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He must have been in limp mode when we dusted his ass south of Jefferson City
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Ducati must be following the Microsoft Apple business model.Make your product highly desirable, but make it unusable after a set number of years.
IIRC he said the light was on for a long time before it went into limp mode. And he has a 2014 Multi.
I just got an e-mail from Ducati. For all you speed freaks, the new Superbike Duc will be a V4 MotoGP derivation. Link provided.http://desmosedicistradale.ducati.com/en_us/so for all you guys that want get a $20k+ Duc sportbike, here it is.Now, the not so good. When the Guzzi foursome was traveling from the Springfield Mile, we were hanging with a Duc Mulitstrada rider. For you DYI guys, This is what he said:This guy likes to change his own oil (who doesn't?). He said that the computer oil-mile counter will put the bike in "limp mode" (20 mph) unless a dealer resets the oil-mile counter. This guy lives 100 miles from nearest dealer (Tulsa to OKC) and the dealer hasn't touched his bike for less than $400. To make matters worse, he found out when he was riding to Alaska and luckily the bike went into limp mode when he was close to Salt Lake City. He had changed the oil himself but didn't have a way to reset the oil minder.Anyway, food for thought.
Nobody buys a Ducati for the low cost of ownership, though
I don't think this is accurate. My Ducati will pop the Oil Service warning at 9,000 miles, but it doesn't go into limp mode. You can't reset it yourself, which is definitely annoying. Dealer charged me half an hour ($55) to reset it. Nobody buys a Ducati for the low cost of ownership, though.
I thought someone would know the answer regarding limp mode. That's why I posted it. But what about the new V4? Sounds like a rocket.
Ducati must be following the Microsoft business model.Make your product highly desirable, but make it unusable after a set number of years.
I've got a Hewlett Packard printer that does that - except it's the print cartridges. I use re-filled cartridges and one failed too soon after being replaced. Took it back and found out that HP puts a date stamp in them that renders them un-useable after an un-resetable date. However, some enterprising individuals have discovered a work-around: reset the computer's calendar a year (or twenty) behind. LOLGuess I won't be getting any new Ducatis any time soon.
It'll be a cold day in Hell when I pay somebody $55 to turn off a light that I know for a fact took them less than a minute. (Guzzi content)
I'm OK with it. Plus it's your only option if you don't want to see a warning every time you start the bike. If I paid them to do the oil change the light reset would be included. I figure they have a significant investment in tools and training for the techs so it's a reasonable fee.Technoresearch had been working on a code reader and reset tool, but that never seemed to work out. Ducatidiag worked for the older Ducs, but I don't think it works with modern electronics.Again, Ducati=$$$, but worth it to some.
Then you are a salesman's dream. Congratulations. You are at the wrong MC website. Any chance your ride a newer BMW or Harley too?
Really Wayne , man expresses an opinion and we are gonna shun him ?
There are a few exceptions in my 34 years of owning/riding Moto Guzzis of owners I've met from all over the USA that if it wasn't for the thriftiness of riding this brand they would be riding a different brand, including me. Not that this brand is the only brand I ride. But I sure don't ride any brand that is costly to maintain! I don't find newer Ducatis fitting my bill.
Fine , but others think differently . Dusty