2007 Ducati 1000GT

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON MY DUCATI GT-1000 MOTORCYCLE IS PROGRESSIVELY DEFORMING. IT HAS NOT ONLY CHANGED SHAPE OVER TIME, BUT SEEMS TO BE "BLEBBING" IN SPOTS AS WELL. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFORMATION THE TANK NO LONGER SECURELY FASTENS TO THE MOTORCYCLE AND HAS SUBSTANTIAL WOBBLE ON ITS MOUNTS. IF THE DEFORMATION CONTINUES AT ITS CURRENT RATE I ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO COMPLETELY LIFT THE GAS TANK OFF THE MOTORCYCLE BY NEXT YEAR DUE TO THE WARPED SHAPE AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY REMAIN FASTENED TO THE FRAME MOUNTS. *TR

DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000, YEAR 2007 COMMONLY KNOWN GAS TANK DEFORMATION DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE GAS IN THE US MARKET. DUCATI KNOWS IT SO THEY'VE BEEN REPLACING TANKS FOR ALL MODELS WITH PLASTIC TANKS. BUT IT'S NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION, AND THE WARRANTY IS ONLY 5 YEARS. WHICH MEANS AFTER 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE MOTORCYCLE, WE HAVE TO PAY 1000+ FOR TANK REPLACEMENT OURSELVES. *TR

ON MY 2007 DUCAT GT1000 MOTORCYCLE, THE GAS TANK IS FAULTY AND THE TANK IS SPREADING AS TIME PASSES. MY TANK HAS SPREAD ENOUGH THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PART OF THE TANK IS TOUCHING THE FORK WHEN CRANKED TO THE RIGHT. IT IS ALSO INCREASINGLY BECOMING LOSE FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND TANK CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN. I WILL BE TAKING THE MOTORCYCLE INTO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY 2007 DUCATI MULTISTRADA'S PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED AND IS STARTING TO SEEP FUEL NEAR THE EXHAUST. UPON SEARCHING MULTISTRADA.NET I FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY MULTISTRADA FROM MODEL YEARS 03 TO 09. DUCATI IS REPLACING SOME OF THE EXPANDED AND LEAKING TANKS, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. I'VE SUBMITTED A CLAIM AND AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM AS TO IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TANK. REPORTS SAY THAT THE TANKS ARE EXPANDING BECAUSE THE PLASTIC IS REACTING TO THE ETHANOL IN OUR FUEL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT TANK WILL BE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL IF I DO NOT PAY TO HAVE THE INTERIOR OF THE TANK LINED WITH EPOXY PRIOR TO USE. THE AREA OF THE TANK THAT LEAKS WILL DUMP FUEL ON THE REAR TIRE, AND POSSIBLY HIT THE EXHAUST. EITHER COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. WITH HUNDREDS, OR POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF THESE BIKES ON THE ROAD IN THE U.S. DUCATI NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NOTE: THE VEHICLE IS A DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1100S. IT WAS NOT LISTED IN YOUR LIST OF MODELS SO I CHOSE THE GT 1000, WHICH INCIDENTALLY ALSO HAS THE SAME GAS TANK ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DUCATI GT 1000 THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW (NON-CURRENT) FROM OHIO MOTORCYCLE IN OAKWOOD, OHIO IN 2009. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY STOCK POLYCARBONATE FUEL TANK IS "SPREADING". THAT IS TO SAY, THAT THE TANK HAS CHANGED IN SIZE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE THE TANK IS HELD ON IN THREE PLACES. FIRST THERE IS A BOLT THAT SECURES THE TANK. SECOND, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE TWO "C" SHAPED BRACKETS MOUNTED ON THE FRAME OF THE BIKE. ON THE UNDERSIDES OF THE FUEL TANK ARE TWO RUBBER KNOBS THAT FIT INSIDE THE C SHAPED BRACKETS THAT PREVENT THE FUEL TANK FROM COMING LOOSE OR MOVING AROUND TWO MUCH SHOULD THE BOLT COME LOOSE. THE "SPREADING" OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSES THE RUBBER KNOBS TO NO LOGER FIT INSIDE THE C SHAPED BRACKETS WHICH MEANS THE ONLYTHING SECURING THE FUEL TANK TO THE BIKE IS ONE SINGLE BOLT!! IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG DUCATI OWNERS AND WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE SCARIEST PART IS THAT DUCATI IS REPLACING THE FUEL TANKS WITH THE EXACT SAME FUEL TANK WHICH PROBABLY ONLY PERPETUATES THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SERIOUSLY SCARY! WHAT IF THAT BOLT CAME LOOSE AND THE FOUL TANK FLEW OFF THE BIKE? *TR

2007 DUCATI GT 1000 SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE : GAS TANK IS MADE OF SOME SORT OF PLASTIC AND HAS DEFORMED SO MUCH THAT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE FRAME IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AND ALLOWS THE TANK TO FLOP AROUND ON THE FRAME. THE PAINT HAS DISTORTED AND BUBBLED IN TWO PLACES AS WELL. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE TANK UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE NEW TANK I WILL RECEIVE IS THE EXACT SAME SPECIFICATION TANK AS THE ONE THAT HAS JUST FAILED. SO, I HAVE THIS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE AGAIN -- AND, OF COURSE, WORRY THAT THE "WARRANTY" MAY NOT BE COVERING IT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO HAVE A GAS TANK THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO RE-DESIGN WHEN SHOWN THAT THE DESIGN IS POOR - IT'S BOTH DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. *TR