Freak Accident on A ducati

[Ducati addict]

Kay here I am riding to wor yesterday morning (17/12) and just as i turn into lenchen avenue from jean avenue in centurion, i notice an extreme loss of power in my bike, so i pull over to the side, i look too the left to inspect if maybe the chain is broken but its not.. So i kick the first gear and i acelerate slightly and inspect the chain.. The chain is spinning and so is the axle but the bike aint moving.. so nw im like wtf. i kick out the stand and get off the bike. to my horror and dismay i find that the back wheel has BROKEN OFF andthe wheel is about 1mm from falling off.

The shocking thing is that my wheel was visibly displaced and you could see that it is sitting at a 25 degree angle but not one person stopped (except for paramedics and a couple of towtrucks).. about 8 bikers went by without so much as a 2nd look. just looked 1c nd drove by. one guy in a cage did stop though. shame on you centurion inhabitants.

Second thing is, is it natural for a rim to just break off at the hub??? out of the blue? I had my rear brake pads changed 2 weeks b4.. cud that hav anything 2do with it? It is a Machesini 5 spoke lightweight alloy wheel. and another thing the day b4 the axident i did a very slight stoppie( not intentional) i was travelling at around 5 km/h when the guy in front of me stopped suddenly and then i slammed on the front brakes and before i knew it, my tail was up nd came down again. but it was very slight nothing hectic. could that have anything to do with it as well? can i sue anybody? maybe ducati? i didn't buy the bike from ducati though...

[Bonefish]

Jeez dude thats hectic. The biker gods were smiling on you

"I always wondered what the swingarm on the right hand side of most bikes is for. Mine dont have one... what a waste of material "

now you know

[Ducati addict]

Jeez dude thats hectic. The biker gods were smiling on you

"I always wondered what the swingarm on the right hand side of most bikes is for. Mine dont have one... what a waste of material "

now you know

Yeah now i know...unfortunately...

[BlueSteel]

Damn man that is hectic. Maybe there was a weak spot in the mold or something. Hope it gets sorted soon. Glad you didnt have an off.

[emenem]

Although with this bad luck, I am very happy that you did not come off with injuries.
How did you manage ??

[Ducati addict]

Damn man that is hectic. Maybe there was a weak spot in the mold or something. Hope it gets sorted soon. Glad you didnt have an off.

I have just been on the machesini wheels website (the okes in italy who manufacture these lightwheight wheels) and apparently these wheels had to be slightly adapted for road use. They are originally intended for track and are therefore made to be more lightweight than durable. I guess they didin't do too good a job with the adaptation.. and apparently a replacement rim costs an eye popping R11 Gz.. 4 another kark one exactly like this one.

What karks me out the most is the fact that i and 2 friends were doing 200km/h on a VERY clean and open N4(not a single car amazingly) to hartbeespoort dam on the 16th. The day before. imagine if the wheel had come off at that speed... i would be feeding the maggots ryt nw... scary ass thought. saloot 2de ancestors

[acks]

I have just lost ALL faith in single side swing arms....looks like ill NEVER buy that brand.....Dude luck the bike gods were watching over you!!! Now the scary thing is...I just bought my lady a VFR with a single side swing arm.....

[Ducati addict]

I have just lost ALL faith in single side swing arms....looks like ill NEVER buy that brand.....Dude luck the bike gods were watching over you!!! Now the scary thing is...I just bought my lady a VFR with a single side swing arm.....

i siggest u check it 3 times a week b4 riding it jus2b safe..

[acks]

i siggest u check it 3 times a week b4 riding it jus2b safe..

ShYt.....yea......FORK, dude thats scary! Guess what im stripping and inspecting this weekend!

[Ducati addict]

ShYt.....yea......FORK, dude thats scary! Guess what im stripping and inspecting this weekend!

yea.. i was VERY VERY lucky.. da next person myt nt b as fortun8. this really is some scary stuff. That is why i am very little bothered by the cost incurred but more grateful for the life spared(mine)... not to mention that i Had just came off the M1 highway from pretoria like a kilo away from this here scene...

Im just hoping dis aint some final destination type ish if u knw wat im gettin at...

[splog]

I have just lost ALL faith in single side swing arms....looks like ill NEVER buy that brand.....

