2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC Complaints

FUEL TANK ON 2007 DUCATI GT 1000 SPREADS AND COMES LOOSE FROM FORWARD TANK MOUNTS. *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000 HAS SPREAD APART AND NO LONGER RESTS IN THE MOUNTING POINTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. I CAN PHYSICALLY MOVE THE TANK UP AND DOWN AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE INCHES AND MY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE TANK WILL DETACH FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. MY DEALER CLAIMS THEY WILL "SHIM" THE TANK UNDER WARRANTY TO MAKE IT FIT, HOWEVER, I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, PROPERLY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DUCATI GT1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE FUEL TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND APPARENTLY IS BEING DAMAGED BY THE ETHANOL FUEL. IT HAS DEFORMED TO THE POINT WHERE THE FRONT MOUNTS WILL NOT ENGAGE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE FRAME. IN MY OPINION THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN THE TANK COMING OFF IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSING A FIRE. DUCATI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT, OTHER THAN REPLACE TANKS UNDER WARRANTY FOR SOME OWNERS. THE REPLACEMENT TANKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WILL FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER. MY DEALER DID NOT WANT TO FILE A WARRANTY CLAIM AND SHIMMIED ONE OF THE MOUNTS INSTEAD, WHICH IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK WITH ONE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH ETHANOL FUEL. *TR

FUEL TANK IS SPREADING ON THE MOUNTS AND IS NOW LOOSE. I AM ABLE TO LIFT OFF THE TANK BY HAND WHEN IT SHOULD BE SECURE. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW SPREADING OF THE GAS TANK ON MY DUCAT MOTORCYCLE (2007 SPORT 1000). THE TANK HAS SPREAD SO MUCH IT NO LONGER SITS ON THE FUEL TANK BRACKETS AND EASILY MOVES BACK AND FORTH. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT COULD EASILY BECOME DISLODGED. AS OF TODAY NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MY DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000 MOTORCYCLE WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WILL SPREAD AND ACTUALLY SEPARATE ITSELF FROM THE FRAME MOUNTS. MY MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF THE STANDARD MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO COVER THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MOTORCYCLE DISTORTING SO THAT THE TANK IS NO LONGER SECURED TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

FUEL TANK DISTORTION, CAUSING TANK TO LOOSEN FROM ITS MOUNTING SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A GRADUAL OCCURRENCE OVER TIME. *TR

VEHICLE: 2007 DUCATI GT1000 THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS DISTORTED (I.E., SPREAD) SO THAT THE FORWARD ATTACHMENT POINTS NO LONGER INTERLOCK. THE TANK IS THUS ONLY HELD IN PLACE BY A SINGLE BOLT IN THE VERY REAR. PRESSURE ON THE GAS TANK COULD THUS EASILY RESULT IN A SEPARATION OF THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

GAS TANK ON MOTORCYCLE IS LOSING ITS SHAPE AND WON'T STAY IN HOLDER TO KEEP TANK IN PLACE. *TR