2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC Complaints

2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000 BIPOSTO. THE GAS TANK ON MY MOTORCYCLE HAS BECOME DEFORMED AND MISSHAPEN. THE DEFORMING OF THE GAS TANK HAS RESULTED IN THE TANK FALLING OFF IT'S MOUNTING POINTS ON THE FRAME AND ALLOWING THE TANK TO DETACH FROM THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE FRONT. IT IS ALSO DISTORTED ENOUGH THAT THE RIGHT HANDLEBAR SWITCH ASSEMBLY ALMOST CONTACTS THE GAS TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE FULL RIGHT STOP. THE STEERING STOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED SINCE NEW AND ARE IN THE SAME POSITION AS THE LEFT STOPS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED ONCE ON MY MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SUBMITTED ANOTHER WARRANTY CLAIM WITH DUCATI BUT AS OF THIS POINT IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND THEY CONTINUE TO DENY A REPAIR FOR MY MOTORCYCLE. MY LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS DUCATI IS STALLING IN REPLYING TO THE PROBLEM AND EVEN WHEN CONTACTED DIRECTLY, DUCATI CUSTOMER SERVICE IS RELUCTANT TO WARRANTY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 DUCATI S1000 NEW IN FEB. 2008 FROM DEALERSHIP. SINCE PURCHASED FUEL TANK HAS BEEN SPREADING AND I NEEDED TO SHIM TANK BRACKETS 1/4" ON BOTH SIDES TO SECURELY HOLD TANK IN PLACE . TANK ALSO HAS BUBBLED ON OUTSIDE UNDERNEATH PAINT ON UPPER RIGHT CORNER, I BELIEVE FROM GAS FUMES PENETRATING THROUGH PLASTIC. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOW FAR THE TANK WILL SPREAD?WILL IT EVENTUALLY RUPTURE? *TR

FUEL TANK HAS SPREAD SEPARATING IT FROM FRONT MOUNTING BRACKETS. DUCATI DEALER WAS ADVISED ON MARCH 23, 2010 AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TANK FROM DUCATI AND HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN AN EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE. *TR

GAS TANK ON 2007 DUCATI GT 1000 MOTORCYCLE IS DEFORMED AND NO LONGER STAYS ON ITS MOUNTS. *TR

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON MY MOTORCYCLE HAS OVER TIME EXPANDED AND DISTORTED ENOUGH THAT IT HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE MOUNTING POINTS ON THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS NO LONGER SECURE TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CAUSED THE BIKE TO BECOME UNRIDEABLE DUE TO THE FEAR OF THE GAS TANK FALLING OFF OR INTERFERING WITH THE HANDLEBARS.

PLASTIC FUEL TANK ON DUCATI MOTORCYCLE DEFORMING TO THE POINT WHERE IT NO LONGER FITS INTO ITS MOUNTING BRACKETS AND BLOCKS THE CONTROLS FROM FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT. *TR

FUEL TANK SPREADING AND DEFORMING. FUEL TANK NO LONGER CONNECTED TO MOTORCYCLE FRAME. FUEL TANK IS LOOSE AND LIFTS OFF OF BIKE WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS. *TR

THE "PLASTIC" FUEL TANK EXPANDS OVER TIME ALLOWING RELEASE OF THE FRONT MOUNTING POINTS. THIS LEAVES ONLY ONE MOUNTING POINT AT THE REAR OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES SPREADS SIDE TO SIDE TO THE POINT THAT THE RUBBER POLKS ON THE SIDES OF THE POLY CARBONATE TANK ARE NO LONGER IN THE METAL TANGS ON THE FRONT OF THE FRAME. THIS IN EFFECT RELEASES THE FRONT OF THE TANK ALLOWING IT TO "FLOP AROUND". AT THIS POINT THE TANK IS HELD ON BY ONE BOLT ON THE REAR OF THE TANK. DUCATI'S RESPONSE IS TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH EXACTLY THE SAME TANK, WHICH AGAIN SPREADS IN THE SAME WAY. I AM AWAITING MY THIRD TANK CURRENTLY. *TR

1. NORMAL USE OF GAS TANK. 2. GAS TANK HAS DISTORTED, SEPARATING FROM IT'S MOUNTS AND IS THUS NOT ATTACHED AT THE FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR IT. *TR