RPMS AND THE MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKING TO STOP REQUIRED ME TO OVERCOME THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE POWERING THE BIKE FORWARD AT OVER 3,000 RPMS IN ADDITION TO THE VELOCITY OF THE MACHINE ITSELF. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF, IT RESTARTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRED 5-7 RESTARTS UNTIL IT STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING: DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE. THE BIKE DID NOT DECELERATE UNDER ENGINE BRAKING AS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE REMAINED AT THE RPMS I HAD BEEN TRAVELING. CLOSING THE THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE AND AS SUCH I ENTERED THE CORNER TOO FAST AND WAS FORCED TO DRAG THE BRAKES AGAINST THE POWER OF THE ENGINE. AGAIN, AFTER FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO STOP, A RESTART RESOLVED THE ISSUE EVENTUALLY. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE BIKE WOULD NOT IDLE AND DIED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE, IDLING NORMALLY, WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 800 RPMS AND THEN STOP. IT HAS, ON OCCASION, REFUSED TO RESTART. DURING EACH OF THESE EPISODES, THE 'MODE SELECTOR' SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE MAP FAILED TO WORK, BUT NO ENGINE OR FAULT CODE WAS SHOWN ON THE DASH.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2012 YAMAHA XTZ1200 SUPER TENERE HAS FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN I COMPLETELY SHUT THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT OVER 3,000RPMS AND THE MOTORCYCLE MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKING TO STOP REQUIRED ME TO OVERCOME THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE POWERING THE BIKE FORWARD AT OVER 3,000 RPMS IN ADDITION TO THE VELOCITY OF THE MACHINE ITSELF. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF, IT RESTARTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRED 5-7 RESTARTS UNTIL IT STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING: DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AND LET OFF THE THROTTLE. THE BIKE DID NOT DECELERATE UNDER ENGINE BRAKING AS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE REMAINED AT THE RPMS I HAD BEEN TRAVELING. CLOSING THE THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE AND AS SUCH I ENTERED THE CORNER TOO FAST AND WAS FORCED TO DRAG THE BRAKES AGAINST THE POWER OF THE ENGINE. AGAIN, AFTER FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO STOP, A RESTART RESOLVED THE ISSUE EVENTUALLY. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE BIKE WOULD NOT IDLE AND DIED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE, IDLING NORMALLY, WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 800 RPMS AND THEN STOP. IT HAS, ON OCCASION, REFUSED TO RESTART. DURING EACH OF THESE EPISODES, THE 'MODE SELECTOR' SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE MAP FAILED TO WORK, BUT NO ENGINE OR FAULT CODE WAS SHOWN ON THE DASH.

MOTORCYCLE WILL FOR NO REASON DIE OR IDLE FAST AROUND 3,500 RPM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE TO TURN AROUND A CORNER AND THE BIKE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT RIDE DAYS. IT WOULD STALL WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATE. I ALWAYS WAS ABLE TO LET THE BIKE REST START STOP THE MOTOR 5 TO 30 TIMES AND IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. I ALMOST WENT OF THE ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN IT 1ST HAPPENED. LET OFF THE GAS FOR A TIGHT CORNER AND THE BIKE DID NOT SLOW IT SPEED UP. *TT *CN