Not Stone, Watson or Frost...

[Apoc]

New plate is a double, if not triple, entendre. This was right before my POS phone died with 40% battery. :evil:

[Apoc]

Seller emailed me today and told me to pick up the latest issue of SuperBike magazine.

The more eagle-eyed viewers among us might spot RJ and the minivan doing all the work.

[Kaan]

Infamous!

[Apoc]

I haven't had this bike in my garage for the better part of the last three months. Here's the breakdown...

Early May - gas smell in garage, eventually developed visible leak
June 3 - Coleman's picks up Emma from my house
June 9 - they notify me I forgot to give them a key to the seat, halting work
June 14 - get the key to them after returning from Montreal
June 27 - notified 7500 mile service complete and leak was thought to be addressed as part of it
July 2 - pick up and check engine light illuminates on ride home
Early July - gas smell returns and eventually develops into a visible leak
July 16 - risked life and limb to ride Emma back to Coleman's
July 29 - notified of small gas tank fault; request for replacement sent to Ducati
Early August - tons of travel leads to conscious decision not to check on status
August 11 - received a call while out of country but they're unable to leave a message
August 22 - after settling back in to life, call to check in and told they'll call back following day
August 23 - notified gas tank replaced on Ducati but O2 sensor was also submitted for check engine light
August 29 - notified O2 sensor, which was on order, would not be covered by Ducati and cost $350 w/labor
August 30 - notified O2 replaced with tech's personal spare, so I don't have to wait, and she's ready to go home
September 7 - still hadn't picked her up due to travel and rain, but notified Ducati decided to cover O2 sensor

Total cost of repairs is $0 and I'm only out the original, factory required service.

I plan to pick it up Saturday. Hopefully I don't jinx myself by posting this now.

The interesting thing about all this is that none of it really bothers me. I think part of it is because I don't really ride that much these days and I definitely don't ride during the summer, part being very busy this summer and part deciding to just fucking relax. Is this what I expected when I bought it? Not really... but I can't say I'm surprised either. It's worth noting that had Coleman fixed it right the first time, it wouldn't have dragged out. They didn't, so it did. At the least, I commend them on consistently pressuring Ducati to cover everything. In that sense, I feel very lucky.

[G.Irish]

Your experience has made me realize that maybe an 1199 isn't the best choice for me =/

Good to see that Ducati is backing up their product though.