Had a REALLY Bad Day Yesterday on my New V4!

Kruz said:

Thanks JHT, it was way too close for comfort and reminds me things can happen in a blink of an eye, has me seriously thinking about my motorcycle future. Unfortunately I have a collection of 12 bikes, 11 sportbikes including three Ducatis and one cruiser that might need to be sold off. This might have been a 1 in a million freak accident like the Ducati tech said and may never happen again but it sure has me thinking about how dangerous this sport is and how something as simple as road debris can get you killed. Food for thought.

John

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I think we all go through this after a crash (or near crash). All the gear all the time, s**t happens.

Here's what I hit, two steel pieces formed out of 1/4" plate steel and joined by heavy nylon webbing, about 5-6 lbs total, really nasty, could have easily ended a lot worse than it did though. Ducati dealer is saying as much as $4000 to repair, oil pan is $400, new Pirelli Super Corsa is around $350, new pan gasket, oil and filter and exhaust gaskets, miscellaneous hardware, as they said the exhaust has to be dropped to get the oil pan off. So about $1000 in parts and $3000 labor, I was expecting around $2000 total.

NYCV4S said:

@Kruz Exact reason i added this oil pan protector to my bike - '23 V4 .

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https://www.cncracing.com/en/product/oil-pan-protector-ducati-panigale--streetfighter-v4.html

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Sure wish I had that on there.....

mattinrsm said:

Wow, sorry that happened but glad you are okay.

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Damn man that sucks! Could have been worse!

baggerman said:

I think we all go through this after a crash (or near crash). All the gear all the time, s**t happens.

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Roger that. ATGATT.

Wow!

Glad you‘re ok.

Do it urself and save a lot of $. Easy repair. Might take a day to do it on ur own time but worth saving 3k in labor. I would get new tire as it can absorb the oil if not quickly degreased. Don’t pay the stealer a dollar. Just do it urself if ur capable. Probably a moderate level repair. 3k in labor because they have ur bike in possession and they know they r gunna 90% chance do the repair so they will hike the labor charge to make $

4000K it is just insane, I would do it myself. Look for the service manual, plenty of places where to get it, go through it and start to build a BOM with the aid of the parts catalog, you can find it on the Ducati Omaha website.

https://issuu.com/ducatiomaha/docs/ducatiomaha_panigale-v4_my24?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

It is an easy job, take pictures as you go and take your time. The oil pan gasket is RTV. I suggest you to buy a torque wrench for the 1 time use oil pan bolts, they are aluminum or even, replace with proti titanium, the torque wrench should be starting at 3Nm, the torque is 3.5Nm plus 90 degrees angle, torque check is 5.5-10 Nm. You will find those info on the service manual. Also, could be the opportunity to know in deep your motorcycle. And yes, replace the tire.
If I were living close to you I would be more than happy to guide you through the process.
Obviously, if you don't have the tools and a rear stand could be pricey but always less than 3k to the dealer.