Missing nuts and bolts and fuel filter lid along with loose screws? Whatever happened to factory quality control?? I'm glad this evidently didn't affect the safety of your bike. Ride safe . . .
Agreed. Considering how much the dealers charge for Setup Fees, I would imagine that they put some serious work into each bike to ensure that it's roadworthy. (OTOH, my sales guy refused to tell me what kind of work goes into the setup.) I would ask the dealer for a list of the screws/bolts they replaced so I could keep an eye on them myself.The loose bolts are pretty common with Ducati's due to the type of vibrations the V motors produce. That being said they should shouldn't be falling out in such a short time between delivery and first service. It's normal to get a bit loose but not fall out. Sounds like the dealership didn't tighten a few bolts up to spec.
I think the setup fee think is bogus. I was at my dealer when they unpackaged some bikes, and they were almost completely assembled already. They uncrated a 2014 BMW S1K while I was watching and all it needed were fluids. I saw a complete 899 in the back waiting on fluids too and they has just taken it out of the box too. I had a fairing bolt fall out and other stuff work loose before my first service.Agreed. Considering how much the dealers charge for Setup Fees, I would imagine that they put some serious work into each bike to ensure that it's roadworthy. (OTOH, my sales guy refused to tell me what kind of work goes into the setup.) I would ask the dealer for a list of the screws/bolts they replaced so I could keep an eye on them myself.