Smoke from Exhaust

Pogley, punctuation is your friend.

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Today I did my first ride. The smoke at first startup was hugh. But after 30min ride and a second start there was NO SMOKE.

this not a serious prob. Today I did several starts and never had smoke again.

So relax.

hey rhino
I like the second one best and you to flynbulldog... that 2012 lineup doesn't it look good?
Cheers guys

sure hope your post ends it all scagx.. including this nonsense fat dog virus which has started to infect flynbulldog LOL

Superquadro said:

sure hope your post ends it all scagx.. including this nonsense fat dog virus which has started to infect flynbulldog LOL

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you talkin to me?





Rossi understands the flynbulldog story...

Scagx said:

let the discussion end:
Today I did my first ride. The smoke at first startup was hugh. But after 30min ride and a second start there was NO SMOKE.

this not a serious prob. Today I did several starts and never had smoke again.

So relax.

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Wont make any difference what you say as I have been trying to say it goes within a 50km ride....But hell that is what us motorcyclists are like..we have to see it to believe it

On another forum one of the members checked the US CARB website and no 1199's have been certified as of today.

I have to think they will have a hard time getting past certification with visible smoke...

Rhino said:

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LOL!
as soon as i see new post i think what new fat animal has he put up today !
but you did warn them

The ........ just doesn't stop.

what has white smoke gotta do with fat pets here.LOST!

Titaniumvalves said:

what has white smoke gotta do with fat pets here.LOST!

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Thats what happens when they dont let it come out of their exhaust's

So I picked up my 1199S ABS today and the dealer had a copy of a letter/bulletin from Ducati on the subject of the smoke, I guess this has been discussed enough to warrant a formal response from Ducati.

As letter was a dealer communication the dealer couldn't let me have a copy or I would have posted it here. However, after an (insulting?) paragraph telling the dealer how to talk to the customer, the substance of the letter was that there's nothing to worry about and the bikes will use a bit more oil, and hence smoke a little, while running-in. It said this should stop during the run-in period.

It also went on to say that the oil level should be checked roughly every 150 miles during the initial run-in (first 1000kms/600miles). Contrary to some previous posts and dealer advice, the oil must be checked when the engine is COLD and the bike is level - not on the side stand. If you can't see oil in the upper half of the inspection window between the upper/lower level lines, it doesn't have enough in it and this is consistent with the owner’s manual. BTW the inspection window is really hard to see and is buried below the faring. Oil (in UK) is Shell Advance 4T Ultra 15W-50 or 15W-40, I suggest you pick-up a bottle when you pick up your bike.

I've watched the exhaust carefully when starting my bike today (just 62 miles so far) and I've seen no smoke at all, although the dealer said it smoked quite a bit when they first started it.

Hopefully this will put a few worried minds at rest.

Thanks PS.

Now, can everyone pissing on about it please pull your blue cable out of the wall?

It's great to get some info from Ducati as you have posted, but that's not an explanation as WHY it smokes or why any engine made today would require dozens or hundreds of miles to wear in and seat the rings.
I'd much prefer it didn't smoke at all and didn't require frequent checking. But big picture, it's not a huge deal and 2 year warranty should cover any problems.

Chris