....to wait for a safe place to pull over with a sticking rear brake? I can safely say nursing it 3 miles to a layby is too far. Pads warped, disc warped, calliper piston holed and abs sensor melted. No error code though The rear brake isnt that bad it seems. New calliper, disc and pads from Ducati = £420.91 Brembo replacements (arguably upgrades) = £224.88 ABS sensor is £147.35 and only available from Ducati Not a good day out.
When i asked a while back, there wasn't one on this model / year? Its always been typically rubbish since I've had it. Bleed it, works for a couple of hundred miles then repeat.
Do you mean there being any type of usable rear brake on Ducatis , in general ? [ shurely shome mishtake ... Ed ] Sorry , couldn't resist that .... I was waiting to board a ferry one time and the bloke next to me had a rear disk that had that metallic blue colour all over it . I tried to persuade him that it needed to be binned .... asap , but he was convinced that it was now fine , " because it had time to cool down " .
Really sorry to read but thank you for posting. I appreciate the fact that you couldn't stop and no point rubbing it in by me - were you on a Motorway with no hard shoulder or similar? Had brakes been worked on recently or before last time used out of interest?
do you* have more details/years/VIN plate models affected please? *anyone for that matter, i'm being lazy again.
thanks N, but was thinking more of a general notice really, just to prevent a knee-jerk reaction particularly as my memory is failing. found this listed below exclusively for 1200R and allegedly this is all that was affected but this was not a Ducati site.
Was on a busy, narrow Fen road. Tractors and lorries all over the show so didnt want to cause a blockage or get flattened. Had been working (in the loosest sense) up to now. Had to use a borrowed 10mm spanner to proper slacken of the piston into the m/c and then free off the disc so i could get home.
Checked the VIN on the Ducati site and "Your bike is not involved or already updated." I've seen stuff re. the rear hoses before but for the US i believe.
Have you taken any of the free play out of the master cylinder operating rod to adjust the lever up a bit ? Andy
I believe there’s a general service bulletin been issued on various Monsters (and others) that have the rear brake lines pass extremely close to the exhaust. I’ll see f so can find it in my files. It’s not a recall as such but notice to dealers/service centres to look out for it and chsnge where necessary. There is a general recall on the front m/c though on 1200Rs (and others) the plastic piston in the m/c needs changing for a metal one. The plastic one can crack under extreme situations. That recall is CR144. Edit : the one I saw for the rear brakes is CR222 where the rear brake hoses, m/c to abs unit and abs unit to rear caliper are replaced - but only ‘if required’. It affects Monster 821/1200/S/R. just FYI, I’m not saying that’s your issue.
Not since October when the MOT was due and i thought it wasnt going to pass -0 but apparently it only has to stop the wheel, not pass a certain strength like the fronts.
I'll ring my 'local' dealer and see what they say. The last one closed shortly after opening and really couldnt give a toss. I would assume heat is the issue despite using racing fluid with a high boiling point. While its in bits i might look at some kind of heat proof lagging or similar. If i can locate the abs pump i might even look at a bespoke hose, depending on the fittings, and re-route it.
Whenever I read 'local' dealer , it sends a shudder up my spine .... but for the life of me, I don't know why . -
