Check your £16K 1199 Panigale
Don't know if anyone has one on here, but if you do, you may want to check in with your dealer. There's a few recalls about:
#1 – Summary:
DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PANIGALE MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE OF AN INCORRECT SCREW USED TO RETAIN THE SWINGARM TO THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE.
Consequence:
IF THE LINKAGE DETACHES FROM THE SWINGARM, CATASTROPHIC SUSPENSION COLLAPSE WOULD OCCUR AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY HANDLE THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
#2 – Summary:
Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012. The exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover could melt or burn due to excess heat of the catalytic converter.
Consequence:
Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire.
#3 – Summary:
Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012 . Due to an incorrect assembly tolerance, the Uniball bearing on the damper rod eyelet could slip out of its seat on the Ohlins steering damper.
Consequence:
The steering damper can detach from its mounting point which can lead to loss of control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
#4 – Summary:
Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012. Screws that secure the steering damper to the steering head could fall out due to an insufficient amount of Loctite applied to the threads.
Consequence:
The steering damper can detach from the steering head which can lead to loss of control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
#5 – Summary:
Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012. The right and left swingarm shaft pivots can loosen.
Consequence:
The swingarm shaft pivots can loosen from the swingarm which can lead to loss of control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of personal injury.
#6 – Summary:
Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012. The front brake master cylinder reservoir hose might interfere with the threading end of the reservoir retaining screw.
Consequence:
The front brake master cylinder reservoir hose might interfere with the threading end of the reservoir of the retaining screw causing damage to the hose, which could lead to a front brake system failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Re: Check your £16K 1199 Panigale
.... and I've just read an article in the Oct'12 issue of Bike that I received in post today ....... testing a 1199 Panigale and with only 1300 miles on clock .... near end of test ..... all power lost ... blue smoke seen in mirrors .... oil all over road and rear wheel. When RAC recovery arrived they found aluminium pieces in bellypan and a hole the size of a £1 coin in base of engine casing !!!!!
BIke is on way back to Ducati in Bologna for full investigation !!!!
Hold fire on putting in your orders for your 1199 Panigale !!!! :o
Re: Check your £16K 1199 Panigale
My mates just bought a 8 year CB1300 with only 800 miles on the clock. It was a rich mans toy which he never rode.
It still had a recall from Honda pending.
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And yet the Ducatisti still get very upset when their claims that "they're as reliable as Japanese bikes now" aren't taken seriously... ::)
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Get last years excess stock ordered instead then.
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Italian craftsmanship at its best :o
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Not had a recall for mine yet!!!!! Mind you I have for the Kawasaki for a rectifier receiver issue...... And it had to go back with coolant issues at about 700 miles, so my experience puts it at 2 - 0 in ducati's favour at the moment!! Blah blah blah waffle!! :P
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Bloody Hell
If I had bought a bike for £16k and it had all that wrong with it - I would be returning it to the dealer (not for the mods) - for a bloody refund!
Just confirms what I have always thought "Nearly all Italian products look fabulous but fall to pieces quite quickly"
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wonder if rossis bike had any of these recalls he seems to be struggling with some ducati issues :D