Limp home recall

Paab · Jun 4, 2015

I brought my hyper in for the 1st service and told them I had a limp home incident. They said there is a recall on a part in the throttle assembly for this issue. They had to order it for me, so it's not done yet. They did say just turning it off and back on clears the limp mode... for a while.

He said you can even do it on the fly. Just squeeze the clutch key off for a couple seconds key on and go. But that is off the record!

gatdammit · Jun 4, 2015

Oh, I'm a pro at the running restart!

So, I'm guessing you have a 2014? Did they say if it covers 2013's, too? There was no fix for this last time I complained to my dealer. Some got there TPS swapped but there was no actual updated part.

zibbit u2 · Jun 4, 2015

Put it this way.. If you've installed heated grips chances are the recal is considered taken care of. There's a notable difference in throttle feel of a factory '13 vs new heated grip kit.

Paab · Jun 4, 2015

Hmmm, well, I did install the heated grips and so have a brand new throttle assembly. I just got it back though, so I haven't ridden it yet.

I have a 2013 and the part was covered. He said it heavily effected certain bikes, and that mine was in the range that should have been bad, but it only happened once in 1000 miles.

Paab · Jun 5, 2015

Question for zibbit. Did you have limp home issues? Did the heated throttle solve them?

zibbit u2 · Jun 5, 2015

I've had zero issues so far *knock on wood*

Paab · Jun 5, 2015

OK, well, perhaps I'll wait and see before installing the updated part.

Paab · Jun 11, 2015

Heated grip throttle is indeed smoother than stock. Seems to have eliminated the unpredictable nature of the stock one.

ferdi · Jun 12, 2015

i have heated grips and i think i had the "limp home mode problem" today.
after starting and driving away suddenly the bike did not rev free, feeled without power and did not rev above 5000, and this very slowly. also in neutral gear id did not rev higher than 5000 rpm.
switched off ignition, switched on again and started and problem was gone.

zibbit u2 · Jun 12, 2015

Ferdi yours kinda sounds like a clutch or neutral switch issue. The bike if there's an error with one of them limits the rpm to around 4000-5000 rpm to protect against over rev.

BlueSwede · Jun 12, 2015

Yeah, could be. I had a 5k limit happen in middle of the ride to the office this morning.... turning it off and re-starting fixed it. I will examine the neutral switch connection this weekend....

gatdammit · Jun 12, 2015

ferdi said:
i have heasted grips and i think i had the "limp home mode problem" today.
after starting and driving away suddenly the bike did not rev free, feled without power and did not rev above 5000, and this very slowly. also in neutral gear id did not rev higher than 5000 rpm.
switched off ignition, switchen on again and started and problem was gone.

I don't know if it's one of the limit switches, but that is the same limp mode that we all report. Mine only happens on start up, however. Never got one after normal running.

ferdi · Jun 13, 2015

gatdammit said:
I don't know if it's one of the limit switches, but that is the same limp mode that we all report. Mine only happens on start up, however. Never got one after normal running.

thanks all, i feared/suspected that

jseal57 · Jun 13, 2015

so is this limp mode a normal issue on these bikes? i really dont wanna worry about my bike leaving me somewhere if it desides it odesnt feel like it.

BlueSwede · Jun 15, 2015

With this type of "limp mode" described, it limits the power. Everything works and riding is no problem. You just have softer/shorter than normal power curve.

ferdi · Jun 15, 2015

BlueSwede said:
With this type of "limp mode" described, it limits the power. Everything works and riding is no problem. You just have softer/shorter than normal power curve.

in fact its very very soft and very very few power and maximum 5000 rpm

Paab · Jun 16, 2015

This is the recall issue. It applies regardless of throttle assembly because the part is at the other end of the throttle control.

kuksul08 · Jun 18, 2015

I just got an e-mail from Ducati saying to have the throttle inspected and replaced.

I had my throttle replaced about 6 months ago. I wonder if it's a new version or not.

Paab · Jun 18, 2015

Update. The official email from ducati regarding the recall arrived. It is indeed parts in the throttle assembly itself including the housing. I brought my bike in with the heated grips. Not compatible with the recall parts. They even tried to put the new guts in my heated grip housing, but it throws a CEL. They were unable to make it work, so I went back to the heated grip throttle as delivered.

I haven't had problems with LHM yet with the heated throttle, so we'll just wait and see. THey are keeping my parts in case.

beef tits · Jun 18, 2015

That sounds like a giant ****-sandwich to have to chew on.

I also just got the notice and have the heated grips. Did they at least offer to buy back the heated grips which would now be useless?

Why do we buy these little princess bikes?! A comparable Japanese bike would be so much less of a headache...

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