Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 1198 / 1098 / 848 > when will it end?????

[duc daz]

ive had my 1098 since march 2008 ,,and what a nightmare ive had with it ,,while riding along ive had both mirrors fall out,,,oil leak,,,misted clocks,,,and now the small heat guard under the seat has broken of at the welds,,,when will it end...

[MFish]

Originally Posted by duc daz

ive had my 1098 since march 2008 ,,and what a nightmare ive had with it ,,while riding along ive had both mirrors fall out,,,oil leak,,,misted clocks,,,and now the small heat guard under the seat has broken of at the welds,,,when will it end...

Think yourself lucky - my 1098s lunched its engine last night, but to be fair I have done 11,000 miles in 2 1/2 years
Cheers,
Michael.

[Guido]

Originally Posted by MFish

Think yourself lucky - my 1098s lunched its engine last night, but to be fair I have done 11,000 miles in 2 1/2 years
Cheers,
Michael.

Sad thing is. If you'd done 11k miles in a car and it had lunched it's engine, you'd be wrapping it around the dealer's/manufacturer's head.

In both cases folks, I would kick up a fuss if you don't get some action. Should not be happening in 2009 after ten of 1000's of people rib us Ducati owners about build quality. The QA element should be making these things bullet proof now, not the same old bikes that has 5 working fine and 3 imploding. You can bet your bottom dollar if Ducati Corse were suffering such irregular build quality "mishaps" at MotoGP, something would happen pretty damn quick, so why should the peeps who actually pay hard earned cash for their machines and fly the flag for the brand get a lesser level of service.

Zero-tolerance Britain...tis the only way **** service or build quality etc gets to be a thing of the past

Good luck to you both.

[twpd]

Guido is right. 11k miles is exceedingly poor. TBH, at the prices these bikes cost I'd be expecting a mimimum of 50k miles out of an engine if I owned it from new.

[duc daz]

thanks for your surport,,,its the traveling backwards and forwards to the dealers that does my head in ,,having the misses to bring me back after taking it there and taking me there to pick it up when its had the work done on it,,,and loosing out on loverly sunny days,,,i will **** myself when the warranty runs out..

[bradders]

tbh I'd be ebaying it off, and getting another non-Friday one!!!

Know how it feels, I had a Friday Saab 93, when the latest model was released, one of the first few hundred off the line. Never ran right, back in the dealer once every two months and I did 80k in that!! So you have my sympathy

[Outliar]

Daz, you bring back harrowing memories for me!

I had a 998S back in 2002 that was off the road 5 months out of the 9 months I owned it. Dealer couldn't find the problem (mysterious oil leaks). Eventually it got fixed (sent back to Ducati UK, needed new cylinder sleeves if I recall, after a full engine strip was conducted), and then the clutch gave up on my first outing

That was the last straw and I sold it vowing never to buy another Ducati... and here I am now thinking about my next bike and thinking about a Ducati!! Do we never learn?

I sent a stinking email to the then UK Sales Director of Ducati UK, livid at the quality of build for such an expensive bike and the lack of service in sorting problems. They refused to give me a replacement bike, and I lost 5k out of the 15k I paid (I had a few extras fitted ). Any premium brand in the car market would not get away with it, and I'm with the others who've commented that your and my experiences are simply not good enough. Sounds like they've improved since 02 but not by as much as they need to. Trouble is they make georgious bikes that go like nothing else (on a good day)

I hope it all gets sorted out promptly. Let us know - we'll be waiting for the news!

Best regards

[duc daz]

Thanks for your surport guys,,,If the weather is good saturday morning i will take it up to JHP ducati coventry to get the diognostics light sorted,,it only comes on now and again but when its on the bike either stalls or cant start it,,,will let you all know how i get on,,,,,