THE WEEKLY FEED: SEPT 13, 2017

A HISTORY LESSON: TY DAVIS WINS 3 WORCS CHAMPIONSHIPS…IN ONE YEAR!

Back in 2003 the WORCS series had switched from a West Coast based off-road series, to separate East and West championships and would feature one overall champion. Bill Gusse set up the eastern venues while Dave Hamil and his crew handled the west. The finale was held at Cooperland (Guy Cooper’s track), which all hoped would feature a generous mix of terrain that both sides of the country would enjoy. Heading into the Cooperland finale Ty had already wrapped up the Western Championship, and needed to finish in front of Brian Garrahan, who was knee deep in the Eastern Points chase. Lance Smail was the big winner of the day, but Ty Davis finished third and won all three overall championships that went with the WORCS series.

Former motocross star Lance Smail took his WR450 and dominated the action at the Cooperland WORCS finale.

Northern California’s Brian Garrahan took on the East Coast WORCS series and needed to beat Ty Davis in the final to claim the championship. He’d finish 6th, three slots behind Ty.

Scott Sheak, another former motocrosser was in the hunt until mistakes let Smail get away. Scott ended up second for the day.

Nathan Woods had a miserable day with crashes, a gas stop malady and finally a flat tire pushed him back to 19th overall.

NEWS

HONDA CRF450 RECALL: 2015 AND 2016 MODELS

Honda is launching a SAFETY RECALL of all model year 2015 and 2016 CRF450R motorcycles to replace a potentially defective transmission C5 gear. The transmission C5 gear dogs lack fatigue strength and may break. If a C5 gear dog breaks, the transmission can seize and cause the rear wheel to lock.

AFFECTED UNITS: All 2015 CRF450 and all 2016 CRF450s.Vehicle identification numbers (VIN) ending in 7FK400015 through 6FK403360, for the 2015 model, and 36GK500009 through 1GK502993, for the 2016 model, are included in this recall. The VIN is stamped on a nameplate located in the frame at the front right, near the steering head. The motorcycles, manufactured in Japan, were sold at authorized Honda Powersports dealers nationwide from September 2014, through August 2017,

A rear wheel that locks while riding increases the risk of a crash.
Effective immediately, YOU MUST NOT SELL any NEW or USED 2015 or 2016 CRF450R.

SERVICE BULLETIN
Service Bulletin CRF450 #4, which includes the affected models, repair procedure, parts information, as well as warranty claim information, will be published on iN on August 25, 2017.

PARTS INFORMATION
A remedy part is available to correct the condition. Further parts availability information will be included in the forthcoming Service Bulletin.

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled motorcycles and contact an authorized Honda Powersports dealer to schedule a free inspection and free repair. Honda intends to mail customer letters as early as possible, pending approval from applicable government regulatory agencies. Consumer may contact American Honda toll-free at (866) 784-1870 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PT) Monday through Friday.