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1998 BUELL S1 WHITE LIGHTNING — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

crash1 injured · 255558 · 2000-11-06

Vehicle

Make
BUELL
Model
S1 WHITE LIGHTNING
Year
1998
Manufacturer
BUELL-out of business
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BRAKE LEVER LIGHTLY TOUCHED AS I WAS GOING INTO THE THE TURN @ 25 MPH, NO BRAKE CONTROL BIKE LEANED INSTEAD OF DOWN, AND I WENT INTO THE DITCH AND FRACTURED MYN PELVIS. THERE ARE 4 KNOW ACCOUNTS OF THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT, ONE WAS BY A DEALER MECHANIC OF WHICH I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE FROM HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE AND BRAKES HE HAD SERVICED. HE HAD A CAR BRAKE INFRONT OF HIM AND HE TOUCHED THE BRAKES A LITTLE AND THE BIKE WENT DOWN, MY BEST FRIEND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIM AND I HAVE READ ARTICLES @ WWW.BADWEATHERBIKERS.COM ON SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THE SAME MODELS AND MAKES OF THE EQUIPMENT ARE THE SAME.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
735838
Machine
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