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Yeah, forget the warranty, it seems to be irrelevant in this case.
Work on the subject from consumer law... if the dealer you bought it from says you have to go to Ducati, remind him that he's responible to you and Ducati are responsible to him - it's the law! Also, if you're quoted that "fit for purpose" crap, you might want to suggest your dealer gets up to date on the Sale and Supply of Goods Act (1979) cos it was ammended by the Supply of Goods and Services Act (1996) to remove "fit for purpose" and replace it with "merchantable quality", and merchantable quality includes cosmetics cos that's why you bought a monser instead of a c90!!
As Slug says, the paint's primary function is a corrosion barrier, and road salt shouldn't do anything harmful to it.
This falkey paint syndrome seems to be certainly a manufaturing fault. If the dealer don't want to play the game just invite them for a drink in the small claims court, it's a dead easy process and it probably won't even get that far... solicitors are not allowed so there's no danger of being beaten by the dealers expensive know-it-all lawer, the case just gets discussed with an arbitrator. A bit of research and a few quotes from comsumer acts will almost certainly keep it out of court though...
good luck with it!
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