2017 Ducati XDiavelDucati has recalled 1,433 of its 2016-2017 XDiavel models, the Bologna-based manufacturer’s cruiser motorcycle. Ducati says certain XDiavels that were manufactured from July 7, 2015, through June 22, 2016, may have loosening side-stand issues. Ducati reports a fastening screw for the side stand may not be sufficiently tightened, causing the stand to fail and the bike fall.This loosening can also cause the side-stand sensor screw to damage the side-stand sensor switch, causing the engine to stall.
Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side stand pivot and side stand plate fastening screw, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-800-231-6696. Ducati’s number for this recall is RCL-16-003(B).This is the second recall of XDiavel motorcycles; earlier this month, Ducati recalled the same amount of 2016-2017 XDiavel motorcycles due to a possible loosened rear final-drive bolt.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to SaferCar.gov.Save
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In this week’s first segment, Editor Don Williams takes the smallest BMW ADV bike on an urban adventure in Los Angeles. The BMW G 310 GS is a full size motorcycle with a modest engine, so of course we wonder if it is a little too underpowered and might struggle. Don put it through its paces and gives us his take.
In the second segment, Neale Bayly and Kiran Ridley have returned from the Ukraine to Paris where Kiran is based.
Kiran is an award winning photojournalist, and as an accomplished documentarian, he has covered stories as diverse as drug smuggling around the Mexican border, to the devastation of the Australian Bush Fires, to the tragedy of the Mediterranean migration crisis. Neale and Kiran reminisce about their motorcycle adventure in the Ukraine, and their observations and experiences with the incredibly resilient people of Ukraine, who have been put through such brutal hardship.
