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Personally I'm not gonna do anything about it for now and I'm not gonna worry. My view is we're all lucky enough to be owning an 1199 and we've all got a warranty. I'm not a mechanic and I don't know much about engineering so I'm not gonna let this dampen my excitement....
 
Wow! I'm amazed to see sooo many experts on this forum, who seem to know more about engine and bike than the people who spent years actually making it!!!

If a company like Ducati are going to sell faulty and broken superbikes then maybe the experts should not waste money and make their own bikes that don't smoke on startup!

And you guys believe that Ducati will watch the forum and be like, oh there are some very smart experts over at the forum, maybe we should consult them on how to fix the magic white smoke!
Lol!

Just sayin!
 
Can someone please post up another video of a brand new bike smoking on startup?

Haven't seen enough.
 
Seems as though there are enough people taking delivery of their 1199's to weigh in on this in order to end the discussion or lend credence to the fact that their might be a problem.

Most of the posts from those lucky owners comment on the hard seat and difficult side stand but don't even address the smoke so I assume it's a non issue.
 
Complaining about a hard seat on a super bike is like complaining about a woman talking too much.
 
Some folks will never be happy! I mean they made the sexiest looking bike ever that has 200 hp and more electronics than the frekin space shuttle!

And we are complaining about hard seats and white smoke!!!

Honestly anybody who complains about hard seats and uncomfortable position on a Ducati superbike!!! I guess goldwing will be the answer for you ;)
 
no problem? Please someone post a vid of any other new bike smoking on start-up...

You know the new ZX10, CBR, GSXR how about an Ape or an MV? the KTM?
Please, post em up...
 
As far as I know the only explanations for white smoke in a 4 stroke engine are:

Head gasket not sealing properly, allowing antifreeze to pass into the combustion chamber.

Valve seals are toast

Rings are on their way out (smoke only on startup / cold engine, which leads to smoke all the time as things deteriorate)

PCV valve

Too much oil in crankcase

A couple of the issues above are easy, simple fixes. A couple are indicators of impending engine failure. So anyone who thinks that a smoking motorcycle is not an issue--do you also think that a locked rear wheel is also not an issue? I for one would not want to experience an engine seizing on a motorcycle at any speed in any condition.
 
There were a lot of 1199's at the press intro and I do not recall any of the testers complaining about smoking (or anything else). Surely this would have been brought up as an issue by at least ONE of the test staff. There also was a lot of video taken at that press intro and I never saw one blowing smoke either in the pit lanes or out on the track. If Ducati thought there was an issue around this they NEVER would have assembled journalists from around the globe to come ride them until it was sorted. Ducati does not owe an explanation to anyone for a non issue. My 2 cents anyway.
 
Can we all agree on one thing...

You shouldnt redline a cold engine. Man I hate watching people flash up a cold bike and then rev the $hit out of it. Didnt your mama teach you anything?!
 
superfly999 said:
Can we all agree on one thing...

You shouldnt redline a cold engine. Man I hate watching people flash up a cold bike and then rev the $hit out of it. Didnt your mama teach you anything?!
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I think the same people like to rev the piss out of their engine while waiting at a traffic light as well. Idiots. :confused:
 
Yama1yzf said:
There were a lot of 1199's at the press intro and I do not recall any of the testers complaining about smoking (or anything else). Surely this would have been brought up as an issue by at least ONE of the test staff. There also was a lot of video taken at that press intro and I never saw one blowing smoke either in the pit lanes or out on the track. If Ducati thought there was an issue around this they NEVER would have assembled journalists from around the globe to come ride them until it was sorted. Ducati does not owe an explanation to anyone for a non issue. My 2 cents anyway.
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I'm sure Ducati did a full shake down of each and everyone of the bikes before press launch. I wouldn't think they'd take the chance of bringing anything that would give them red faces, especially with the imminent sale of the organization. So who knows about the smoke... That's what warranty and insurance is for.

Anyway if mine smokes I'm calling it puff the magic dragon
 
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DeltaIV said:
I'm sure Ducati did a full shake down of each and everyone of the bikes before press launch. I wouldn't think they'd take the chance of bringing anything that would give them red faces, especially with the imminent sale of the organization.
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Yeah no doubt!

I'm sure they filtered through all the bikes they'd built so far to get the good ones just for the press launch, and they shipped out the 'rejects' to everyone else.

Maybe, I dunno, just spit balling here, it's not a fkn issue after they've done a few kms?

SoonerNation said:
It took that guy long enough to start it. Did he really need to make 2 passes around the bike.
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I didn't get that far. Ugly scheme is ugly.
 

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