Electrical Short

Ruhe52 · Dec 16, 2022

Next time you are poking around under your fairing. Check your positive lead off the battery to starter relay.
I was pulling the battery and kept hearing what sounded like something arcing. After closer inspection I found the head gasket tab had cut into the insulation on the lead and was causing a short to ground.

BP PanigaleV4S · Dec 16, 2022

Good find.

Disco · Dec 18, 2022

I only replaced my relay 3 days ago after having to push the bike home due to no signs of life. I was hearing arcing when moving the wiring around. Definitely a good find and looks like I'll be going back in to check if this was the root cause

endodoc · Dec 18, 2022

That’s a factory Ducati anti theft device. Disco having to push the bike home validates it’s operational efficiency. The innovation never stops

Disco · Dec 27, 2022

So the gasket on mine is different. That tab in Ruhe's pic doesn't exist on mine, instead there's a long narrow tab that runs along the forward edge of the gasket, so no issue with wiring interfering with it

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