[Marty916]

Thanks Jon! Always nice to see to friendly face, so to speak. Apparently the problem isn't relegated to US bikes. For those of you who don't have the scoop on this problem, the rockers on many 1996 thru 2002 4 valve motors shed their chrome plating and chew up the cam lobes. Some have actually caused valve stem tips to break off causing a lot of damage. Ducati has known of this problem since it first appeared in 96. This is the same time period when Ducati started sending out the rockers to subcontractors due to the increase in production volume created by the TPG buy in. The 2 valve rockers are still done in house and don't exhibit this problem. Ducati North America has occasionally replaced rockers under a "goodwill warranty" basis but typically the owners are told it isn't Ducatis problem. The good news is that there are alternatives other than replacing your rockers with equally defective Ducati OEM replacements. Megacycle will reface your rockers for around $70 per rocker. BCM in New Hampshire has a similar offering. Hopefully there are similar options for you folks. Thanks again for your replies.