Syl, Glad you weren't badly injured when you hit the curb. Jack Ward Knoxville, TN, USA On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 10:46 PM smsalenius via Ducati < ducati@list.ducati.net> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: smsalenius <smsalenius@aol.com> > To: Ducati List <Ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:37:54 -0800 > Subject: Front brake problem on '18 M821 > I finally some serious front brake issues resolved on my Monster. It all > began when I came out of my driveway and found out I had zilch front brake, > dumping the bike on the curb across the street. The bike had about 8000 > miles on it at the time. It was soon after I returned from my 4300 mile > western loop tour.At Ducati Newport Beach, they bled the lines, but could > not get good pressure, so they got warrantee approval to install a new > master cylinder. Some 600 miles later the brake lever was spongey > again!Back in the shop, it was completely disassembled, reassembled and > bled again. Then it sat for a few days--same spongey lever! Finally the > shop got approval to replace the lines with a new set that had different > fittings with a proper bend exiting the master cylinder and the problem now > appears to be solved. Apparently, after so many miles, the bend in the line > out of the master cylinder resulted in it developing an air leak. It is > likely a recall will be issued.I am thankful to Ducati Newport Beach for > their diligence and their persistence in getting warrantee approvals. I > finally feel safe again. That's good, as I plan to go to the CLASS All > Women's Trackday on April 6 and then to go coast to coast with the > Suffragists Centennial ride this summer, Covid-19 willing. Syl S.2018 > M8211984 GPz550Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: smsalenius via Ducati <ducati@list.ducati.net> > To: Ducati List <Ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: smsalenius <smsalenius@aol.com> > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:37:54 -0800 > Subject: [Ducati] Front brake problem on '18 M821 > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list > Ducati@list.ducati.net > http://list.ducati.net/mailman/listinfo/ducati_list.ducati.net > Mailto: jaxn51@gmail.com >