Hey all, I currently have a 30th Anniversary Monster and looking to add a Multistrada to the garage for some touring. I have an opportunity to buy a 2014 1200 Grand Touring with only 7500miles on the clock. Comes with full Termignoni exhaust and panniers. Issue is it's been sitting in storage since COVID and last service was 2017. It has a fuel sender warning(common fault I know) and engine fault warning but runs fine. Owner said the engine warning light has only just come on and probably to do with bad fuel or battery. He has purchased an OBD2 reader to check the fault. What should I be looking at price wise or should I just stay clear given the time it's been in storage? Thanks
That’ll be a twin spark, not a DVT. Changing the fuel sender is a fuel tank off job which will take you 3 to 4 hours to change DIY. I’ve done it twice and the second time was no easier. Last serviced 8 years, I’d be looking at a full recommissioning service which won’t be cheap, especially as it looks like you don’t have an independent in Scotland. Realistically, with main dealer labour prices, that’ll be between £1000 and £2000. Unless the bike is being offered really cheap or the current owner gets it serviced, I’d not be considering it. Andy
Here’s an independent in Scotland. Never used him but he’s highly recommended. https://northmotorcycle.co.uk/
What would you consider as really cheap? They are looking for around the 4k mark. I've actually used Tyler at North Motorcycles in Edinburgh before. He did the fuel sender on my old monster 821 and a couple.services for me.
It all depends how handy you are yourself. It will need all fluids changing and new belts fitting, all of which can be done yourself if you’re confident enough, so you’ll just be paying for parts. The fuel sensor replacement isn’t plug & play if you purchase the latest iteration from Ducati, you’ll need someone with Texa Diagnostics to set it up for you (OBDStar users may be able to inform whether the iScan for Ducati unit can initiate the new fuel sensor). The EML won’t be due to poor/old fuel but may be due to a low battery situation causing canbus communication errors but you’ll only know once you’ve seen the error codes. It’s most likely nothing serious though if it’s only just come on and the bike starts & runs. You could get yourself a bargain even at a price the seller is happy with.
Seems about right but bear in mind the cost to get it up and running again. If its stood for 8 years it will need new tyres too.
That's a lot of bike for £4k, considering I sold my Granturismo for £3500 earlier this year with 55000 miles on, it makes that look a bargain.
I'd say it can be done in less than an hour if you know what you're taking off to get to it. I replaced my unit recently and I had the unit replaced in no time. Granted, I've had the tank off more times than it should so the procedure isn't new to me, but it really isn't a tricky job if you're comfortable taking the tank off in the first place.
