OMG Ducati Diavel Fail...

[vought]

http://www.laresblog.com/2011/04/why-cant-i-just-buy-motorcycle-without.html

Long story short, it's easy to steal a new Ducati! What a mess from a security standpoint. If you're a thief with some time, you, too could have a nice new Duc.

 

[norcalkeith]

 

[Carlo]

This should be all over the place by now.

I wonder if my local Ducati dealer is aware of it yet?

I was looking at one of those Diavels a few days ago.

 

[killfile]

Best thief-proofing of this model is the design itself, it keeps EVERYONE away....

 

[stan23]

That seems like BS, as the bike uses a keyless transponder system. So if you're not near the bike with the transponder, you won't even get to the area where you enter in a password.

 

[V4]

Best thief-proofing of this model is the design itself, it keeps EVERYONE away....

it works for buell...

 

[sandyxb]

^^ Will it lock up when you lean off too far?

 

[Bassem]

That seems like BS, as the bike uses a keyless transponder system. So if you're not near the bike with the transponder, you won't even get to the area where you enter in a password.

I think the point is that this doesn't add any security, just takes time.

 

[stan23]

I think the point is that this doesn't add any security, just takes time.

I think this is Ducati's answer to the RED KEY issue.

 

[Shotline]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the date of the test ride?

 

[Yakoo752]

The way I read it is you don't need the fob to access that part.

 

[stan23]

The way I read it is you don't need the fob to access that part.

No, the fob was probably stashed somewhere on the bike.

 

[wannabe]

The way I read it is you don't need the fob to access that part.

Why would the Italians require new Asian immigrants to gain access to any parts on a motorcycle?

 

[vought]

No, the fob was probably stashed somewhere on the bike.

It was pretty clearly stated that one of the dealership techs lost the key and that the password screen does not display if the key is near the bike.

Sales Guy(SG):" Man, I am sooooo sorry. I should have told you about that password. One of our tech's lost the key so we have had to run it with the password instead of the key."

Great... now I care more about the security of the bike...than the discount I could have negotiated from being a pissed off customer. I respond

Me:"So, you run this without the key?"

SG:"Yep, if you have the key the password screen just doesn't show up.. but its an awesome feature if you ever lose a key or something. It is set up that way from the factory."

 

[V4]

Why would the Italians require new Asian immigrants to gain access to any parts on a motorcycle?

 

[Xenophonii]

Yeah, Hardy, Har, Har...

 

[Diezel]

This should be all over the place by now.

I wonder if my local Ducati dealer is aware of it yet?

I was looking at one of those Diavels a few days ago.

One way to find out.

 

[vought]

One way to find out.

Heh. I'll be at Motor Cafe when they open.

Obviously, having the customer set a unique PIN code should be part of the PDI/delivery process. Now, how many of you have ever had a dealer get all the pre-delivery inspection items right? That's what I thought.

I read through the Diavel's Owner's Manual, and there's a procedure in there to change the PIN code. The author's dealer must not have known what they were talking about (we've got a call in to Ducati...), but it still means that a thief with lots of time could conceivably get lucky, even with the janky PIN entry procedure.

 

[Yakoo752]

Thanks for quoting what I couldn't on the phone vought

 

[vought]

Best thief-proofing of this model is the design itself, it keeps EVERYONE away....

Eh, diff'rent stroke for diff'rent folks. I kinda like it.

Except for the part about it being easy to steal.