Multistrada exhaust valve

[CTE]

I bought a 2017 bike about 4 months ago and overall it is superb...but the exhaust valve started to stick with loss of power etc, so I took it back to dealer to sort...and they did, but it is now sticking again about 6 weeks after they fixed it. Am I unlucky or is this a fundamental known issue? Are there any fixes or alternative exhausts?
I am thinking about chucking the bike back at the dealer to p/x but my missus now tells me she likes it...only bought it because she did not like my Fazer 1000 which was a great bike and totally reliable!

[Mr2Mike]

Very common, exhaust valves on all makes and models tend to stick but Ducati seems to leading the game here. I think most people disconnect the servo and lock the valve open.

[Krikkit]

I'd take it back to the dealer again - 6 weeks is clearly not up to scratch.

[CTE]

Mr2Mike...sounds like a plan, especially if it`s a common issue...it ain`t going away...

[bogie]

Get the dealer to fix it.

If it was older/out of warranty then Id wire it open, disconnect all the cables/remove motor and fit healtech exhaust valve eliminator so the ECU does not throw an error. On some bikes if it throws an error it goes into low power mode making it even worse than just having the valve shut.

[catso]

Sounds like a good excuse to get an aftermarket exhaust without the pesky valve & cat to me.

[Andybow]

Take the can off, wire open the valve, you may be able to disconnect the servo or get a dongle to eliminate the signal to the ecu otherwise it may throw up a fault, multistradas are a pain with the exhaust valve I had one so know exactly what they’re like.

[CTE]

Well I tried a few different things including trying to dismantle the valve (did not appear possible) but ended up opening the valve and simply wired it up. I left the servo cable connected and all seemed well after an hour or so of riding. Must admit I am not sure if I am overloading the servo but guess it is under continuous load working against the spring when it is fully open anyhow?

[Krikkit]

Is it remote cable operated, or direct? If the former just unhook the cable.

[CTE]

Remote and therefore you're probably right...