I bought a brand new V4S Corse in October and have only done 200 miles on it. Last time out was on damp roads and the bike got a bit shitty but I cleaned and dried it thoroughly as soon as I got back - I even put a radiator on in the garage to make sure it was dry I’ve just noticed this pipe and it’s rusted already! Is this the norm with Ducati stuff these days? I reckon a trip to the dealer is in order.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/183741450694 I use one of these after every wash or if caught out in the rain.
Me and you obviously don’t watch the same kind of porn lol. That’s surely not acceptable to have corrosion like that already... and the oxygen sensor has surface corrosion on it. I wouldn’t be happy with that
Yeah it’s a poor show really, I’ve ridden it 3 times and it’s been garaged in between rides. It’s a new build too so the garage is dry as a bone. I’ll be emailing my dealer...
I would mate, that’s the sort of thing I would expect of a cheap item and definitely not a bike like that. piss poor really
Does it not say in the manual about not riding in wet / damp weather ? welcome to the world of Ducati !
UPDATE: my dealer Ducati Worcester emailed me straight back they’re gonna let Ducati UK know and get it sorted. Cracking service as usual from Dorian and his team
Pretty normal with exhausts when they go hot and cold/wet. To keep pipes looking mint takes a bit of work tbh
Clean it up and put some AF50 on. Jobs a good un... Don’t take it to the dealers. They’ll just talk about you and snigger.
Learnt something interesting the other week The factory sstk and sbk teams change the exhaust system every race madness
they will look like that for about 5 mins if you use the bike!! ok, slight exaggeration but the will discolor from the headers down very quickly.
