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Motorcycle Accidents — Transmission Trouble Triggers Yamaha R1 Recall

by Douglas C. Weinstein on Jul. 07, 2017

 General Practice 

Summary: Yamaha 2015 YZF-R1 motorcycle owners, be aware of this upcoming recall from Yamaha

Yamaha 2015 YZF-R1 motorcycle owners, be aware of this upcoming recall from Yamaha:

In affected motorcycles, both second gear wheel and pinion gears in the transmission may break as a result of extremely high stress and/or improper shifting. This is due to inadequate component strength and stress concentration at the gear teeth bottom land. In addition, the third and fourth wheel gears may be deformed or break as a result of excessive stress caused by hard usage. This is due to inadequate component strength. If gears fail, the transmission could lock up, causing loss of control that could result in a crash with injury or death.

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