My front end seems all over the place..all pogo like. Tried adjusting rebound completely put or in still seems the same when bouncing it Also when bouncing on the spot it makes a load of clunking noises, is this normal...also as I based in Watford are any of the London dealers any good to go to for them to give an initial assessment? Cheers Kwack
is it the base model with marchazoni however its spelt ? if you turn the rebound adjuster fully in and it makes no difference sounds like something is wrong ,you usually here a suction noise not a clunking ,have heard of std forks failing and I know even the ohlins ones come with piss water oil in them
Booked in for next Saturday - dealer reckons broken shims based on my explanation as they have seen this happen before....
Yep the forks are knackered - new forks ordered and hopefully be ready for this weekend. hmm whats next on the list of failures!!!
If Ducati arent paying why should I? Bearing in mind that the complete forks legs and all are being replaced not just internals
Whats going on with these new ducati bikes. Here is a top tip save a shed load of cash and buy a nice 916/996SPS.They are just as good on the UK roads and from all the threads im reading lately seem a lot more reliable with far better build quality. I actually thought things had improved with the newer bikes but seems a lot of disappointed owners around that have saved hard for there dream bike. Ducati need to sort there shit out or they will be losing business to other bike manufacturers at this rate.
Erm...£2500 to buy ohlins aftermarket, which are WAY better than std, or maybe chip in a few hundred quid and have them rather than the std ones back..each to their own
I See your point - not sure a few hundred quid would have done it though - as looking at the cost of the new fork legs at Ducati cost you prob talking about at least 1500 to do this and thats if Ducati would authorise this If it was only 200-300 then yep I am all in - show me how and where and I will form a queue... Matt#corse I reckon you are right bu 6-7k miles per year I dont reckon a 916 as a daily would last too well
Could be £200...could be £1500... Don't know if you dont ask Trying to make the most of a crap situation
Too late Matt. Their rep is already tarnished. Kwack, when I first got my 916 i used it to commute and did 6-7k per yr on it with no issues. Ive still got the 916 too. The worst thing for a 916 is for it to be stored and not run. Keep it running and its sweet as.
Yep my 916sps has been very reliable considering it is now showing over 33,000 miles on the clock.I purchased it at 12,000 miles. So far I have replaced one rocker and one cam as rocker damaged it.That is all really.No dash change,no cracking fork legs,no leaking radiators,no knackered forks,no cylinder replacements,no lunched gearbox,no electronic tatt going wrong causing bike to surge on closed throttle.The list just seems to go on and on with the new ducatis. Seriously you can save lots of money buying a 916/996 sps and have a much more reliable better built bike with better quality parts than the new ducatis. Poor show ducati as this should not be the case.
Yep poor show ducati. .waited ages to be in a position to afford one and end up with a proper friday afternoon bike... Anyway get the forks fixed and take it from there..I probably about 20 % keep at moment and likely to get rid of...never to return back
The only saving grace is that all this warranty work hasnt cost me money apart from having to get on train for 15 odd weeks whilst the 4 warranty jobs have been done over the past year Really disappointed...but what else to get
I hear you I think the only options are s1000rr and rsv4..gonna try some out ovrr weekend and see what are trade in values on mine No point having the sexiest bike when you cant ride it cos it's stuck at the dealers
I was going to say Nickjcool the 1098/1198 series didn't seem to have so many issues as the new multi and pani.I think this is due to them taking a long time to develop the 1098 and made sure it was right straight out the box. A lot of people seem to think they have rushed some of the newer models through. I just think its not acceptable in this day and age to be going backwards.I mean my bike is 16 yrs old ffs and more reliable than ducatis coming of the production line in 2014.I feel for people that have bust a gut to save there hard earned only to be let down by ducati latest dream bike.For most a new ducati is a dream come true and should not end in them feeling disappointed. I love my dukes but after the 999 and 1098/1198 models I would not touch em with a barge pole.How many potential ducati owners get put off a new purchase when they come on forums and read all this shit owners are now having to put up with. Like I said someone at ducati needs a boot up the arse.
