Where can I find a *&%&^$$ 696 gas tank?

[Kurt V]

Three weeks now it is sitting in the shop waiting for a replacement gas tank! Call today and they tell me it is on back order from Italy and there is nothing they can do. Ducati, you can kiss my hairy #@^^%$!!!! Any ideas of where I might scrounge one up? Anyone higher up I can call and at least vent my frustration? Thanks at least for letting me vent here!

[Raux]

what the hell is wrong with your tank>

[r_ciao]

fleabay?

[zarn02]

fleabay?

+1

Also, what kind of tank are you looking for, and what's the problem with the one you've got now?

[Kurt V]

+1

Also, what kind of tank are you looking for, and what's the problem with the one you've got now?

2009 696 Monster. Tank warped where the fuel pump connects to the tank. Gas just leaks out. Can't be sealed so I need a new tank. It is still under warranty and is back ordered indefinitely from Italy. I just saw one on ebay for $300. I am going to call my dealer and see if they will just buy that one and install it.

[Veloce-Fino]

2009 696 Monster. Tank warped where the fuel pump connects to the tank. Gas just leaks out. Can't be sealed so I need a new tank. It is still under warranty and is back ordered indefinitely from Italy. I just saw one on ebay for $300. I am going to call my dealer and see if they will just buy that one and install it.

I would assume Ducati is obligated to replace the tank with a new one as they have been doing with the S*R bikes?

If not I am going to be damn pissed when this inevitably happens to my bike which is now out of warranty.

[Kurt V]

I would assume Ducati is obligated to replace the tank with a new one as they have been doing with the S*R bikes?

Oh yes they were quite happy to tell me it would be replaced under warranty. They just can't tell me when.

[Rameses]

On a 696?

[Blackout]

Oh yes they were quite happy to tell me it would be replaced under warranty. They just can't tell me when.

Maybe tomorrow, or perhaps....never.

[roggie]

I was riding last weekend and at one light i had to stop quickly. next thing i notice is that gas has leaked out of the top of the tank from the cap. now i had just filled up, to the recommended fill area. is this normal? or should i be concerned about a bad seal???

sorry for the thread jack...

[Veloce-Fino]

I was riding last weekend and at one light i had to stop quickly. next thing i notice is that gas has leaked out of the top of the tank from the cap. now i had just filled up, to the recommended fill area. is this normal? or should i be concerned about a bad seal???

sorry for the thread jack...

Gas moves in the tank, when full it's more prone to overflow. There are built in overflow/vapor drains that should remove most of the overflown fuel. May have been just a bit more than they drains could handle. No worries.. unless it's a common occurrence.

[lawbreaker]

Three weeks now it is sitting in the shop waiting for a replacement gas tank! Call today and they tell me it is on back order from Italy and there is nothing they can do. Ducati, you can kiss my hairy #@^^%$!!!! Any ideas of where I might scrounge one up? Anyone higher up I can call and at least vent my frustration? Thanks at least for letting me vent here!

No point in calling and screaming at anyone.... Ducati is taking care of the problem ( by replacing..... tooo bad it'll be temporary) and a small builder from Italy is what you have to keep in mind when getting some parts. I'm on my 3rd Gas tank ( its on it's way, when it get here....who knows). I understand your frustration..... i'm just used to the tank issue.

Theres a HUGE Gas Tank Thread ....... check it out


Best of luck on getting your tank quickly

[superjohn]

My tank was ordered, delivered and installed in a little over a week for a 620.


Granted, the shop forgot about me for 4 months before placing the order, but I've been busy and not riding anyway.

[Povidius]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the gas tank issue was resolved on the 696 (and newer models)? 

[Kurt V]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the gas tank issue was resolved on the 696 (and newer models)? 

Apparently not on mine. Also mine is not an expansion issue, but a warped tank where the fuel pump connects so it can't get a leak proof seal. I have had the bike for 16 months prior to the fuel tank leaking.