Had my DVT discs replaced at 4500 after returning from a tour of Portugal and Northern Spain, no problem with replacement under warranty, also required new pads, replaced with EBC HH (had to pay for them though). Of course the discs are manufactured to a price clearly specified by Ducati!, so no doubt using cheap Chinese steel . Incidentally no disc issues with the 1198 which gets a much harder time on track :smile:, however my 2013 MTS also had discs replaced under warranty due to warping!!
A Dealer fitting non OEM service parts just because they are better, they will be fitting my belts next like what the do in America
Well as expected, Ducati Australia have refused my claim for new disc’s stating they do not replace wearable items under warranty. I do find this annoying seeing as how many others have had theirs replaced under warranty without any problems whatsoever I do intend to escalate this I'm just not quite sure how to go about it
No point in talking about car discs at the same time as bike discs. You can't see car discs and car manufacturers pay little attention to weight. Bikers want stuff lighter and lighter and to look nice too, hence the sales of carbon stuff.
Binding front discs have been an issue on the 1290 SDR. Mine do it. They don't judder or vibrate in use nor bind really hard when the wheel is spun on a stand, and I can't detect any distortion when spun against a marker but they emit a loud groan at a certain point in the wheels's rotation when pushed along at walking speed. I'm told KTM started replacing discs under warranty but there were so many and the replacements were the same that they stopped doing it, presumably on the same grounds as Ducati - that discs are a consumable. They might be after 40,000 miles, but not 400. It isn't a safety issue, there is no heat build-up and braking performance is eye popping, but it is annoying. I was debating getting the wavy discs from the accessories catalogue but what if they turn out the same? Maybe the 1290 GTs have different discs because I thought the SDR used Brembo the same as the Multi, in which case its a Brembo problem, so the obvious answer would be to fit GT discs to the SDR but that isn't an option for Multi owners if all Ducati's top-end bikes use Brembo. Haven't heard of this problem from BMW or Japanese bikes.
its a safety issue when you nearly loose your teeth due to the dangerous juddering of the front end when they are warped fellas!!! It certainly unsettles the bike as well
At this risk of being moaned at for bringing an old post up and I'm not teaching people to suck eggs... but do all the guys with disc warping problems clean and rotate the bobins on their floating dics making sure they rotate freely and are not locked? Only mention this because I have not seen it mentioned.
Just had my discs replaced again, bike is now on 14500 miles and no problem that I was using non OEM pads!
They may have the Brembo name but will basically be made on the cheap under license for OEM fitment. They will not be the same as buying the same brakes, direct from Brembo under a Brembo part number. My Corsa has Brembo brakes but they're still built to a cheap cost for OEM fitment.
2011 replaced front disks with brembo series oro , no issues for years and many 1000's of miles aftermarket high end stuff is different quality. Now due for replacement and will go for the HPK disks. Totally understand being p'ssed with paying loads for a bike and things failing but if you look at the price and quality of top end aftermarket suspension and brake components you can see they must cut costs and corners to make it work.
Apart from the ds 1000's rear brake being shite, which I had researched before buying the bike, I've never had a need for a new bike to have brake issues let alone warranty issues. I would as some have said, wait and see as to whether it is refused. If it is ask what Ducati's serviceable period is for brake discs? How long time wise/how many miles. It's one thing to refuse claiming they are a service item but to do that they should make clear what is and isn't an expected use time/miles period. This I feel is even more important if you have had some replaced before under warranty and the replacements have lasted even less than the ones replaced under warranty
I think this is a good point especially for out of warranty. My monster had this and I had it checked by Ducati mechanic. He said run-out met their spec. I took both discs and used contact cleaner with Scottish Brite pad to clean them. Made sure bobbins moved freely. Then removed one disc and reattached at 90 degrees rotation to change the harmonics. This eliminated the problem 95% and I did not need to replace a disc.
The service life is based on the minimum thickness which for the MTS discs is 4.50mm and is stamped on them. I just replaced a set for an owner because a local motorcycle dealer (not Ducati) had told him he needed new ones. They had 40,000 miles on them and were somewhat pitted but the thickness was still 4.95mm for each of them.
