So my buddy who owns an 1198 and lives in Niagara has a non-current Ducati and a Ducati Dealer nearby and he's perpetuating an old stereotype of reliability issues with Ducatis? Um, no. His 1198 is less than a year old, garage kept and it didn't start when he washed it! After what he paid, its a frigin joke and he took it as such. He's been around enough to know that Ducatis are not the pinnacle of reliability. He owns the bike because it makes tractor-like torque, good for him. His closest Ducati Dealer is in Oakville fer chissakes!, he's semi-retired and it doesn't bother him that much for now but as that thing ages I bet it'll get to be an issue if something as simple as washing his bike is a problem when its still almost new. Hahaha.
With the charging system failures that you keep seeing on different makes of bikes, you should be looking very closely at the connections at your rect/reg and stator wires. These connections have a hard job because they live with heat and a fair amount of current. The tiniest bit of a problem with thiis connection will cause our "light duty" charging systems to fail. Something to check on a few times a year. Could still be a lack of maintenance issue there.
I thought you were making a specific point about GSXRs stranding you?, you didn't mention that Hondas were causing you grief too. Strange to have the same problems with different brands but the GSXR is the one that's junk.
