Mine joined the club on Sunday, 2017 1200s dvt. tank 3/4 full but red fuel light and flashing amber all ablaze, reset after 40 odd miles, somewhat disconcerting at first. A call to Duc Manc in the morning I think...
My 2015 DVT base model fuel guage seems to have settled down. Put it down to tank being off bike during lock down and some evaporation and then hot weather tank expansion (25°C+) ♂️
Is the sender the same on all Ducatis? I have had a couple of sender failures, but only after big mileages on both my 748s. Nothing I would consider untoward. And (unlike some) I have always found them to be very reliable in use: amber light comes on, check trip, you've got another 25-30 miles.
Look on here https://www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/en/ducati-parts/2015-multistrada-1200-abs-eu-motorcycles
Tony, does the fuel in your neck of the woods contain ethanol (any percentage)? the crappy fuel we are forced to use here in California is e85 at best ... and i found that adding some Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment in the tank, shaking the bike to mix it around, and letting it sit for a few hours ... that "sometimes" fixes the issue, at least for a while. YMMV, but it works for me, sometimes ;-) that said, i went through a bunch of fuel sensors on my 2010 1200s, and now on my 2018 1260s, the fuel sensor acted up yesterday with a little over 10k on the clock.
John, here in blighty as Michel stated petrol/gasoline has 5% ethanol content, shortly to be raised to 10%. However the octane rating of our pump fuel is higher, our regular is 95 Ron, with premium/super unleaded at 97, 98 and 99 Ron, petroleum company/refinery dependent.
Think I will become a fuel level sensor dealer on the black market as they will be in short supply with ethanol rising to 10%
Gerr, No offence intended, but if you are actually wearing glasses like those in your piccie, I'm very surprised if you have any idea what you are riding anyway!
Well, I've been back into Riders, Bristol, who were as helpful as they always have been from my perspective. Chris on the service desk was really interested in my plight with the couple of bike issues I asked to be checked out. The fuel sender was found to be defective and subsequently replaced as they actually had one 'in-stock', which was unexpectedly dealt with really promptly. An excellent outcome, but before anyone asks, I didn't enquire which version they replaced it with, something I will ask when Chris gets back to me, about issue No2 below. The engine casing paint deterioration, however, was something else. Chris first explained that under the Ever Ready warranty extension (I think that's what it's called), that I took out at time of bike purchase, isn't as 'comprehensive' as the factory backed 2-year bike warranty, in that paint corrosion, ISN'T covered! My initial response to this clarification was 'controlled exasperation' that a Ducati promoted product, costing over £600 wasn't like 4 like with the factory warranty and that I didn't consider the engine paint issue to be anything to do with corrosion, but that it was delamination, caused entirely by poor factory surface preparation and paint application, being something quite different. I also pointed out that the bike received ACF50 protective coating every 12 months and that other than when being ridden, it was garaged 24/7. Chris was really helpful and appreciated what I was saying and has put forward my concerns and case to Ducati for their considered response. Watch this space........
Ridiculous!!!! So you would have been better to have saved your £600 and bought some paint with it! I wonder how many people who have taken the extended warranty option will now read the small print?
Hmm I have to say I was always under the impression I was buying Like for like extension of the original factory warranty!
“Except for wear, aesthetic defects, the battery and accessories“ https://www.ducati.com/gb/en/service-maintenance/warranty-extension/factory-ever-red. I guess flaking paint comes under aesthetic defects. Andy
Andy, That was what Chris the Riders guy seemed to suggest, however, as I attempted to clarify, delamination of a protective coating, which is not applied for aesthetic reasons, should not come under this category. If the coating wasn't really necessary, then I fail to see how Ducati can describe this issue as an aesthetic one. We will wait and see and rest assured, for me with a bike that for the majority of the period from March to the end of June, did zero mileage sat in my garage, with the second year of warranty expiring on the 23rd March 2020, I will ensure that Ducati understand my position and what I expect them to resolve. However, strong words and feelings, even if significantly from a moral high ground perspective, certainly don't always work.........................
I’ll keep everything crossed for you. IME, a positive result has always been down to the strength of the case made by the Dealer and the workshop manager. Andy
And now, rather disappointing to note too, just cleaning the bike down after a horrendous return ride from Bristol after stage 1:defect rectification work, to clean loads of grit and crap off the bike.... paint delamination from the rear suspension spring. This is where the rear swing arm location housing enables the suspension unit to live 'underwater' within an environment of grit and collected other crap thrown up when riding, which as most Mutli owners will already appreciate, requires additional care and attention beyond the norm, in order to try to keep it in reasonably serviceable condition. I've just emailed Riders in Bristol about this matter as well and wait to see what Ducati decide to do about this as well as the engine casing paint delamination. All in all, I'm really not that impressed to find such issues with a bike of this supposed quality.....incredibly disappointing indeed.
