I believe that the pullies are ceramic coated, rather than plated. Which may explain why the damage is so bad when it comes off.
This forum is like most when you are looking to change your bike, you keep hearing horror stories and discouraging banter, but it didn't put me off, just bought mine. So if in a few years something drastic happens I'll be on the forum casting dispersion's on the Ducati family and seeking retribution for my heartbreak. Not managed to ride mine much almost ran it in, but yes its no bad.
I've had two MTS1200 and would probably buy another one. A few issues and most dealt with by Ducati (after a lot of arm twisting). The only reason I wouldn't is I don't like the current styling of the 2015 model.
Engine failures isn't unique to Ducati or any other manufacturer of bikes or cars for that matter. Nothing in this world is perfect...ever. They are mechanical things and sometimes stuff goes wrong. From what i have read on here Ducati are pretty good at picking up part or all of the cost of repair outside warranty if the bike has been serviced to their specification. Try that with a few other manufacturers and you will get very short shrift indeed.
But shouldn't they make things to a better standard in the first place considering they market themselves as a premium product . I know they haven't got the resources of say honda but some of the faults mentioned on here are pretty basic and with better quality control shouldn't happen . The problem for me is the ducati dealer isn't just down the road if I have niggles to deal with .
I suspect the 2010-12 Multis were such a departure from what Ducati is used to, that they were on something of a learning curve for them. Unfortunately however much manufacturers test their product prior to sale, there is no substitute for the way owners use the bikes themselves.
Must agree with Adie, the bike is priced at a premium level, but I'm not sure if it's a premium product ? From the little bit I've read about BM's, ok they do break down and may have specific faults, but apparently their after sales service is second to none (rightly or wrongly) and that's what comes across.
I'm a bit surprised that Ducati don't allow you to warranty the bike beyond 3 years. My car can be warrantied for 10 years/125k miles. You would think they could stretch to say 6 years/60k miles, if they had any confidence in their product?
Victory bikes have 5 year warranty. It would only take one of the top manufacturers to offer more than the standard and the others would have to follow in order to remain competitive.
And who are victory? A single model maker who are niche. As an aside, now Kia and Hyandai are selling more cars, my bet is they will drop to 3 yr warranty soon
Depends how much money you have to burn. I loved riding the Multi, but it's unreliable and expensive to maintain. I have a Crosstourer now and am very happy with it, even if it's not as thrilling as a Multi to ride. At least I know I'll be riding for the next three years, not waiting for yet another repair...
Other manufacturers have plenty issues; VW 2.0 tdi oil pump/engine failures. 08/09 Fireblade oil consumption. Huge list of BMW 1200 boxer issues. Triumph 1200 valve guide issues. Yamaha TPS (throttle position sensors) , these are tip of the iceberg but well documented examples tbh. To be fair to Ducati they do seem to respond well to all warranty issues. Certain 'big' manufacturers above pretend there are no problems...not saying its okay, just need to keep things in context.
Because warranties are about building confidence in the brand and now that these brands are getting more mainstream they are viewed more confidently by the public. Remember that a warranty over and above the minimum that they have to give is a unknown financial risk, obviously a bike out of warranty is a problem if they all fail just outside because the brand reputation will soon be in tatters. That's why most have a goodwill period where after the end of the warranty period major failures will still be supported on a deminising percentage depending on age and mileage, these goodwill payments are always discretionary so carry no financial liability and so can be increased/decreased to suit the volume of failures so that the brand can be protected
What he said ^^ ford and Vauxhall as well as the French brands have had warranty periods going up and down more than Desiree and Hugh on a night out. Many now simply link to servicing. Now there's something for ducati. Mobility program where you get a bike serviced in franchise and get limited free warranty and/or breakdown but with an option to increase the cover for the next year.
So , after all that's been said would anyone swap 20 plus years of honda ownership, 9 yrs with a trouble free blackbird and buy a multistrada ?.
