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Brake Recalls

According to Auto Industry News BMW motorcycles are recalling 6600 bikes because of hose failures, (again) though it doesn't appear on the VOSA website

http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/21-05-10_3

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp?tx=VOSA

It's easy to speculate on the cause but I've experienced the different ways in which hoses from different manufacturers behave when bent.

Clearly the task is, get it right at the prototype and pre-production phase and don't change it to save money!

During my time at Honda we spent a disproportionate time studying Maru W (wiring and piping). Maybe there's another Japanese lesson to be learnt?

Blogger is Dead! Long live the Blog

Well you may know Blogger decided to terminate FTP publishing so I've not been able to post for a while.

Well it's now fixed thanks to Thingamablog. I've republished all the old stuff and am getting fired up to start writing again!