Very serious question

gman74 said:

Not that I'm enjoying the bantering but I am curious what Ducati or the dealer are doing for this? Any updates Elitesoldier?

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Covered under warranty. Not sure if they are going to compensate me or anything. Just waiting for them to give me a response on what they're gonna do about everything.

Good Luck fella

elitesoldier357 said:

Covered under warranty. Not sure if they are going to compensate me or anything. Just waiting for them to give me a response on what they're gonna do about everything.

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Good news man! Now aren't you glad you didn't sue first

efna said:

He should have let it cook and just video'd it. He would have:

1) A valid insurance claim
2) A new bike
3) Avoided potential injury from explosion (and justification for letting it just burn)
4) A YouTube video with 5 gazillion hits.
5) A great bench racing story years from now.

Opportunity is what you make of it I guess.

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Or based upon my experience with Ducati and their dealers.....
The burned bike would not have enough evidence to identify the true source of the mechanics fauxpa and Elite would have potentially been blamed for over filling his fuel tank as that is the most likely source (at least in their mind) of a fire on the bike. They even document it as so in the manual.

I'm not bitter about being right and the dealer and Ducati being wrong or anything in my situation.

I can say that Ducati is very unlikely to do anything to "compensate" you for your poor experience. I hope I am wrong and you score big but I would not hold my breath.

That's why I say, let it burn and file a claim with your insurance. Avoid all the hastle with the dealer and let the insurance company deal with them if they so desire.

yep, I've always thought if my bike caught on fire Id not put it out, ditto if it were stolen I wouldn't want it back.

Realistically, if my bike caught on fire I'd probably try to put it out tho.

efna said:

That's why I say, let it burn and file a claim with your insurance. Avoid all the hastle with the dealer and let the insurance company deal with them if they so desire.

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well I had my service done last week and picked the bike up Sat......drove it about 30 or so miles home. Parked it in the driveway and noticed smoke coming from the rear exhaust area...and not just a little bit. it literally looked like it was catching on fire I would have assumed any oil runoff would have burned off during the ride which got me even more worried. Immediately this thread came to mind and I moved the bike away from the house and cars, got the hose and camera out and held my breath. It eventually stopped but I know what a fire starting looks like and believe me thats what it looked like.

I hate to think that there is even the slightest risk of fire after something as minor as an oil change and I hope this is not the case but it had me scared shitless!

@ Yama1 yzf Sorry , mate but I LOL'ed. I can just picture it, I'd be the same!

Did you check what the reason was?? just oil run off?

It reminded me of when me and my buddies where riding our Honda 50's in the woods one day and my friends bike caught fire...so we all did what we thought was logical at the time and the three of us whipped out our d**ks and pissed on it until it went out

Anyone watching this would have been hysterical but we were in survival mode as we didnt want to lose the bike.


But seriously I hope nobody has further issues around this (especially me!) but the potential for a catastrophic event is what upset the OP and rightly so.

I let it sit overnite and will check this morning for any additional oil but you would seriously think that any excess oil would burn off after a 30 mile ride.

There have been some good points made by those replying to your thread "elite".

Don't snap back when you originally asked "what would you do?"

It's tough not to be emotional when an issue like this occurred.

Here is what will happen:

1. You will either receive a new bike via warranty/insurance. OR You will receive your money back less appropriate mileage.

2. Most likely due to how you have responded to this situation you will not receive any other compensation or let alone any performance upgrades.

3. If you try to sue, assuming you can determine some type of grounds that a lawyer doesn't laugh at then, you will make a lawyer a bunch of money for the time to prepare an affirmative case, and most likely any proceeds will be minimal after the lawyer collects the fees...if you actually prove anything.

4. Don't plan on receiving a new bike OR (not and) your money back for at least 6 months. Make it 12 months if you involve a lawyer.

Listen, no one is denying this is a crap situation. But, before you go calling people .........s or cussing at them, understand people you don't know, don't know their actual name, on a public forum are just trying to give you their opinion on "what would you do?".

Don't get mad if you don't agree with "joeblow1199" or "superracerpanigale" who happened to post 8,432 times.

Yama1yzf said:

It reminded me of when me and my buddies where riding our Honda 50's in the woods one day and my friends bike caught fire...so we all did what we thought was logical at the time and the three of us whipped out our d**ks and pissed on it until it went out

Anyone watching this would have been hysterical but we were in survival mode as we didnt want to lose the bike.


