huk are in the process of sending out letters for a recall for this problem as we speak. DO NOT HOLD THE BUTTON IN WHEN APPLYING THE HAND BREAK. when honda choose a company to make a part for them they tell them to do it....they then take the finished article and "make it better". Basically the ratchet mechanism when they recieved it was metal...honda then changed it to a plastic mechanism to save money and it obviously didnt work. there is a new mechanism being applied from march.