Hey Guys,
I picked up my new Ducati V4S from the dealer a few weeks ago. Every single morning it failed to start. I would literally waste 5-10 minutes each morning hitting the starter on-and-off.
After some troubleshooting I discovered that my bike has been overfilled by Ducati Italy (or the dealer?) with 1.5 litres of excess oil! I drained out the excess and now it starts within a few sounds. Although it does still sound like it’s struggling.
Would you guys mind watching this video of my bike and let me know if yours sounds the same? Does you’re bike also stutter for 10-20 seconds if you try and take off immediately from cold?
https://youtu.be/YWT-cUaNRBw
(Fires 2-3 times, stutters, fires and then starts up)
Do you think my bike could have been damaged by running 500km with 1.5 litres of excess oil? Compromised seals? Flooded air filter? Flooded starter maybe?
Sorry guys, freaking out a bit ? Can’t believe the Ducati factory would send out a bike like this. Pretty shocking.
I picked up my new Ducati V4S from the dealer a few weeks ago. Every single morning it failed to start. I would literally waste 5-10 minutes each morning hitting the starter on-and-off.
After some troubleshooting I discovered that my bike has been overfilled by Ducati Italy (or the dealer?) with 1.5 litres of excess oil! I drained out the excess and now it starts within a few sounds. Although it does still sound like it’s struggling.
Would you guys mind watching this video of my bike and let me know if yours sounds the same? Does you’re bike also stutter for 10-20 seconds if you try and take off immediately from cold?
https://youtu.be/YWT-cUaNRBw
(Fires 2-3 times, stutters, fires and then starts up)
Do you think my bike could have been damaged by running 500km with 1.5 litres of excess oil? Compromised seals? Flooded air filter? Flooded starter maybe?
Sorry guys, freaking out a bit ? Can’t believe the Ducati factory would send out a bike like this. Pretty shocking.