2006 DUCATI MONSTER S4 R Problems & Recalls

2006 DUCATI MONSTER S2R GAS TANK IS EXPANDING AND FLEXING. EVENTUAL FAILURE WOULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKING ONTO HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 11,556

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I H...

Mileage: 7,127

PLASTIC FUEL TANK SWELLING. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I OWN A 2006 DUCATI MONSTER S2R-1000 (PURCHASED NEW 11/2006), AND IT HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK THAT HAS BECOME DISTORTED FROM ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE. MY FUEL TANK HAS BECOME DISTORTED ON THE LEFT/ RIGHT SIDES OF THE TANK IN THE AREA WHERE MY KNEES TOUCH THE TANK. THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEMFORMA...

Mileage: 6,100

I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000 WITH APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES ON IT. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST T...

Mileage: 950

PLASTIC GAS TANK EXPANDING ON DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. TANK HAS NOT RUPTURED OR FAILED YET, BUT CONTINUED EXPANSION COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS SWELLING, CAUSING IT TO NOT FIT PROPERLY ON THE FRAME ANYMORE. IT IS ALSO INTERFERING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TANK LATCH MECHANISM. THERE IS ALSO COSMETIC DAMAGE (RIPPLES) ON THE SIDE OF THE TANK. AM WORRIED THAT TANK WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL OR LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI MONSTER S2R HAS EXPANDED IN BOTH WIDTH AND LENGTH. THE LARGER DIMENSIONS NOW ALLOW THE HANDLEBARS TO HIT THE TANK WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. ANOTHER WORRISOME ISSUE WITH AN EVER-EXPANDING PLASTIC GAS TANK IS THE FACT THAT IT SITS IN YOUR LAP WHILE RIDIN...

Mileage: 3,400

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS NEARLY HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT NEARLY PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME -...

Mileage: 9,500

RECENTLY FOUND THAT MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI MONSTER S2R 800 MOTORCYCLE HAS EXPANDED AND IS BECOMING DEFORMED CAUSING CONTACT BETWEEN LATCH AND IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO FOUND THAT THE TANK NO LONGER PROPERLY RESTS ON THE FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

FUEL TANK DISTORTION ON MY 06 DUCATI S2R. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

VEHICLE: 2006DUCATI MONSTER S2R 1000(NOT LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING LIST). WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE STOCK PLASTIC TANK ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS EXPANDING AND DEFORMING. THE TANK NO LONGER SITS CORRECTLY ON THE FRAME, THE HANDLE BARS HIT THE TANK PREVENTING FULL RANGE OF MOTION. ALSO THE HOLD-DOWN LATCH...

Mileage: 2,500