Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > 1 Year service/ How happy am I

[iang]

No belts every two years or 12,000 miles , It even informs you of this in the service manual schedule

Oh joy, even my wife is pleased, so might be in luck tonight

[Wylie1]

Originally posted by iang
And the winner is,

Wylie1


I am so happy I need to go and buy something new to celibrate, ordered the new bar risers, time for some rearsets I think.

Total cost of my 1 year ( 6000 mile ) sevice with all my quierys seen to, cam timing done, mixture set, brakes bled, oil, filter, sump washer, fuel filter,spark plugs, etc etc was an incredible £189.00 all in

Oh I am so happy

[Edited on 21-9-2005 by iang]

Where's my bottle of beer then? How do I claim my prize?

[Edited on 21-9-2005 by Wylie1]

[butch890]

Result mate,do i see some bling with the change
Butch

[weeian]

haha i think they have taken it for a wee track day maybe !! hehe

/ian

[iang]

Sorry I made a mistake with the price of the service, they had told me £189 over the phone but when I got there to pick the bike up the price I had been told on the phone was wrong,


It was £180.96 !!!! ( I must wear my ear plugs more often )

Do not know if it was just my imagination but I took the scenic route home and the bike seemed so much faster, pulling really strongly, could my cam timing have been out a bit and now it has been set up it has made this difference ??

Anyway well pleased and they have quoted about £400 ish for next years 12,000 mile service which will include new belts and shim set up if required.

Wylie1 pm me your address and the price of a pint is on its way, thats how pleased i am.

[Edited on 21-9-2005 by iang]

[Loz]

It's worthwhile me going up North for a few days and staying in a hotel to get mine serviced. Bloody cheaper, anyway.

[pedro]

up north it is

[Wylie1]

Originally posted by Loz
It's worthwhile me going up North for a few days and staying in a hotel to get mine serviced. Bloody cheaper, anyway.

You could, but why not just take it to Pro-Twins That's where I got mine serviced & they do a top job too.

You must live pretty close to them

[chillo]

that is amazing! who did the service then??

[iang]

The service was carried out at M & S motorcycles in Newcastle who are a Ducati main dealer ( Known as Ducati Newcastle to us lot ) by Neil there head Ducati technician.

On the invoice it has 'carry out annual service as per manufacturers schedule' ( accounted for mileage ), check and bleed front brakes, checked recalls/requested issues, Carried out full set up/fuel/timing/c/o2
Parts used, oil filter, 4lts 10w40 oil, washer,filter cover gasket, fuel filter.
Labour is charged at £38 per hour.

I think that as my bike has only done about 1600 miles since my 600 mile service there was nothing major to do but they assured me that everything that needs to be checked on this service was carried out.

I asked about the belt service and they said it would be around the £400 - £440 mark.

The bike did feel as though it pulled much stronger, whether it does or if its all in my mind I will find out this weekend, weather permitting.