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Mini motorbike “"Nemesis Nitro/Dirt Racer 2 wheeled bike".”

Serious risk Burns, Fire, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 8 Jun 2006In the weekly report of 9 Jun 2006 (week 22, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Mini motorbike
Name
"Nemesis Nitro/Dirt Racer 2 wheeled bike".
Type / model
Type/number of model: SS50-4.
Description
The product 1.3 metres long, saddle height 60 cm, handlebar height 80 cm.
Risk
Due to various safety hazards presented by the product, it is extremely dangerous to operate and is likely to cause injury to the rider and to any other persons in the vicinity of the machine.In particular, it poses a risk of catching body parts/clothing in moving chain/sprocket, burns from exhaust and inhalation and/or fire from vapours from the fuel tank because:-the drive chain and sprocket are not sufficiently guarded– frontal chain guard that is fitted is insufficient and also has sharp edges;-the exhaust is insufficiently shielded posing a risk of burns;-there is no speed-limiting device or a re-set on the engine stop;-the way the fuel tank is vented causes the rider to inhale petrol fumes and poses a potential fire hazard if the rider of anyone nearby is smoking near the tank cap during the venting process;-there is a risk of fouling fuel supply pipe;-the rear brake assembly is not correctly secured and locked together.
Measures
  • Sales ban ordered by the authority. Date of entry into force: Unknown
  • Voluntary recall by the supplier
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0298/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0298/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-22 (XML)
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