Ducati = bs?

[ducatigirl100]

More than 50 000 km on mine.  ( 1995 900monster)

Often the problem is not the bike but the owner

Ducati owner's for most suffer from what is called  "duca-perso-mod syndrome"
Symptoms are

1- reparing unecessary stuff
2- ordering unecessary part
3- great abillity to resist the "wife naging syndrome "
4- standing still in  the garage  whit a beer in hand
 

[kokis]

Often the problem is not the bike but the owner

sure...

Hi    

I recently started to have a problem.   Sometimes when I start the bike  , I hear the solenoid the starter motor turn bust just lacks energie.   when I go home  a tested the battery 11.5v   I charge the battery I'm ok for a couple of days.  I put my other battery in  same problem.    Battery output test  12.3v - 12.4v    (when the battery just ben charged)  If i look into Haynes manuel it should be arround 13.5v -15v

all the connections are fine...    


It's like I can go ride it the battery charge for its own use but to start the bike   its not enough.  

Does it looks like I have a voltage regulator problem ?     Its new from last year ca-cycleworks

ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=64888.msg1196255#msg1196255

As I said, looks like owners often forgive issues. I do not.

[ungeheuer]

As I said, looks like owners often forgive issues. I do not.

Time you traded up to something faultless (or at least better value vis-à-vis fault/cost).

http://650nk.com.au/

Those are much less expensive than your 696, and even if it breaks every second week, you'll still be ahead on the fault/cost trade-off 

[ducpainter]

sure...
ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=64888.msg1196255#msg1196255

As I said, looks like owners often forgive issues. I do not.

Time you traded up to something faultless (or at least better value vis-à-vis fault/cost).

http://650nk.com.au/

Those are much less expensive than your 696, and even if it breaks every second week, you'll still be ahead on the fault/cost trade-off 

I agree...except some UJM should fill the bill.

If you don't like the bike move on to something you do like.

Just don't try to convince us we shouldn't 'accept' the faults you find so abhorrent.

That makes you come off as a troll.

This thread is close to being done BTW.

[ducatigirl100]

sure...
ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=64888.msg1196255#msg1196255

As I said, looks like owners often forgive issues. I do not.

Lol .....  memories ....memories   

[hbliam]

As I said, looks like owners often forgive issues. I do not.

That's a sad way to go through life. You will always be disappointed. Nothing is perfect. No house, no town, no restaurant, no job, no car, no motorcycle.

[ducpainter]

That's a sad way to go through life. You will always be disappointed. Nothing is perfect. No house, no town, no restaurant, no job, no car, no motorcycle.

I'd add...

no one.

[oldndumb]

Except, maybe, himself. 

[MAXdB]

I love my s4rs and have about 30k miles on it.  I hope to keep it forever.  It's been very reliable for the most part, granted it did have a main bearing go out early on and of course there's the plastic tank issue.  But I will say that I've had japanese bikes with chronic issues of their own.

From my understanding, Ducatis are much better quality now than they were some 15-20 years ago.  I recently visited the Ducati factory/museum and the tour guide still felt it necessary to mention that the newer ducatis are much more reliable and better made than the older ducatis.

[Jonathan]

I'm a FNG to Ducatis. Just picked up a S2R with extremely low miles. There are some things that aren't perfect. I weld thin wall tubing as a profession, so it's easy to be critical of some things I see. But frankly, when you start the bike up, swing a leg over and push off none of that stuff really matters to me. The bike is bloody brilliant. I don't see that feeling leaving either.

[WarrenJ]

I've only been involved with motorcycles for about 7 years and Ducati's for 6.  I picked up a 2000 750 6 years ago.  I had to rebuild the carbs, and had several go arounds with failing voltage regulators frying my battery and sending acid down the side of the bike several times.  That being said, I don't ever recall hearing that Ducati's were bulletproof, run forever machines with no maintenance issues.  They certainly didn't have the low maintenance reputation of a Honda or the bulletproof reputation of a Moto Guzzi. They sound great, handle far better than the Nighthawk I started out on and make me smile when I roll out of the driveway and roll on the throttle into the big right hand sweeper at the end of my property.  With Ducati's reputation of being bought and sold every couple of years by one holding company or another and using up odds and ends parts to finish out runs within models, they are bound to have a problem or two.  If you are looking at a no compromise bike that has no maintenance or design flaws, that cuts up curves like its on rails and runs 14o mph (like my 750!), never needs valves done, etc...   Ducati isn't it - but I don't recall anyone, even Ducati trumpeting about their low maintenance, flawless, run forever bikes.  Some of us have had Ducati's that have been nearly flawless and some of us have had nightmares.  I would hazard a guess that if you looked at any other motorcycle forum, you would see horror stories too.  Some brands may be more reliable or ?, but Ducati's have something the contributors to this forum are attracted to, just like most other motorcycle - the good, the bad and the ugly. 

[brad black]

From my understanding, Ducatis are much better quality now than they were some 15-20 years ago.  I recently visited the Ducati factory/museum and the tour guide still felt it necessary to mention that the newer ducatis are much more reliable and better made than the older ducatis.

i've been working on them for 19 and 3/4 years and i wouldn't agree with that.

years ago we had an interstate guy come in who was on a trip with his 900ss carby model (back when they were new).  he absolutely make the beast with two backsing hated it, biggest piece of shit he'd ever owned.  but he'd done 20,000km on it.  and planned to do more.

sometimes you need to just move on.  or not expect sympathy if you don't.

[Skybarney]

Well I am now at about 8500 Miles on a 2013 M1100.  After a 400 mile ride today I have finally developed a problem with my bike.  It just refuses to wipe the shit eating grin off my face.   

[MendoDave]

I thought it was only a 300 mile ride? Did you do ice house?

[Estoma]

You bought the "Ferrari of Motorcycles"...since when have Ferraris been worry free?

May your grandkids have wealthy grandparents one day.

Most Jap bikes are just appliances. they work great but most of them aren't very exiting.

Never a truer word said!