More bikes hit the deck.

**Paul in NZ** · 24th April 2006, 08:46

Don't jump to conclusions folks..

Those multistradas have been around for a while now and for all we know it could be an older one or a used import that was badly repaired. Much as I'm not a fan of Ducatis, this sounds pretty odd!

BTW I saw the bike proped up on the armco and I thought it had been in a shunt but could not understand how come the front wheel was still round and the forks bent back like that so i guess something did give way!

**Krayy** · 24th April 2006, 08:49

Originally Posted by Wasp

Hey that didnt happen to be a red ducati? ridden by a new guy around? I hope not.... i work with his partner..... shall go and ask....

Hands up everyone who knows someone with a red Duke? Okay, that'd be everyone then

**White trash** · 24th April 2006, 08:52

Nope, I haven't seen the bike or the incident, which is while I'll hold off on commenting.

**denill** · 24th April 2006, 09:19

Quote:
Originally Posted by RG100!!
And the front chrome fork tube snapped.

DONT GET A DUCATI THEY ARE DANGEROUS

What if that happened while if a big truck was coming the other way.

I am not happy with the construction of that piece of shit.

Originally Posted by White trash

Why? Were you riding it? Do you own it? Are you looking to purchase? Why is it a heap of shit?

Unless you know the full facts of any incident, or affects you directly, it pays not to comment.

Well, if the Duke did just fold up and fall apart it REALLY is a piece of crap.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 24th April 2006, 09:25

It sure bloody did.

Something was not right there.

The fact that it broke on a smooth turn is even weirder.

And even if you were to hit something at 50kph on a bike, you wouldnt expect it to snap the whole front of the frame off would you!!!

And then you would least expect the chrome fork tube to snap!!!

**Kickaha** · 24th April 2006, 09:44

Originally Posted by denill

Well, if the Duke did just fold up and fall apart it REALLY is a piece of crap.

That would depend entirely on what caused it to "fold up and fall apart" whether it was manufacturing fault or previous accident damage?

**Sketchy_Racer** · 24th April 2006, 09:57

Dunno dont care, it still fell apart!!!

**Wasp** · 24th April 2006, 14:07

Talked to the partner of the red ducati this mornin when she got in, wasnt him, 'pparently the one it was was failry new......

**Streetwise** · 24th April 2006, 14:23

Originally Posted by Kickaha

That would depend entirely on what caused it to "fold up and fall apart" whether it was manufacturing fault or previous accident damage?

From what i could gather the fella who ownrd the bike had it since new,Unlikely to be a bad repair.

**Marknz** · 24th April 2006, 17:52

Originally Posted by RG100!!

Dunno dont care, it still fell apart!!!

Wouldn't want to be an insurance assessor on this one, seems to me there is more to this one than meets the eye...

**Wasp** · 24th April 2006, 17:57

yea... spose there are specialists that can analyze bike crashes.... in the states atleast....

**Fatjim** · 24th April 2006, 18:11

Right, had a look at the bike and I'm not convinced either way. I guess it's up to the Insurers on this one.

There is damage to the fork, wheel rim and the chassis where the front end pivots.

Hard to tell if something collapsed before impact, or all the damage was a result of the bike awesome 60-0 stopping effort when it hit what looks like a fence post.