After some advice of how and who to contact at ducati UK with regards to my clocks !! history - owned my bike from march 2012 fell in love with the bike and all the bits and bobs it came with and bought it without really thinking as I was in an accident with a so called friend who did the dirty on me ( went into back of me but didn't admit liability) this meant my insurance couldn't give me my NCB and my premiums went through the roof ...... but I still bought it lol !! I never rode the bike for 5 months but got it insured for my first Europe trip to Switzerland, loved the trip and the bike but when i got back cancelled the insurance and didn't ride it againt till got sorted as I knew it would eventually (07, 2013)...hence why i bought the bike in the first place. I then took out a multi bike policy after my claim was sorted and got NCB reinstated this meant that i could now enjoy the MTS but luckily i still had my yamaha fz1 to play on ( this was the bike i had the crash on and bought it back and repaired it) .... from then on i used the fz1 as my boys toy with the lads and my MTS as a tourer machine with the wife or with the boys if we go away. so far I have done Switzerland then France,Germany and then Scotland and Wales but my ducati gets used for lets say special occasions Anyway ..... I had my bike in for its 15k service over the winter as the service costs are cheaper, I had noticed the clocks had steamed up only on a couple of occasions so when in for 15k service asked MandS to ask if we could get clocks done under good will ..... ducati UKs responses was well as the bike hasn't been serviced regularly then NO they wont replace the clocks under warranty, Yes i was a bit pissed off but also i thought the screens does clear and at present doesn't effect my reading of the instruments ..... the very next little ride i had on the bike i noticed the neutral light was constantly on and fuel light was also on and indicators on panel not working properly .... My bike is in pristine condition, and luckily this is the only thing that has gone wrong but has had all other recalls done but i really don't fancy spending £600+ on clocks but more importantly on a problem that Ducati know is a common problem if this is a bit long winded .... sorry the wine is working tho the bike has been servied at 600 miles and the 1 year on, i then bought it and have serviced at 7500k miles and 15k also done an oil and filter change (myself yearly)
The misty clocks is a sign that water vapor has entered the casing of the speedometer \ clocks. Sadly once I there it causes localised corrosion which leads (normally) to small currents leaking across the led warning indicators. Typically the neutral light shows a dim glimmer when ever another led is lit. Some owners have reported worse symptoms. Once you have the "glimmer" its too late you will always have it. Ideally if you notice the steaming up I believe you could prevent the corrosion. Either remove the clocks or try to seal them within a plastic bag partially filled with dry silica gel or dried rice. The PCB has zero protection against moisture. The casing is supposed to prevent water entering. Note the casing is factory sealed, glued and cannot be serviced. I have discovered that moisture can enter via the multipin connector at the rear, as it was over heated during manufacturing and that our cleaning products can cause the vapour locks to fail.
So when I pick up my 2010 on Friday, if I have no moisture I will cover the connector in Sugru. Dries into a hard rubber and removable if you need to.
Damn, my neutral light flashes along with my indicators but I don't see any sign of condensation. Has anyone tried taking the instrument box off the bike and warming it up for a good while to see if it is residual moisture causing the issue rather than corrosion? My oven has a 35C, plate warming setting which is like a pleasant day in Italy so shouldn't do any harm. Good idea? Bad Idea? Waste of time? What do you think?
I'm loving the thinking... Calipers being cleaned on the kitchen worktop, oil change on the carpet, panels in the bath getting a soak and the clocks in the oven. Missus will love it [emoji23]
Good idea, but it can also get in (and probably the main cause) is the two "spider web" vapour breathers on the rear. May be do the same with those...need to think about this for a while.
Waste of time. I've done plenty of work on this...(broken clocks on the corner of my desk now). The corrosion has done it's worse.
Thanks for getting back to me. Oh well, they can just do their light show thing until they die and I'll cough up for new ones.
So these spider web vapour vents, they presumably allow the unit to 'breathe'? Covering them would therefore trap air inside and any disparity between the temperature inside and outside would result in condensation. Only thing I can think is to slip in some oxygen absorbing packets before sealing the unit (oxy-sorb or some other food thing).
I've had mine for 14,000 miles. They haven't got any worse and I've put that bad point in my sales advert.
Nope the ideal thing would be vacuum when whole speedo to under 1000mTorr for 60minutes and while under vacuum, release oxygen free Nitrogen (dry) to 1psig then apply your rubber. You want the water to be absorbed not oxygen.
I've just thought, I got the bike in August from Ducati Glasgow and they gave me a 12 month manufacturers warranty with it. I'll see if it is a warranty repair.
Defo...it should be covered. Others have had theirs changed. Especially if you mention sometimes it goes berserk, then off completely, then all lit up. Different things on different days. Very hard to find a fault like that!
That's amazingly insightful of you because that's exactly the behaviour I see. And I'm not just saying that in case Ducati Glasgow read this forum.
