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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in America has posted a unique recall involving one of Ducati’s greatest modern superbike, the Ducati 1299 Superleggera. Unveiled back in 2017, the issue revolves around its front brake pads possibly corroding and causing them to ‘detach’ from the backing plate. (more…)

Premium brake manufacturer, Brembo, has donated a huge sum of money to assist the Italian healthcare services in their effort to curb the widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. How much? €1 million big ones, which is slightly over RM4.7 million. (more…)

Brembo released an official statement regarding the decision to purchase a small share of one of the world’s most renowned brand in tyre manufacturing, Pirelli. The official press release by the premium brake manufacturer can be read below. (more…)

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Pada 31 Mac lalu, Brembo telah membeli 2.43 peratus saham milik Pirelli dalam pendekatan yang dilabel sebagai usaha jangka masa panjang.

Senario itu bukan satu kejutan malah tahun lalu, Timbalan Pengerusi Eksekutif Brembo, Matteo Tiraboschi mendedahkan mereka dalam perancangan mengambil alih sebuah syarikat bear dalam industri automotif.

Bagaimanapun, beberapa hari selepas itu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) Pirelli, Marco Tronchetti Provera menafikan spekulasi bahawa pembelian saham itu merupakan langkah awal Brembo dalam mengamil alih Pirelli.

“Tiada perancangan pengambilalihan atau bergabung dengan Brembo, mereka hanya membuat pelaburan dan kami gembira mereka melakukannya,” jelasnya kepada Reuters.

Menariknya, CEO Pirelli itu tidak mengetahui rancangan Brembo dalam membeli saham mereka sekaligus mengukuhkan kenyataan awal Tiraboschi mereka dalam perancangan mengambil alih syarikat besar – Reuters.

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Pengeluar motosikal Itali, Ducati telah mengambil langkah proaktif dengan menutup sementara kilang mereka susulan kebimbangan penularan wabak Covid-19.

Langkah itu menyaksikan Ducati mengikut jejak pengeluar motosikal lain antaranya Aprilia, Moto Guzzi dan MV Augusta dan terkini Moto Morini dalam melaksanakan penutupan sementara bagi membendung Covid-19.

Sementara itu, langkah sama turut diambil pengeluar kereta premium mewah, Ferrari dan Lamborghini.

Ferrari dalam kenyataan pada Sabtu mengesahkan bahawa kilang di Maranello dan Modena akan dititup sehingga 27 Mac ini.

Ini merupakan kali pertama Ferrari berdepan situasi diperingkat pengeluaran.

Lamborghini turut membuat keputusan sama dengan menutup kilang di Sant’Agata Bolognese buat sementara waktu sehingga 25 Mac 2020.

“Langkah ini bertujuan menyambut usaha kerajaan dalam menangani masalah Covid-19,” jelas Pengerusi dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Automobili Lamborghini, Stefano Domenicali.

Pengeluar kaliper brek terkenal dunia, Brembo juga terkesan dengan impak Covid-19 di Itali yang kini telah meragut 368 nyawa dengan 24,747 kes direkodkan setakat ini.

Dalam perkembangan sama, pengeluar motosikal Austria, KTM turut menutup sementara kilang mereka dengan setiap pekerja diarahkan untuk bekerja di rumah.

Penutupan kilang KTM turut memberi kesan terhadap Husqvarna dan GASGAS.

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  • Brembo has issued a statement regarding a second major safety recall.

  • Some of their aftermarket rear brake calipers may be fitted with faulty brake pads.

  • The brake pads from batch #672 were supplied by a third party called Federal Mogul Italia.

The preeminent Italian brake systems maker, Brembo has initiated a second major safety recall after the first one broke out in January this year (2018).

This second round follows after the storm of the first recall due to potential cracks in the 15mm or 17mm piston in PR16 radial master cylinders made between 2015 and 2017. (Please click on the link below for more information).

Brembo official statement released on PR16 master cylinder recall

Brembo says this round of safety recall affects motorcycles from Aprilia, Ducati, Husqvarna, KTM, MV Agusta, TM Racing, Moto Morini and Horex. The recall covers aftermarket fitted Brembo brakes only, so if your your stock brake system are Brembos , you are safe.

Brembo’s statement on their webpage

However, this second recall covers some of Brembo’s aftermarket rear brake caliper kits. The manufacturer found faults with a batch of the brake pads supplied by Federal Mogul Italia. The batch #672 number is imprinted on the brake pads’ backing plates. (Please click on this link for the instructions to check for batch #672).

Federal Mogul Italia brake pad batch #672

The pads were sold together with the rear brake calipers as spare parts.

A list of the possible calipers that might be fitted the said pads. (Please click on this link.)

