So the engine has been stripped in 2012. This should hopefully be the deciding factor to enable you to get the necessary remedial work done f.o.c.
Rang ducati leeds an hour ago, they still haven't heard anything back yet :-( it's like waiting to be shot! And all this sunshine with no bike is just rubbin salt into the wound :'(
Wouldn't the slipper clutch come in and stop the over rev? I find it odd that your engine failed like it did, aren't these the same engines as the 1198 just a different valve overlap? it's got to be something to do with the work it had done, even if it was just a bit of gasket seal blocking a gallery to the big end or main bearing. it doesn't take much to overpower a seizing bearing on a motor way you don't realise it but you just compensate for it by opening the throttle more and more until "bag and the drive is gone" I think Ducati will sort you out, if only to study the failed parts for them selves .
A bike run on a motorway or track sees lots of load and drag from windage. You do not get this on the dyno and this is why a bike accelerates quicker on a dyno. If a bike is unfortunate enough to blow up on the dyno it was actually ready to blow up on the road sooner . Manufacturers test engines to there limit. The limit is there to stop the engine reaching a dangerous speed . Some engine blow ups were set in motion way before the blow up occured. For instance a few missed gears that cause fine metal particles finding there way to the shells can set the chain in motion long before the blow up occured. Humans being human presume because the motor blew up on the road or the dyno the blow up was caused by what just happened instead of looking at the bigger picture
Had an email from ducati leeds Hello Chris, I have had some correspondence from Ducati UK regarding your MTS 1200. As the bike is out of manufacturer’s warranty, and a full dealer service history cannot be submitted, Ducati are not obliged to offer any financial help towards the cost of repair. However, they have said if the bike was taken to a genuine Ducati dealership and stripped, and a manufacturing defect was found to be the cause of the problem, they may review the situation. Possibly offering a degree of goodwill depending on what was found. If no manufacturing defect was found, all costs incurred to strip and rebuild the bike would be charged to you. Ducati UK or Ducati Leeds would not cover any costs incurred regarding labour or parts. So that's that..... I'll be buying a Honda Any body want to buy a f#@*ing ducati? Only needs an engine.
Gutted for you Chris Keep the bike and just keep looking for an engine off a written off bike. there's bound to be a few. In the mean time, I test road a Tiger 1050 and although it was very nice the power was a bit flat. I felt like it must of had a big fly wheel or something as the engine took a while to get up to full revs and also the engine braking wasn't sharp for want of a better word. But a nice all rounder bike if you don't want to ride hard.
found this not sure if it's any good to you? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-Mu...pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item4d1956a32d
Hmmm, I'd be in contact with Trading Standards sharpish. Don't let them wriggle off the hook as you now have nothing to lose. Sale of Goods Act states that a product must be of merchantable quality for at least 6 years. Go see them, have a discussion. It's free and you can't lose.
That sucks. As Triple says, it should not go bang that soon. Build quality and the quality of components have taken a distinctive nosedive on Ducati's in recent years. The goodwill of their customers is being taken for granted and we are being fobbed off with lower quality goods for higher premium prices. This is just my opinion. But its a trend Ive noticed.
Yeah not sure what to do yet, but I luv the bike it's just so good, don't want the day to end when I'm out on it (think that's why I'm so gutted) I may just stick a second hand motor in it, at least it would be sorted sooner rather than fight ducati for next three months.
My head says fight but my heart says get it back on road ASAP. And some people on here spend more on a exhaust lol
Chris You mentioned that work had been done on the gearbox in 21012. I wonder if this work; that may not have been carried out correctly, has had any influence on your engine blowing up? I presume that to carry out work on the gearbox the crankcases must have been separated. If a mistake had been made when the engine was reassembled this could have caused the engine to blow up!