Well, that's like saying because you once saw a Toyota in a prang you'll never buy a Toyota.

Let's get real and stop turning the specific case into the general case. What you actually need to be saying is

"So here's a freak accident involving one model bike from one manufacturer using one type of rim. This freak event has not been seen anywhere else, so let's just watch the numbers and see. If it stays the only one, then it's the only one. If a pattern emerges then there may be a problem with this rim on this model bike and this may lead to a recall. In either event, it definitely does not mean that single-sided swingarms are dangerous."

Besides, you are exposed to a MUCH higher risk from a blowout on any bike than from potential weaknesses dues to single-sided swingarms.

[Veneficus]

what year model is it?

because it seems there was a recall for some of them
http://www.automotix.net/autorepair/recalls/ducati-748/

[!Ducati RED]

I have just lost ALL faith in single side swing arms....looks like ill NEVER buy that brand.....Dude luck the bike gods were watching over you!!! Now the scary thing is...I just bought my lady a VFR with a single side swing arm.....

Many a wrong word has been spoke in haste

What happened there, IF I understand correctly, is a failure of the wheel not because of a single sided swing arm but because either the wheel was dammaged in a previous incident (not by Ducati Addict but someone else), or if DA bought the bike new there was a manufacturing flaw in the wheel!!!

Even if the rims are more light weight for racing there is no way that even moderate hard riding, not racing, can do much damage.

[Ducati addict]

what year model is it?

because it seems there was a recall for some of them
http://www.automotix.net/autorepair/recalls/ducati-748/

wow that sheds a totally new light on the matter... so if it is a 99 model then i can get compensated??

[BlueSteel]

what year model is it?

because it seems there was a recall for some of them
http://www.automotix.net/autorepair/recalls/ducati-748/

Good find Veneficus!!! Query this Ducati Addict! You may be able to get it sorted out for much cheaper if this was a recall that was not mended.

[Ducati addict]

Good find Veneficus!!! Query this Ducati Addict! You may be able to get it sorted out for much cheaper if this was a recall that was not mended.

how do i get started.. where do i start.. what do i do?

[Ducati addict]

Many a wrong word has been spoke in haste

What happened there, IF I understand correctly, is a failure of the wheel not because of a single sided swing arm but because either the wheel was dammaged in a previous incident (not by Ducati Addict but someone else), or if DA bought the bike new there was a manufacturing flaw in the wheel!!!

Even if the rims are more light weight for racing there is no way that even moderate hard riding, not racing, can do much damage.

Well there someone has shed light on an apparent recall.. Well i guess i understand where acks is comin from. If there are two swing arms then the wheel is less likely to fly off SHOULD it break... It will at least hold the wheel onto the axle until you can come to a standstill(hopefully)

[!Ducati RED]

what year model is it?

because it seems there was a recall for some of them
http://www.automotix.net/autorepair/recalls/ducati-748/

Most Recent Recalls For DUCATI 748 VehicleComponentManufacterer1997 DUCATI 748 WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Recall

1997 DUCATI 748WHEELS:CENTER SECTION
Units affected: 4165DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
Report Date: 1999-12-23Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH A REAR WHEEL HUB SPINDLE. INTERNAL CRACKS MAY BE PRESENT ON THE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE.

[Veneficus]

Good find Veneficus!!! Query this Ducati Addict! You may be able to get it sorted out for much cheaper if this was a recall that was not mended.

well according to the info there it was for 1997 model 748s

but I would take it up with Ducati South Africa because that is clearly a issue with that bike
recalls don't get done because of one or two world wide failures it has to be a large probability


good luck hopefully they repair it at their cost

[pirata]

Well, that's like saying because you once saw a Toyota in a prang you'll never buy a Toyota.

Let's get real and stop turning the specific case into the general case. What you actually need to be saying is

"So here's a freak accident involving one model bike from one manufacturer using one type of rim. This freak event has not been seen anywhere else, so let's just watch the numbers and see. If it stays the only one, then it's the only one. If a pattern emerges then there may be a problem with this rim on this model bike and this may lead to a recall. In either event, it definitely does not mean that single-sided swingarms are dangerous."

Besides, you are exposed to a MUCH higher risk from a blowout on any bike than from potential weaknesses dues to single-sided swingarms.

Thank you! I was going to say what you did. Too many negative comments about things Italian.