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Ducati Meccanica
Bikes: R1200RT F800GS. Hopefully another Ducati soon
Posts: 2,526
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Salisbury
No problems with the clutch, apart from its heavy but I took that to be the norm and it certainly hasnt changed since I got the bike. I assume that the dealer rode the bike before I got it and at the first service so the mechanic would have tried it and if it had been unusual would have done something about it.
I have told the dealer that if they wont change it under warranty then I want the parts back as I will take it up with Ducati direct, of course as I type this they could have (a) decided it is a warranty claim, (b) are looking for old plates in the scrap bin.
The bike rarely goes on short runs and typically a 100 miles a day at weekend with some long runs such as IOM, Oulton Park & West Wales, which probably account for half the mileage if not more.
As the clutch is heavy I rarely hold the bike on the clutch and in gear, prefeering instead to change to neutral and save my hand.
If the clutch had lasted for two years or say 8000 miles or had been raced or I lived in a city where it was stop go I could understand it.