[Ducati] 95 900 SS frame cracks

[Ronald Betts]

I too would be real interested to see if Ducati will cover this problem. I 
have a crack in the same place. It started as a rust stain at the weld on 
the upper left tube at the head stock. I would clean it up with brake clean 
to make sure there was no moisture and the same thing would happen in a few 
hundred miles. Now it is getting longer along the same weld. I have already 
repaired the broken swing arm myself. It seperated at the cast left pivot 
point and the extruded swingarm. Could of killed me but it seperated on the 
freeway right before a sweeping high speed junction from one freeway to 
another.Let us know if you find out anything. Seem's to me that Ducati could 
really be in Deep Sh*t if someone got hurt or even worse died as a result of 
poor craftmenship to the main supporting pieces of their product.



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: "Larry Webb" <lwebb at ntktech.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: <ducati at ducati.net>
>CC: johnlange at sbcglobal.net
>Subject: [Ducati] 95 900 SS frame cracks
>Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 14:45:07 -0700
>
>Hi All,
>
>I have a buddy who owns a 95 900 SS and he just discovered that his
>frame is starting to crack on the top tube near the head stock. They are
>hairline cracks at this point. Does anyone know if Ducati is still
>warrantying 11 year old frames? What is the procedure to make a claim? I
>presume you go through your local dealership (Munroes)? Any other tips
>you can offer would be most helpful.
>
>Cheers, Larry
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