2006 Ducati Sport Classic

FUEL TANK OF MOTORCYCLE DEFORMS IN SUCH A MANNER TO BECOME UNSECURED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME AND BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. MANUFACTURER HAS ADMITTED NO DEFECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TANK AND ONLY OFFERS TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TANK THAT WILL ONLY DEFORM IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. I AM CURRENTLY DUE FOR MY 3RD TANK IN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART 1000LE USES A FUEL TANK THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND BEGINS TO DEFORM AND DEGRADE WHEN USING FUEL SOLD IN THE U.S. AFTER TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD TO HAVE MY TANK REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL TANK, THUS WILL MOST LIKELY DEFORM IN A FEW MORE YEARS. THE IS A CLASS ACTION SUITE FILED IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST DUCATI NORTH AMERICA. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MOTORCYCLE HAS EXPANDED AND BUCKLED. IT IS NO LONGER BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE "PUCKS" AT THE FRONT OF THE TANK. IT IS ONLY HELD BY THE SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE TANK AND BY THE FRONT FAIRING. THE FRONT OF THE TANK CAN BE LIFTED UP OFF THE BIKE. THE TANK SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH WHEN RIDING THE BIKE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE TANK COULD SHIFT AND THROW OFF MY BALANCE UNDER HARD CORNERING, LEADING TO A LOSS OF CONTROL. DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (DNA) HAS BEEN REPLACING THESE TANKS FOR OTHER OWNERS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TANKS SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A TRUE LONG TERM SOLUTION, I HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT YET. IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT, AND BE A SHORT TERM SOLUTION AT BEST. IT SEEMS THAT THE CULPRIT IN THIS PROBLEM IS ETHANOL IN GASOLINE. OWNERS WHO ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE ETHANOL FREE GASOLINE HAVE NOT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. ETHANOL DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR GASOLINE! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000. THE TANK SEEMS TO HAVE GROWN WIDER AND DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT IS AN OVERWHELMING AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE COMPANY IS REPLACING THE TANKS APPARENTLY, BUT NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, WHICH MIGHT BE MATERIALS, DESIGNS, ETC. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000 SPORT CLASSIC. IN JANUARY I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DEFORMED IN SHAPE AND WAS NOW UNABLE TO REST IN ITS MOUNTS. THE FACT THAT THE FUEL TANK MOVES ALL AROUND ON THE BIKE AND IS UNSECURED MAKES IT UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED DUCATI ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NO HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. CURRENTLY MY MOTORCYCLE IS UNUSABLE AS THE POTENTIAL FOR RUPTURE OR SPILLAGE WHILE RIDING IS VERY HIGH. CURRENTLY I AM HEARING FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT DUCATI REPLACES THE PART WITH THE EXACT SAME PIECE AND THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. I HAVE MET OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TWO OR THREE TANKS REPLACED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. CURRENTLY DUCATI IS SELLING THIS MODEL NEW WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC SPORT 1000 FROM THE DEALER (TOURING SPORT IN GREENVILLE, SC) THAT SOLD IT TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THEN TO ME. THE GAS TANK HAS DEFORMED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER SECURELY HELD IN PLACE ON THE FRAME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. I HAVE SUFFERED NO CATACLYSMIC EVENTS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL IS GREAT AND I MUST HAVE SOME RESOLUTION BEFORE I WILL CONSIDER THE MOTORCYCLE SAFE TO DRIVE. THANK-YOU. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART (PS1000LE) HAS DEVELOPED WAVES ON THE SURFACE AND NUMEROUS DIMPLES. THE SURFACE IS NO LONGER UNIFORM. ALSO, IT SEEM TO HAVE INCRESED ITS OUTSIDE SIZE. THIS IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE HOWEVER. DUE TO THE TANK DEFORMATION IT IS NO LONGER FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AND CAN ESILY BE MOVED(ROCKED) SIDE TO SIDE. THIS IS EXTREMEMLY DANGEORUS AND I AM WORRIED THAT IF THIS DEFORMATION CONTINUES THE TANK CAN BECOME DISLOGED OR CRACK CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND FIRE. I ASKED MY DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, I WAS REFUSED.