So Ducati denied my warranty claim, wtf?!?

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Sergio1199Panigale said:
Haha i see your logic, but I'm merely responding to the uber-Pro-Ducati guys telling me a failing part for many people is ok to not warranty. That's all. Really, I'm not losing sleep over this and don't plan to. You can delete the thread if you want, no biggy.
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I am not a big "thread deleter"...:) Just commenting
 
Could you not simply drill out a small hole in the housing where the pin was and insert a metal dowel of the correct diameter into it with some epoxy resin to hold it in place? Should not take more than 20 mins with the right tools or a local engineering shop could turn a small rod out of aluminium for you if you don't have any way to make a dowel. The other alternative would be to tap a dowel into the handlebar hole itself, similar to the ones Ducati use (split sided pins) and then drill out the snapped off pin on the housing, just deep and large enough to accept the pin you fixed into the handlebar. Not sure how much material there is (depth) in the housing to drill into it, but maybe either one of these options would be viable for you. Good luck.
 
Don't they make a billet throttle that clamps on now?

I don't see how a inanimate chunk of plastic is a warranty claim. That's like claiming warranty for a rock smashed headlight. Just suck it up and buy a new one, or upgrade.

I'll bet your mechanic crushed it during maintenance. Didn't have it lined up proper.
 
Item Name:
THROTTLE CONTROL

Item Number:
66020011B

Qty: Price: 305.47

It's a $300 dollar chunk of plastic that's only available as an assembly.

Never seen a billet one...
 
Same happen to me before. Was trying to find aftermarket metal one but no joy so ended up buying stupid expensive Ducati one and using only that cover with a pin :(
 
Shocker, Ducati in Italy emailed me back about my issue with the warranty. The nice lady said she will forward my issue to the correct people and they will get back to me when everyone returns to work in mid-January. LOL, I wish I worked at Ducati and got that vacation ;)
 
Buliwyf said:
Don't they make a billet throttle that clamps on now?

I don't see how a inanimate chunk of plastic is a warranty claim. That's like claiming warranty for a rock smashed headlight. Just suck it up and buy a new one, or upgrade.

I'll bet your mechanic crushed it during maintenance. Didn't have it lined up proper.
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Dude, I just bought a $20,000 USD motorcycle! If hundreds of 1199 owners worldwide have had this same problem of crappy locking PLASTIC tab sheering off I would see a duty to have the crappy part replaced. I would not say it's an owner caused issue. That's effed up.
 
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There's a plastic stopper that brakes off easy and this is my second throttle assembly. Part no# 66020011B. Completely disassembled mine and modified my throttle assembly.
 
Gee, there was just a thread about this problem recently and the dealer not covering it under warranty. You might want too look for that thread. It's just been in the past couple of weeks that it was an active thread.
 
jjsC6 said:
Gee, there was just a thread about this problem recently and the dealer not covering it under warranty. You might want too look for that thread. It's just been in the past couple of weeks that it was an active thread.
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Lol, can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but if not, that was my thread. That's why I hate Ducati customer service and will trash them until they make it right. I emailed Ducati USA and someone emailed me back from Bologna and said they will check into it and get back to me in a month or so. Whatever :mad:
 
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Sergio1199Panigale said:
Lol, can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but if not, that was my thread. That's why I hate Ducati customer service and will trash them until they make it right. I emailed Ducati USA and someone emailed me back from Bologna and said they will check into it and get back to me in a month or so. Whatever :mad:
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At least someone got back to you, I'm still waiting to hear from anyone about a resolution to my chain rubbing against the swing arm which is also a very common problem with R's. :mad:
 
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Throttle modification.

I placed a dowel though the hole of the handlebar. The dowel is 26mm in length. The hole measures 6mm. Look at the pictures and you will get the idea. Don't worry about the throttle moving left and right because is doesn't move as much. (From the stop switch to the bar end). If you have a dremel or a file modify the upper part of the throttle. If you are doing this modifications good luck and Godspeed.
 

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DUC1199S said:
I placed a dowel though the hole of the handlebar. The dowel is 26mm in length. The hole measures 6mm. Look at the pictures and you will get the idea. Don't worry about the throttle moving left and right because is doesn't move as much. (From the stop switch to the bar end). If you have a dremel or a file modify the upper part of the throttle. If you are doing this modifications good luck and Godspeed.
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Instead of notching the upper throttle assy couldn't you have separated the upper and lower halfs then put them back together on top of it. With that notch it appears the throttle assy would slide off of the dowel
 
It won't slide off because the throttle movement from side to side is not more than two millimeters. (Bar end to stop switch). The dowel or hole is 6mm. I could modify the lower part but didn't bother to.
 
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I like how your brain works. I kept wondering how to re-create the protrusion from the housing side. I wasn't thinking make a stud from the handlebar side.

Props.
 
DUC1199S said:
It won't slide off because the throttle movement from side to side is not more than two millimeters. (Bar end to stop switch). The dowel or hole is 6mm. I could modify the lower part but didn't bother to.
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Nice work sir! So far so good on electrical tape holding it haha.
 

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