2007 Ducati Sport Classic

FUEL TANK EXPANDS AND DEFORMS WITH THE PRESENCE OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE EXPANSION CAUSES THE TANK UNSEAT FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKETS. THE RESULT IS THAT THE TANK MAY FALL OF THE BIKE. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IS HIGH. STRAPS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON FUEL TANK IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TANK FROM FALLING OFF. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC IN EARLY 2008. AFTER 4 MONTHS OF RIDING AND TAKING GOOD CARE OF THE BIKE, THE TANK STARTED TO GET DEFORMED AND SPREAD TREMENDOUSLY. LUCKILY, THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED IT AUTOMATICALLY. A YEAR LATER, THE REPLACEMENT TANK GOT DEFORMED AS WELL TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS PRETTY DANGEROUS. THE TANK IS ATTACHED TO THE BIKE WITH 3 POINTS. THE FIRST ONE IS BELOW THE SEAT, AND THE OTHER TWO ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE TANK. WHEN THE REPLACEMENT TANK SPREAD, THE TWO SIDE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE BIKE WERE LOOSE, WHICH MEANT THAT THE TANK WAS STILL ATTACHED AT ONE POINT. HAVING SAID THAT, IT SEEMED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN LOOSE WHILE RIDING, AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHE. ANYWAY, THE TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, PROBABLY WITH THE SAME UNSOLVED TANK PROBLEM. *TR

GAS TANK ON A 2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE TANK HAS SPREAD AND WARPED WHICH HAS CAUSED IT TO COME LOOSE ON THE FRAME OF THE BIKE AND BECOME DEFORMED. BECAUSE THE TANK DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE TANK TO COME OFF WHILE RIDING. I HAVE HAD A DEALER "SHIM" THE TANK SO IT IS MORE SECURE BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE TANK WON'T GET WORSE AND REQUIRE ANOTHER "SHIM" TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON-LINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT WITH THESE MOTORCYCLES. *TR

I PURCHASED A DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000 IN EARLY 2007. TANK DEFORMED DURING REGULAR USE. CONTACTED DUCATI DEALER WHICH, AFTER SOME BACK AND FORTH, AGREED TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH A NEW ONE. ALREADY AT THAT TIME I WAS WARNED THAT THE NEW TANK IS THE SAME AND THE ISSUE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE TANK DEFORMED AGAIN AND I JUST (NOVEMBER 2010) VISITED THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL. THEY TOOK MEASUREMENTS (TANK SPREAD BY 2 CM), RELOCATED THE HOLDING BRACKETS TO TEMPORARILY SECURE THE TANK BETTER AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS I RECEIVED A CALL THAT AN ORDER FOR A NEW TANK HAS BEEN PLACED. NO CHANGES TO THE TANK HAVE BEEN MADE, SO I FULLY EXPECT THIS ISSUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT SOME PEOPLE DECIDED TO COAT THE INSIDE OF THE TANK. HOWEVER, THAT WOULD BE MY EXPENSE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT FIVE YEARS AFTER PURCHASE DATE, DUCATI WOULD NO LONGER SUPPORT FREE REPLACEMENTS. ONCE THE TANK STARTS SPREADING IT BECOMES VERY LOOSE AND ACTUALLY STARTS INTERFERING WITH STEERING. WHEN TURNING THE HANDLE BARS TO THE RIGHT, THE TOP OF THE FORK ACTUALLY TOUCHES THE TANK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS GIVEN BY DUCATI NORTH AMERICA. HOWEVER NOTHING IS DONE TO SOLVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CALL FROM THE DEALER TO HAVE THE NEW (3RD) TANK INSTALLED ON MY BIKE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000S WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEFORMED (SPREAD) TO THE POINT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIFT THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK OFF THE FRONT MOUNTS WITHOUT REMOVING THE REAR RETAINING BOLT. THE SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE TANK IS THE ONLY SECURE MOUNT FOR THE ENTIRE TANK. I KNOW FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT IF I GET A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT FOR THE TANK THAT THE REPLACEMENT IT IS MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AND IT WILL ONLY DEFORM AGAIN. WHAT'S THE POINT OF REPLACING IT? *TR