Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 1198 / 1098 / 848 > 1098, reliable or not, lets put this one to bed.

[Bionicle]

Have had my 1098R bayliss rep for 3 years, and other than known problems such as a sprung radiator, front fork recall (all done under warrenty even though rad was out of warrenty period) i have not had any problems with it other than a reluctance to start after having been left without my optimate on in cold weather.

I have ridden it through what could only be described as a monsoon when i had to catch a ferry and it never let me down, even the following morning after having been parked on the car deck for 22 hours in the freezing cold,

Saying that i never had any issues with my 1098S/999R or 748

[TheDrunkenBakers]

There we go, I know im just getting itchy feet. Its all good and everyone else is wrong.

i guess at the end of the day, you will always have a bad banana in a bunch and statistically some bikes will have a manufacturing defect or QA missed issue. My steed will be ridden dry only, open roads and not towns and will be serviced and treated when necessary. Look after the bike and the bike will look after you. Plus I will get a years warranty from the dealership.

[Dukeman358]

Originally Posted by TheDrunkenBakers

There we go, I know im just getting itchy feet. Its all good and everyone else is wrong.

i guess at the end of the day, you will always have a bad banana in a bunch and statistically some bikes will have a manufacturing defect or QA missed issue. My steed will be ridden dry only, open roads and not towns and will be serviced and treated when necessary. Look after the bike and the bike will look after you. Plus I will get a years warranty from the dealership.

Hi, I moved from Honda in 2003 to a 996s, 1098s and now 1198sp, they have all had their moments The Honda was a blackbird but still needed a new loom The 996 needed a battery, front sprocket and rear brake calliper in 17k miles, 1098 you can read on here somewhere, but as you say sometimes a rogue one comes along, but it never really put me off. I ride all year and do the odd trackday Best advice is just ride the wheels off of it

Kim