Ducati's

[Ben.]

They rust like f**k, this is what it looked like after 1 winter, under a bike cover for the whole time, not driven throughout winter. Only buy one if you own a garage and happen to have about 50 bottles of polish lying about...

old and new pads:
https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9389/photo003001.jpg

forks:
https://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6140/photo001001.jpg


there is a lot more rust/ general crud, but i couldn't be bothered to picture it all.
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[That_Hornet]

Ducati's are meant to be kept in your front room. Don't you know that?

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https://www.poweredadventure.co.uk/prodimages/acf50.jpg

[dodger]

This is what mine looks like since daily commuting duties, from 1st October, with only sparing cleans every month or two. Can't say I've had similar problems.

https://lh6.ggpht.com/_ibRsBqUgDKc/SwAQh10O9LI/AAAAAAAAAZU/gL2klSnsHPk/s640/IMG_0048.JPG

/pedant mode... There shouldn't be an apostrophe is Ducatis
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[Seb]

Tbh, that's as much the fault of the way it was stored as it was the bike. Clean it and coat it before you cover it for any real amount of time, the fairing brackets on a mates triumph wound up looking worse in the space of a couple of weeks because he made the same mistake
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[Ben.]

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[Kris]

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[Ben.]

aa that might be it then, its a £50 cover but its really thick...

its an 04 - 749
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[rac3r]

The only crappy areas on mine seem to be the engine paint and foot peg hangers which also has flaky paint, it's never covered but garaged. Mines an 04 bike as well
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[Rob W]

[Villers]

Its not exactly Ducati's fault. Store any steel based item in a humid atmosphere and its going to rust itself to dust in no time. A friends Japanese bike did the same thing over winter. Those covers are like cheap fart trapping tents, the condensation and moisture are going to stay full time. Im lucky but I wouldnt buy a nice bike to be left outside to corrode, especially not a dubious build quality Italian bike.

Surely this hasnt suprised you? You must have expected this to happen given the circumstances?
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[garth]

Looks like it's been ridden on gritted roads to me.
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[G]

Also, the cheaper 'commuter' jap bikes tend to suffer more from this than their top sports bikes which cost a decent chunk more - my GSXR seems to be doing ok so far, while the SVs I've had were much worse (though I have made good use of ACF50 too in this case.)

[chris-red]

I ride my TDM900 every day, it is left outside and rarely cleaned and it looks better than that (Well the metal parts).
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[R6jonny]

My 848 was left out in the snow, buried about half way, was absolutely fine and started first time when the snow melted.

Older Ducatis were rubbish, the new ones are sorted.
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[Wave2k]

all bikes rust like that if you dont wash them dumbass

my Duke was fine and i used that 365
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[bEN_]

Only bad thing i've heard about new ones is rusting in the spindle due to the thin plating used, mines fine though so far
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[chris-red]

[R6jonny]

Not got any rust on my Triumph as it goes .....
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[MarJay]

You want to ride every day and leave the bike outside? Buy a C90.

You want to go to bike meets looking like you just finished an episode of pimp my ride and want good handling and some power, buy a Ducati.

You're effectively blaming the bike for what can only be attributed to your own neglect. Sportsbikes aren't designed as car replacements, they are designed as summer toys. If you want a commuter buy a commuter. If you want a garage queen buy a garage queen, but never the twain shall meet.

Unless you are G and have a GSXR1000 - although even G who is anti bike cleaning etc slathered his bike in ACF50 and keeps it in a garage overnight...
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[Ben.]

im not complaining... I'm just saying its true what they say about dukes.... they are more prone to rusting than jap bikes.
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