So I guess there’s never a dull moment when you own a Ducati. MotorMilt got a chance today to talk to the service manager over at ProItalia about my bike. Unfortunately my worst fears have been realized. The news was not so good. Apparently while riding during our trackday with the CLASS folks I managed to uncover a manufacturing deficiency in my bike that according to PI is not all that uncommon for ‘04 999’s. As it turns out, the pistons in my bike’s engine somehow made it through quality …

One of the scarier stories I’ve run across over on the Ducati.ms Forum, apparently some guy in Spain was doing 145 mph when his fairing popped ripped as he was riding down the road because he didn’t properly fasten the fasteners. If it was just this one particular incident I’d consider it odd, but the fact that people over on the board are actually suggesting that this has happened before to more than one person sure makes you wonder. The likely cause it sounds like is under tightening the bottom …

Both MotorMilt & I got a little wrenching in today - Nothing major mind you - It was mostly extremely basic stuff. Right now we’re both nearing our first service with the new Ducs - The dreaded 600 mile service - And as luck would have it the local Duc dealer seems to have a horde of bikes in line waiting to get serviced. So with our appointment a few weeks off we carved a bit of time out of our day and set out to top off the oil …