hi & welcome emily, cornwall too, tamar valley, not used GTs for any servicing so couldnt comment, the belts seem long overdue though lol, be interested to know how the belts have faired after 12 years fitted, kev
not had much luck i'm afraid, the bikini fairing was removed in order to start the service and they discovered a major repair job on the engine that hadn't been disclosed by the seller, (lagged in chemical weld) new engine casing/or engine needed, not what I wanted to hear! I have contacted the seller and been offered the £2400 I paid for it back (but i'd be about £350 out of pocket from getting it down here, and back up and the garage bill so far, etc) or a partial refund to fix the problem. if I take a partial refund I would end up with the bike I love the look of but it would have a crap resale value because of the engine replacement. Would would you lot do?
Get a refund and buy a different one, that's my advice. A bike is a machine at the end of the day and needs to work and be safe. Better to loose £350 in costs than to pay 2k for a new engine. You could paint a different bike for less. Hope you get it sorted!
Commiserations Emily. Its a sickener when these things happen. Unless you can be sure there are no other problems I'd have the seller's refund and take the £350 on the chin. You could ask the GT mechanics their opinion, they've had a look at it, but unless the seller is prepared to practically give the bike away a new engine would scupper it for me. It sounds like the very last kind of bike a Ducati first-timer wants to take on and bodgery of this sort indicates shoddy ownership and therefore almost certainly shoddy maintenance. I'd be very surprised if this problem proved to be the last. Don't let your impatience to get on and ride it lead you astray. There are plenty more fish in the sea. Take the money, put it down to experience and keep your eyes peeled for another bike. They're out there.
Oh, what a lousy thing to happen. Commiserations. Hmmm….well, I guess it's decent of the seller to take the bike back and offer what is a complete refund. Of course you COULD take the money, then make a small claims court claim against the seller for your out of pocket expenses. But that would be a bit hard on the seller who at least are showing SOME goodwill. Unless you think they knew about the problem before they sold it to you in which case, f**ck 'em!
yeah i think i'll get e refund , i would never have paid the 2k with ducati, found an engine for 500 that I could have fitted and the seller would have given me around 800 to cover that cost. but yeah, a refund I think, thanks
over riding consensus to take the cost on the chin and get a refund. I wont let it put me off though, i will be looking for another Ducati!
very sound advise thank you, I think you hit the nail on the head about letting my inpatients lead me astray!
I'd ask the out patients for help next time. Use this one as a learning experience and pop over to the UKMOC. If you ask nicely, they might let you have one of theirs!