List of Brembo rear brake calipers that are likely affected

There was no further enlightenment of the potential effects the pads may produced except that “… they could compromise the vehicle brake performance, with safety risks for the rider.”

If you are affected by the safety recall, the manufacturer has advised that you contact your local authorized distributors listed by country below. Please note that Hodaka Motorworld is also the authorized Brembo distributor in Malaysia. As this news broke over the weekend, we shall contact our friends there on Monday, 6th August for more information.

Distributors

Country Company Contact
USA RACE TECHNOLOGIES jaime@racetechnologies.com
mary@racetechnologies.com
Japan BREMBO JAPAN K.Futatsugi@brembo.jp
Germany, Greece, Czech Republic MOTORQUALITY SpA simonecolombo@motorquality.it
Taiwan FERRANNI janet@ferranni.com.tw
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines HODAKA MOTOWORLD muji@motoworld.com.sg
Thailand RIDERS CLUB rider@riderclub.co.th
China, Hong Kong STARBIKE info@bg-performance.com
Spain V2 MOTORSPORT Marc_garcia@v2ml.com
UK MODE PERFORMANCE Marc_garcia@v2ml.com
Benelux HOCO PARTS bvanderveen@hocoparts.com
Australia GAS IMPORT DSharp@gasimports.com.au
France SEMC catherine.foltzer@semc.pro

  • Husqvarna menyertai senarai pengeluar yang terjejas akibat panggilan semula silinder utama Brembo di seluruh dunia.
  • Silinder utama radial PR16 mereka yang amat popular itu sering digunakan bersama angkup Brembo M50 dan didapati cenderung untuk merekah.
  • Ke semua model Husqvarna FS 450 Supermoto yang dikilangkan dari tahun 2015 hingga 2018 telah terjejas akibatnya.

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Husqvarna has joined the massive worldwide Brembo master cylinder recall.

Their popular PR16 radial master cylinder commonly used with Brembo M50 calipers are prone to breakage.

All Husqvarna FS 450 Supermoto models manufactured from 2015 to 208 are affected.

After KTM Malaysia has confirmed that their Super Duke models are due for a recall for their Brembo PR16 radial brake master cylinder, news broke out that Husqvarna is joining the recall happening worldwide. The major recall currently ongoing around the world revolves around the PR16 radial master cylinder popularly used with the Brembo M50 calipers. (more…)

  • KTM Malaysia telah mengesahkan arahan yang dikeluarkan oleh Ibu pejabat KTM di Austria.
  • Motosikal yang terjejas adalah sesetengah unit tertentu dalam rangkaian 1290 Super Duke.
  • Pihak KTM akan menghubungi semua pemilik motorsikal yang disahkan dalam masa yang terdekat.

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  • KTM Malaysia confirms direction from KTM HQ in Austria.

  • Affected are certain units in the 1290 Super Duke range.

  • KTM Malaysia is now working to identify the bike owners and will get in touch with them soonest.

Following the news of Brembo extending their recall to KTM, we’ve confirmation from KTM Malaysia that certain KTM 1290 Super Duke R and KTM 1290 Super Duke GT are included.

Please refer to previous coverage below.

Brembo official statement released on PR16 master cylinder recall

The recall is specifically for motorcycles that are fitted with the front Brembo PR16 master cylinders that are usually mated to the Brembo M50 Monobloc calipers.

The eminent Italian brake manufacturer has announced earlier with regards to discovering possible defects of the pistons in the master cylinders produced between 2015 to 2017, citing, “The anisotropy of the piston material, in addition to potential porosity introduced during the injection process, could lead to crack generation and thus potential component failure.”

The polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) piston may crack after repeated hard use at the racetrack or with frequent ABS intervention, or after a fall.

Brembo will replace the plastic piston with an aluminium one.

The affected KTMs are:

2015 – 2016 1290 Super R
2016 1290 Super Duke R SE
2016 1290 Super Duke GT
2017 – 2018 Super Duke R and 1290 Super Duke GT

Please be reminded that models not fitted with the PR16 master cylinder are not included in the recall. Similarly, those who fitted the specified master cylinder through the aftermarket channel aren’t affected.

KTM Malaysia advices owners of the above motorcycles to await correspondence from them, as they are working to identify the affected units. For more information, please call KTM Malaysia.

  • MV Agusta telah menjadi pengeluar yang terbaru terjejas akibat panggilan semula silinder utama Brembo yang sedang berjalan di Amerika Syarikat.
  • Hanya 27 buah unit motosikal MV Agusta F4RR dan F4 RC yang telah dikenalpasti dan MV Agusta US telah memaklumkan pemiliknya.
  • Tiada lagi sebarang berita dari MV Agusta Malaysia berkenaan sama ada panggilan semula ini menjejaskan motosikal di dalam negara kita.

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