But seriously I hope nobody has further issues around this (especially me!) but the potential for a catastrophic event is what upset the OP and rightly so.

I let it sit overnite and will check this morning for any additional oil but you would seriously think that any excess oil would burn off after a 30 mile ride.

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Well I would think so too, but after almost 80+ miles the next day, still caught fire. I'd pull the fairings off and check to make sure there is no oil left, or in my case that the oil filter isn't spitting oil all over your cans. Also something to keep in mind, it looks like there may be a few electrical wires that run up under there, should one of them melt the coating due to hot oil on it... could cause a fire from an electrical arc across the cans, which I think may have happened in my case. Could have been heat, or electrical. Obviously I may be the first person to have this happen to me, but it seems I may not be alone in this. I'd recommend everyone check their bike after an oil change to make sure yours doesnt catch fire as well.

elitesoldier357 said:

Well I would think so too, but after almost 80+ miles the next day, still caught fire. I'd pull the fairings off and check to make sure there is no oil left, or in my case that the oil filter isn't spitting oil all over your cans. Also something to keep in mind, it looks like there may be a few electrical wires that run up under there, should one of them melt the coating due to hot oil on it... could cause a fire from an electrical arc across the cans, which I think may have happened in my case. Could have been heat, or electrical. Obviously I may be the first person to have this happen to me, but it seems I may not be alone in this. I'd recommend everyone check their bike after an oil change to make sure yours doesnt catch fire as well.

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Thanks....I went for a ride yesterday and continually looked for smoke every time I stopped for a light, stop sign etc. Took about a 20 mile ride and came back and it appears to be ok....no smoking. Good luck getting yours sorted out.

I honestly do not know what I would do. This is your dream bike and it should be perfect. I would want a new bike TBH but doubt you would get it through Ducati or any other manufacturer, their warranty's would cover them in this regard.

As far as the tech is concerned, and bear in mind I am speaking from a position of not having had this happened, seen the bike in the flesh, been there for the damage, waited for my dream bike, and paid with your hard-earned coin. But honestly, I would forget about the tech, and simply make sure that I know the name of the tech and make sure he/she never touches my bike again.

I won't go as far as saying accidents happen because this goes beyond that but I do believe some people are just negligent in their work and should be avoided. I would focus on getting the bike back and in proper order and treat this as a business transaction only. The issue with the tech is the dealer's to deal with. Their decision re the tech may influence if I went back there but I wouldn't bother trying to get the tech out of the job.

My less that 2 cents FWIW. Good luck, I hope you get your bike back asap.

littlejohn said:

Mate...

Apologies if my response didn't come with a box of tissues and man cuddles.
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Sorry but that's some funny .... there.

elitesoldier357 said:

Well I would think so too, but after almost 80+ miles the next day, still caught fire. I'd pull the fairings off and check to make sure there is no oil left, or in my case that the oil filter isn't spitting oil all over your cans. Also something to keep in mind, it looks like there may be a few electrical wires that run up under there, should one of them melt the coating due to hot oil on it... could cause a fire from an electrical arc across the cans, which I think may have happened in my case. Could have been heat, or electrical. Obviously I may be the first person to have this happen to me, but it seems I may not be alone in this. I'd recommend everyone check their bike after an oil change to make sure yours doesnt catch fire as well.

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What ever happened with your bike?

ECHO...Echo...echo...

My 2 cents:

In case of a vehicle fire, do not ever attempt to put it out yourself, call 911, then your insurance company and wait at a safe distance!

Insurance claims for total losses go much faster than fixables.

There's no bigger piece of crap than a partially burnt vehicle that has been restored....maybe a drowned one but it's close

You've got a warranty and insurance, right? Let it burn and get another one. No need to spin yourself through the roof about it. After all, as cool as it is...it's just a bike. You made it through unscathed, so be happy about that.

Can't believe I read through all 5 pages. So what's the status of the bike now?

Absolutely what HE said!

CW AF 03 said:

You've got a warranty and insurance, right? Let it burn and get another one. No need to spin yourself through the roof about it. After all, as cool as it is...it's just a bike. You made it through unscathed, so be happy about that.

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