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Faulty speed camera snaps innocent road users
By Visordown News on 16/07/2008 14:43:25
Flash-happy camera goes bonkers on the A65 near Kirkby Lonsdale
ROAD USERS travelling at legal speeds on the A65 at Kirkby Lonsdale got a fright after a faulty speed camera started flashing at random. The camera, which is situatedsits near Devil's Bridge, "flashed" at countless road users, including motorcycles
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Victory recall 2444 machines over faulty electrics
By Visordown News on 16/09/2008 22:00:41
Victory Vision recalled due to loose wires in circuit breaker
Potential Units Affected: 2444Problem: Polaris is recalling 2,444 model year 2008 Victory Vision motorcycles. The terminal nuts that secure the main power supply wires could be loose at the circuit breaker, which can cause an unexpected loss of electrical
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Faulty cameras could wipe out speeding convictions
By Visordown News on 04/02/2009 08:24:11
Government could be forced to pay back over £600 million in landmark legal case
A LANDMARK legal case currently being heard in a Manchester court could wipe out all speed camera convictions since 1992.Defence lawyers involved in the case at Manchester Crown Court are claiming that all speed cameras that have been authorised since 1992 are illegal due to the ...
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Kawasaki recall ZX-10R over faulty steering damper
By Visordown News on 15/12/2008 09:17:59
Over 1200 units produced between 2005-2006 could be affected
MORE THAN 1200 Kawasaki ZX-10Rs could be affected by a problem with the bike's steering damper.The bikes, produced between 2005 and 2006 will need their dampers replaced. The problem could effect 1,262 motorcycles.Although the motorcycles effected
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Goodyear ordered to pay US $15 million fine
By Tim Skilton on 30/08/2007 22:09:23
Faulty tyre deemed cause of serious accident
A US court has awarded $15 million to a South Carolina woman who received serious brain injuries in a motorcycle accident.The federal jury concluded Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America was responsible for the accident, which happened in 2002
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Biker killed in fireball horror
By Visordown News on 29/04/2009 11:58:51
Faulty trailer lights linked to death of former police officer, inquest hears
A LINCOLNSHIRE biker was killed on one of the county's roads after he crashed into a tractor trailer with faulty lights, which then caught fire, an inquest has heard.Neil Petford, 37, a former police officer, was riding his Kawasaki superbike
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Actor Rourke’s scooter blunder may be quashed
By Visordown News on 19/12/2007 17:57:03
Faulty breathalyser could let movie star off hook
HOLLYWOOD BAD boy Mickey Rourke may get away with suspected drink-riding after Miami Beach police officials confirmed the breathalyser test the actor failed a month ago was incorrect. Rourke was pulled over by police after they claimed to have spotted him weaving all over the roa...
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Yamaha to recall 53,814 bikes
By Visordown News on 27/01/2009 11:24:29
Yamaha recall TW200E over faulty rear shock
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
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Defective motorcycle tyres on the increase
By Visordown News on 27/02/2008 08:53:28
Faulty rubber now fourth biggest cause of MOT failure
The recent report shows a 66% increase in defective tyresDEFECTIVE MOTORCYCLE tyres now account for the fourth biggest failure of motorcycle MOTs in the UK, after lights, brakes and suspension, according to the latest statistics from the Vehicle
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Ducati USA recall 1098
By Visordown News on 16/06/2008 11:12:06
V-twin superbike recalled over potentially dangerous rear sprocket
DUCATI USA is recalling 3,614 1098s over fear of a faulty rear drive sprocket.The importers wish to trace: 2007-2008 1098, 1098S, and 1098 Tricolore motorcycles over a fear that the rear drive sprocket could fail. According to some reports stateside
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