HELP! Monster 696 rear gas tank bolt not coming loose

[Mau]

Thank you for the feedback. I agree with you on that it is a defective design. Also I realized that the original post from DRK was referring to a 2009 696 monster and ducati honored the claim earlier this year. I hope to get similar result as my bike is a 2012 model with the same exact issue.
I managed to have the dealership agree on "attempting to file a claim", I will follow up closely with them and keep you posted.

[DucNJ]

Same thing happened to me this past weekend with my 2012 1100 Evo. I've got a brand new Termi kit that I cannot install now. I will be reaching out to my dealer tomorrow.

[wowmattsays]

Hello everyone!  I purchased a 2012 Monster 696 from a guy who basically screwed me out of $10,000. I paid him $6,400, and ended up having to pay another $1700 for updates to make it inspection worthy and NOW its in for the 7,500 mile service and my tank wont come off because of the defective screw.  Shoutout to BATTLEY CYCLES in Gaithersburg MD, their service team always has more than enough time to help me and answer all my questions, and they are going above and beyond to help me with my beloved money pit    I am waiting on word from Ducati regarding whether they will replace the part in-warranty, and I'll keep interested parties updated.