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An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Motorcycle - R12 BMW. The bolts on the front tank supports can loosen, causing the nuts to become detached and the bolts to slip inwards. As a result, a bolt could potentially touch the fork strut. This could limit the steering angle and, at low speed (e.g. Manoeuvring), cause an accident. Published 2010-07-09.
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1048/10
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2010-07-09
The hazard
The hazard
The bolts on the front tank supports can loosen, causing the nuts to become detached and the bolts to slip inwards. As a result, a bolt could potentially touch the fork strut. This could limit the steering angle and, at low speed (e.g. Manoeuvring), cause an accident.
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