YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY have said it will recall 53,814 motorcycles to replace a defect in rear-wheel shock absorbers on the company's TW200E.
The TW200E's in the recall were manufactured between 1987 and 2001 and all sold in Japan, the motorcycle firm said in a statement.
The recall followed six reports of problems with the joint part due to a lack of tenacity, the company statement said. The problem could result in a seizure of the part, resulting a loss of stability.
One rider was slightly injured when a TW200E motorcycle with the defect scraped a guardrail, a Yamaha spokesman said.
