(Dunno if this is a problem on 2012 bikes - I didn't experience it on mine) I've got a 2013 Skyhook Touring S. After about 4k miles the clutch needed air bleeding out of it - the lever started coming more and more towards the grip before it would bite. The guy at my dealer told me that it was common on new bikes and to let the lever out with the adjuster knob whenever I noticed this happening. One morning, I went to ride the bike and the clutch was nearly going all the way to the grip before it would bite. So I went to do the adjustment and it wouldn't budge. Tried WD-40 overnight and tried again. Still wouldn't budge. Got the pliers on it and managed to turn the knob on the spot without moving the bolt it was supposed to move. Managed to ride it to my dealer and was told a new clutch lever was needed and that I should have kept the adjuster (and the brake lever adjuster- which was fine) lubed. Fair play to the dealer, they gave me a new lever and fitted it and didn't charge me a penny, but I had to take the morning off work to get the bike to them in the first instance and then make another return journey (140 miles round trip each time) to have the new lever fitted (they didn't have any in stock at the time). Can't help feeling that Ducati should have put something like "we make our adjusters out of cheap materials which rust really quickly, so you MUST keep the lubed" in big letters in the manual. I've had 4 other bikes in the last 6 years and done over 90,000 miles in all weathers - all of them had adjustable levers and I never had a single issue with them. Moral of the story: keep your adjusters lubed. Anyone else had any problems?
When I got my 2010 last November the clutch adjuster was seized and the brake one was stiff to turn. Trying to turn it with pliers was just going to make the plastic knob turn on the shaft, then it would never work. I unseized it by removing the lever and gripping the metal pad on the other end. I applied plenty of oil until it was moving freely and now keep both the brake and clutch lever adjusters lubricated with ACF50. My friend's 2010 MTS has both adjusters seized solid.
My 2011 lever adjusters were both seized, on examination both levers were heavily corroded, changed by M&S N/cle under warranty however +1 for keeping the concealed area around the lever bushes heavily lubed/greased to prevent corrosion.
