Which blew up today?

[bass gt3]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I know the answer, I'll let loon spill the beans.

Perhaps the moment has passed......

[scorcher]

I know the answer too and I was no-where near Donny yesterday.

[Esceptico]

A lot of smug posters that know the answer! Normally
you can't shut Loon up, but when you want him to post.....

[LoonR1]

Sorry everyone, I been busy at Oulton Park on my S1000RR all day with no bloody signal. However to those who voted for my bike to make it the clear winner, I say

It was, of course.........















the........


















Ducati.

[Wacky Racer]

Italian rubbish...I knew it all along.....

[wtdoom]

Rider error ?

[LoonR1]

Forgot to say a massive 170 votes. Where are these lurkers? Come and say hello

[L9 ACP]

Hello

Any pics?

[LoonR1]

Of the blown up Ducati? No need. Head to any dealer near you, or bike meet and you'll see plenty

[L9 ACP]

so i shouldn't trade the 675 in for an 899 then?

[Rosscow]

Haha, I knew it! And, of course, voted for it!

[rat840771]

Out of interest, if it blows up under warranty on a track day, can you make a claim ?

i guess by the state of the tyres they would know it had done a track day, so you can't hide it.

[Mastodon2]

rat840771 said:

Out of interest, if it blows up under warranty on a track day, can you make a claim ?

i guess by the state of the tyres they would know it had done a track day, so you can't hide it.

Would that even matter? I remember Nissan saying they wouldn't honor warranty claims if R35 GT-Rs blew up on track and that the Sat Nav system and dataloggers would be able to tell them where the car was and what it was going when it st itself - they presumably went back on that though, not least because they massively over-engineered the car.

If a manufacturer, Ducati in this instance, refused to fix a bike that blew up on track, but was otherwise maintained in accordance with their schedule and specifications, I'd have thought that would reflect very badly on them. It's clearly designed with fast riding in mind, you'd think it should be able to survive going on track.

[LoonR1]

No idea, but there were issues with gearbox fixes under warranty on race bikes.

[moto_traxport]

LoonR1 said:

No idea, but there were issues with gearbox fixes under warranty on race bikes.

Proper racing vs. trackdayed road bike is where the manufacturers draw their line I'm guessing.

[LoonR1]

moto_traxport said:

LoonR1 said:

No idea, but there were issues with gearbox fixes under warranty on race bikes.

Proper racing vs. trackdayed road bike is where the manufacturers draw their line I'm guessing.

Agreed

[ZesPak]

Wait, is this a thread by a BMW owner who's happy that for once it wasn't the S1000RR blowing up?

[LoonR1]

ZesPak said:

Wait, is this a thread by a BMW owner who's happy that for once it wasn't the S1000RR blowing up?

My bikes have been perfect, the car on the other hand ......... Grrrrrrrr

Oh and why are people,still voting? They're not even getting it right

Edited by LoonR1 on Thursday 2nd July 10:25

[Stone Cold]

I automatically went for you Loon given your 'experience' with BMW engines

[gwm]

Massive amount of votes, who knew there were that many people who read Loon's ste?!


So what's the story, blew up why? Was it a new road bike or what?