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Snob Pirate
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Last Chance Oasis on the Prairie
Posts: 903
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
BMW should redesign the part and issue a recall. Technically, it's a safety issue. Besides, it's ridiculous that the tire touches a fixed part of the bike. Ridiculous.
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Under the right circumstances it could puncture the tire I would think. we've seen stranger things with tires on the boards. I'm going to have to rethink leaving that reflector on although apparently without it the license plate can also make contact. If a safety issue, we should forward to NTSB.
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