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Ducati Multistrada 1200 Recalled for Potential Impossibility to Close the Throttle

Ducati and Transport Canada announce a recall campaign (# 2015119) aimed at bringing in certain Multistrada 1200 models that might experience problems with the throttle.
Ducati Multistrada 2010-2014 recalled 1 photo
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The riding manuals say that the front brake is one of the most important safety-centered assemblies in a motorcycle, and if you ride, you know that's true. However, if a rider can't roll back the throttle, things can quickly get out of hand, potentially with very serious consequences.

The inner sleeve of the opening throttle cable might cause problems

According to the mentioned sources, the inner sleeve of the opening throttle cable might disengage and move from its place. The biggest problem, however, is that the loose inner sleeve could interfere with the cable and the throttle in the closing phase.

That is the rider would no longer be able to fully close the throttle, but how much it would remain open is yet unknown. Fact is that not being able to close the throttle poses a major risk of crashing, especially for riders without much experience.

Ducati says that 813 bikes are affected in Canada, and they belong to the model years 2010 through 2014. Similar recall campaigns are expected in the US and Europe, and in all the markets where these bikes have been sold. So far, no news of an accident or injury has reached us.

Authorized dealers will replace the upper throttle cover with an equivalent part sporting a new design to prevent such problems.

In case you can't roll off the throttle...

In case the problem occurs, you should know that the most important thing is not to panic. Even though such a defect tends to produce a most unpleasant, big surprise, keeping cool is the smartest approach.

Depending on how far from the closing point the throttle stops, the engine might rev like crazy, especially as you pull the clutch. Some might consider you as one of the idiots who unnecessarily rev their engines in the middle of the street, but such labeling is for the time being, your smallest concern.

You pull the clutch to cut off power to the rear wheel while checking your surroundings, downshifting and using both brakes in a mannerly fashion. The main idea is to pull over safely and hit the kill switch. Of course, if you have enough speed and no traffic threatens your safety, you can kill the engine after pulling the clutch and use inertia to roll off the road.

Anyway, the one thing you must remember in such cases is to pull the clutch, as cutting uncontrolled and uncontrollable power from the rear wheel is the most important step in getting home in one piece.
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