Quote from: williamG on June 22, 2008, 10:01:08 AM
I called the San Rafael, CA dealer about this problem and they completely blew me off.  The only thing they offered was for me to bring it in and they could see if they duplicate the heat, but they are right near the way so its always cool there.  Talked to another local dealer who said they are calling Ducati North America and will get back to me Monday.  Whoopty doo.... oh BTW i put 100 octane in and it does lug as much 3,000-4000rpms, or buck at low RPMS, at the expense of $6.29 a gallon.  later

Rather than running around chasing your tails, call DNA, and speak with Mike Norman. He is the Customer Technical Service Rep. He is a 100% straight shooting guy, and won't b.s. you about the problem. I've been dealing with him for years, and he's always gotten results.

Keep in mind that if you do call, there are only about a dozen folks in the office, at any given time, and out of that dozen +/-, there are only 3 tech reps. He may have to refer you to another rep if he's bogged down...which often happens.

They know there are issues with the 696 series, and they are dealing with them as quickly as humanly possible.

Quote from: MOUSEMAN on June 03, 2008, 07:24:00 AM
I have a new 696 (yes I know, they are all new) with the Termi's and ecu kit installed when I took delivery. It almost died on me on the highway the other day. The temp indicator, it is just a bar graph, was pegged. I was doing 65 for about 8 min, my typical commute, and any throttle would bog  the motor heavily. The thing backfires and stumbles some at part throttle, I am thinking The mapping on the ecu is off a little. Any thoughts? Other than that it is a blast to ride, and the Termis with the DB killers removed is LOUD.
[/ I have the same problem. The tech told me it is the new ECU that is the problem and it can't be remapped. It is a Ducati problem that they should come through with a fix fairly quickly before new 696 owners have major engine problems. I am going to have the stock ECU reinstalled and wait until they replace the defective ECU with anew one that will let the bike perform properly. I have never had a temperature problem I have driven the bike at 80 MPH and it never overheated the highest the temp ever got was 4 bars. One thing I have noticed is the rear brake makes a howling noise after a lot a severe braking.quote]

Does the Coil issue affect any of this?

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