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review by Guy W.
2002 Bostrom No 55 of 155, deep sump European version.
I have owned the bike since new and it was a love hate relationship
for a while. Now it is fantastic, a very rewarding ride, and
the power delivery never fails to impress. The whole problem
with Ducati's is build quality. I have had four problems with
the Bostrom:
1) The right hand clip on snapped off as I took it off the side
stand since the the bolts holding it on had been installed incorrectly,
placing stress in the wrong places. Could have killed me.
2) No O-ring on the inlet tract on the rear cylinder, meaning
water dropping down into the tract in wet weather.
3) Electrical failure (lights) which was fixed under warranty
4) At 3500 Mile service the rear cylinder cam bearing surface
was found to be heavily pitted, new cylinder head needed (under
warranty), but it could have snapped the cam belt, seized the
motor, and caused injury to me or other road users (it was slowly
seizing up).
All of which are avoidable with proper QC at the factory.
So be careful if buying one of these bikes, once sorted they
are great.
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