Manufacturers recommend replacement of brake lines at 4 years.Each manufacturer uses unique fittings, so that only original equipment manufacture (OEM) replacements are available for ABS machines. Therefore the legislation has negative UK and European Union implications to large and small scale business by excluding aftermarket suppliers, e.g. Goodridge, Venhill, HEL, Cobra. - Wrong, you can buy braided brake hoses from the majority of these suppliers
It is not possible to air-bleed ABS brake lines without specialised equipment, further discriminating against home mechanics. - Wrong, you can on some of them, they're just more difficult to do.
ABS units have a potentially high failure rate, and extremely high replacement costs in the region of 2000 Euros, which will lead to early scrapping of bikes. - True in much older bikes using much older, more age-effected materials, but not any more today?
Neither ABS nor linked braking has been proven to be completely safe for all Powered Two Wheel (PTW) vehicles under all road conditions. - True, but they have shown to have a positive impact on the number of people having crashes (as I said previously)
The Commission envisages allowing continued use of vehicles which have faulty ABS systems: however with some motorcycles an ABS failure severely disables Braking. - Completely wrong, they have to be designed so that if they fail the system is just turned off, rather than applying/not applying the brakes.
Riders who have become dependent on this technology, or have never ridden without it, will be a safety liability if it fails. - No more so than riders beginning their biking careers now having not ridden before.