Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > F'in service costs

[chris99]

I've gone from happy to mega ****ed off in one phone call. I only got my 2002 748s a few weeks ago and i just put it in for the 6000 miles service. I just had a call to tell me a couple of the rockers are shagged and need to be replaced £80 odd each Also the Chain and sprokets are on the way out so i ordered a renthal set. This is going to cost a friggin fortune. The good news is the kind folks at Ducati Leeds are trying to Get Ducati UK to pay for the rockers for me. At least i get to keep the monster that they loaned me to play on ( But its yellow)

[deej]

bummer, can you not get it done under warranty as the rockers would have been flaking before you started to oen it

at least you have a loan bike even if it is yellow

[chris99]

Its JUST out of warrenty

They are doing their best at Duc Leeds though. Top people

[TP]

Ducati should replace the rockers FOC, if the work is being done at an authorised dealer - but won't cover the labour.

I learned the hard way and had 8 rockers replaced but it wasn't at a main dealer so I had to pay for this myself. Openers and closers are different prices too from memory, one is £80'ish and the other is £110'ish ... That was quite an expensive moment for me and only 1 week after owning the bike.

[chris99]

Originally posted by tp-996
Ducati should replace the rockers FOC, if the work is being done at an authorised dealer - but won't cover the labour.

I think thats the plan. I have to send them proof of the service history first though

Originally posted by tp-996
I learned the hard way and had 8 rockers replaced but it wasn't at a main dealer so I had to pay for this myself. Openers and closers are different prices too from memory, one is £80'ish and the other is £110'ish ... That was quite an expensive moment for me and only 1 week after owning the bike.

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

[deej]

ouch and ouch

im gald mines done a lot of miles as the rockers would ahve flaked by now if they were going to flake

hope duc leeds sort it for you

its a expensive way to start owning a duke esle

[TP]

Originally posted by chris99

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

Ouch indeed!

It cost even more with the other work I was having done but all in all very worth it. I get flack at work all the time about Ducati's breaking down all the time but I have not had one issue with mine that wasn't caused by me - it has never let me down in over a year of ownership.

[JPM]

Originally posted by deej
ouch and ouch

im gald mines done a lot of miles as the rockers would ahve flaked by now if they were going to flake

hope duc leeds sort it for you

its a expensive way to start owning a duke esle

Hmmmm..... doesn't mean they won't though!

You could have them replaced and there's still the chance of the new ones flaking

[NBs996]

2 rockers? 8 rockers?? you lucky LUCKY people!

[pj748r]

had the same when i owned my 748r,3 or 4 rockers(can't remember) and a camshaft!bike was out of warranty by about 14 months(6k on the clock,full dsh) but after ringing up their warranty dept and complaining nicely about it being a known problem etc i e-mailed them a copy of my service history and they coughed up for the bits but not the labour,result!trouble was i waited over 2months for the camshaft!!