2007 Ducati Monster S4RS

MY 2007 DUCATI S4RS MOTORCYCLE FUEL TANK SWELLED TO THE POINT IT WAS NOT RESTING SECURELY ON THE FRAME, THE BARS WOULD CONTACT IT BEFORE FULL LEFT OR RIGHT TURNING MOVEMENT, IT PUSHED AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE FUEL TANK LATCH TO NOT ENGAGE, AND THE PAINT CRACKED OFF. DUCATI UNOFFICIALLY CLAIMS (LEARNED FROM MY DEALER) THAT ETHANOL IN AMERICAN GAS IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL SEEPAGE AND FIRE ALONG WITH THE TANK BECOMING DISLODGED WHILE RIDING. *TR

DUCATI MOTORCYCLE GAS TANK EXPANDING. EXPANDED SO MUCH THAT IT WAS NOT SITTING PROPERLY ON MOTORCYCLE FRAME, WAS UNABLE TO UNLATCH OR RELATCH TO BIKE TO GAIN ACCESS TO BATTERY. HAD TANK REPLACE LAST YEAR UNDER WARRANTY BY DUCATI. BUT THE NEW TANK IS NOW EXPANDING AND IT HAS BEEN 1 YEAR. FEEL THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM...GAS TANK IS PLASTIC. OLD TANKS WERE METAL, NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO ETHANOL IN THE GAS, AND THE PLASTIC GAS TANKS. I BELIEVE DUCATI NORTH AMERICA NEEDS TO GO BACK TO RE-DESIGN TANKS, POSSIBLY GO BACK TO METAL GAS TANKS. I WILL BE CONTACTING DUCATI AGAIN SOON TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE MY 2ND EXPANDED GAS TANK. I ALSO HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS. I WORRY THAT THE TANK CAN BURST FROM THE PRESSURE, AND HAVE CONCERNS THAT THIS COULD OCCUR WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEEN EXPANDING. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT WHAT IS MORE WORRYING IS THE FACT THAT WHEN HIT A MODERATE BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE TANK BECOMES UNLATCHED AND REQUIRES ME TO RELATCH IT TO PREVENT THE TANK FROM BECOMING LOOSE. ADDITIONALLY, PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW IT IS COMPLETELY WEDGED AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN CLOSED. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA AND THEY REPLACED THE TANK. HOWEVER, THE NEW TANK THAT I HAVE HAS STARTED TO SHOW THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN WITHIN JUST FOUR MONTHS. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW. THE TANK'S SWELLING HAS MADE IT SO THE HANDLEBARS DO NOT TURN CORRECTLY. IF THE TANK SWELLS ENOUGH I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE THE TANK TO SPLIT OPEN WHILE RIDING OR THAT THE TANK WILL BECOMES UNLATCHED WHILE RIDING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. *TR

MY 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S4RS HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS HAVE INCREASED AND IT DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME AND IT NOW PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUEL TANK AND THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK. I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY DEALER TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM BUT AS YET HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE NOW DUE TO THE TANKS MOVING RELATIVE TO IT'S MOUNTS ON THE FRAME. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S4RS MOTORCYCLE NEW, TAKING DELIVERING IN APRIL, 2007. OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED INCREASING DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING AND REFASTENING THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAS EXPANDED, AND THE TANK NO LONGER FITS PROPERLY ON THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME. THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS NOW INTERFERING WITH THE FUEL TANK, RUBBING AGAINST IT AS THE MOTORCYCLE IS OPERATED, AND THE PAINT HAS BEEN ABRADED OFF THE TANK, AND NOW THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE PLASTIC OF THE FUEL TANK ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN THE MOTORCYCLE TO MY LOCAL FRANCHISED DUCATI DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND WARRANTY CLAIM AGAINST DUCATI, AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM REGARDING DUCATI'S RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE. *TR