Right, I know I'm just coming back to Ducatis after a year on a boring, dead reliable Honda SP2 BUT are the "quirks" my less than 4 weeks old 999S has, considered by this venerable bunch of like minded enthusiasts to be:
A - perfectly acceptable, they all do that, why worry
B - normal but worth getting checked
C - hum, I be getting a little bit concerned
D - pass me the phone and dealer number please
In no particular order
1) Bike doesn't want to start no matter how nicley I treat it, eventually fires up when it feels like it. Optimate, warm garage, kind loving owner make no difference
2) engine management light comes on at standstill or slow speed, dealer helps me out by letting me know its the clutch lever micro switch, it just needs a small bend putting in it??
3) whenever I fuel it ( taking care not to put too much in and go to neck height) it still p'ss's petrol all over the place from the tank filler cap
4) the gearbox downshift feels like a sponge, works OK when you click quickly through gears but if you do it slowly each gear takes about 45 degrees of lever movement through treacle , ends up with false neutrals all over.
5) has brilliant fuel injection, handles wonderfully and is nice to look at.
