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<b>BMW BIKE RECALL:</b> BMW has issued a global recall affecting multiple models, including its 2009 R1200GS Adventure (pictured here). Is your bike affected? <i>Image: BMW</i>
<b>BMW BIKE RECALL:</b> BMW has issued a global recall affecting multiple models, including its 2009 R1200GS Adventure (pictured here). Is your bike affected? <i>Image: BMW</i>

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Nearly 9500 BMW motorcycles are being recalled by BMW Motorrad in South Africa as a precaution to stop their rear wheel falling off.

A similar recall will occur in North America where nearly 49 000 motorcycles in the US and Canada are being called in to replace flanges that hold the rear wheel in place.

Globally, about 367 000 motorcycles are affected.

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