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Aprilia USA, the North American importer and distributor of Aprilia Motorcycles and scooters has sent out an update on the recall for the 2010 Aprilia RSV4‘s motor, saying that replacement motors from Italy have arrived, and that the company is ready to begin replacing affected machines. Aprilia USA expects the recall to take two to three weeks to replace every RSV4 motor sold in the USA, but it’s unclear how long it will take for the Noale brand to recover its lost footing with would-be Aprilia purchasers.

Recall

Make it a double recall Monday, because Kawasaki is recalling 259 Ninja 250R (EX250) motorcycles from the 2009 and 2010 model years.

Kawasaki decided to issue a recall after discovering a small number of upper engine cases for the EX250 could have porosity in their aluminum casting. This porosity occurs in the vicinity of a pressurized oil passage just above the transmission output shaft, and as a
consequence
motor oil leaking from this location can be deposited on the rear tire, thus increasing the chances of a crash.