| Thanks for the info guys it helps to understand things better.
I've been so used to Jap bikes and never had any problems with any of them, and touch wood have had no issues with the Duke either.
I just know that I could always thrash a Jap bike and not give anything a second thought as they were pretty much bullet proof.
I always feel with the Duke I need to treat it with kid gloves and feel hard of putting miles on it for fear of getting to a point where it'll need an expensive service and it will have to just sit dormant until I can afford the bill.
I would like to be able to do most of the servicing myself and don't see why I should have a problem with it, it's just understanding how it all works and what needs to be done when.
I spoke to my Ducati dealer about doing the belts and was quoted £120 for the belts and the labour.
Could someone possibly list what they think a dealer would need to do and what they think I could do myself as in what doesn't need special tools? |