KTM liable under Consumer Goods Act 87 for front brake fail

[arry]

Excuse the MCN link:
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2017/may/ktm-motorcycle-brake-failure/

Ultra relevant to me; as guess who nearly took a tumble off of his 990 a few weeks ago? Yarp, me. Front nearly tucked under on a roundabout. Somehow (mad skillz brah - Marquezesque) I saved it, and no major harm done, but it proper bare shit me up innit.

Pigeon suggested maybe the front brake had stuck on a bit. Indeed he was correct, they were dragging a bit. Cleaned them up as a result and so far no dramas.

Anyway, then I see this - and with a bit of further digging it appears KTM wrote to owners in 2010 offering them a free winter brake check and telling them they had to wash the motorcycle brakes after salty road rides.

Nice of them to make it common-knowledge

[Nobby the Bastard]

[arry]

[Rogerborg]

Putting it in context, the sliding pins on the Pricol (or similar joke brand) caliper on your Enfield have likely seized up while you were reading this.

I imagine a £44,000 judgement would bankrupt the importer, MotoGB.

When you come off, try to land on Mrs arry's funbags. It's OK, she's covered as a 3rd party.
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