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iang
20-Sep-2005, 19:47
Well, My 749R went in monday night 3.30pm for its 1 year service and it was supposed to be ready this afternoon but come 5.00pm no phone call to say it was ready so I rang the dealer who said that it would be better to leave it until wednesday as the technician did not want to rush it to get it back to me tonight.

Got me wondering what the f**k is the bill going to be like if they have had it all this time with apparently no major problems to deal with, what the hell have they been doing all day ?

I asked if there was anything to report and the only suggestion was that I could do with a new rear tyre which I told them to leave as for one the bill would be bad enough and for two the tyre looked good for another 1000 miles or so to me, so it can wait until over the winter for this.

Whats the guessing on my bill tomorrow then ??

[Edited on 21-9-2005 by iang]

Gaz 748
20-Sep-2005, 19:52
£350.00 :o :o :o

butch890
20-Sep-2005, 19:54
£545.
Butch

dickieducati
20-Sep-2005, 19:55
679

ScottyB
20-Sep-2005, 19:55
£680 ?

electricsheep
20-Sep-2005, 19:56
£680 + VAT

Loz
20-Sep-2005, 19:57
Is this the 6000 mile service? £495

Wanna guess how much my 12000 service was for the 999S today?
(Sorry for hijacking)

iang
20-Sep-2005, 19:58
Gaz 748, I like yours best so far !!

Dseered, Thats not in least bit funny , unless you get your bike serviced at M & S Newcastle and know something I dont !!!:P

Butch, thats what yours was ?

butch890
20-Sep-2005, 19:59
Originally posted by electricsheep
£680 + VAT
Bl**dy hell ,how much !
glad mine only needs one of them every 2000 miles!
Butch

iang
20-Sep-2005, 19:59
Come on the Loz, let me know.

electricsheep yours is worse than Dseered and his guess was bad.

butch890
20-Sep-2005, 20:01
Originally posted by iang
Gaz 748, I like yours best so far !!

Dseered, Thats not in least bit funny , unless you get your bike serviced at M & S Newcastle and know something I dont !!!:P

Butch, thats what yours was ?
No mate my 1 year service was £5100 =vat!!!!!!
Butch

iang
20-Sep-2005, 20:05
butch have you found my mate in Kettering yet ?

butch890
20-Sep-2005, 20:10
Originally posted by iang
butch have you found my mate in Kettering yet ?
Sorry mate, no news yet, my mate Simon is on the case!
Butch

Mr C
20-Sep-2005, 20:10
£480

Loz
20-Sep-2005, 20:13
Originally posted by iang
Come on the Loz, let me know.

electricsheep yours is worse than Dseered and his guess was bad.

Ready?
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£705 inc VAT. And that's without the new belts, which the dealer had replaced a couple months before.

They had to find me a chair.

iang
20-Sep-2005, 20:20
I think that I had better take the oxygen cylinder and mask with me then !!!!!

moto748
20-Sep-2005, 20:21
Anything else fitted except normal service items?

Carbon749
20-Sep-2005, 20:39
guess based on basic 1 year service, no belts £265.

That's about £40 more than I paid for my 749s service

pedro
20-Sep-2005, 21:08
£250

bradders
20-Sep-2005, 21:13
£400

GsxrAge
20-Sep-2005, 21:26
£600 + your kidney and your house deeds :P

philthy
20-Sep-2005, 21:46
£700 for a service??????

Did they itemise the bill?

How did they justify the price?

Wylie1
20-Sep-2005, 22:01
My 1st year service (on 749s) cost approx £180 from an official ducati dealer :D

Loz
20-Sep-2005, 22:02
Originally posted by philthy
£700 for a service??????

Did they itemise the bill?

How did they justify the price?

Bill was fully itemised and the labour charged was exactly the time specified for the 12k service. Maybe some dealers knock something off. I suspect they just don't like me!

The Big Red One
20-Sep-2005, 22:04
I think £360 including the vat. Do we win a prize for the right amount?

Loz
20-Sep-2005, 22:11
Is it a cash prize?

The Big Red One
20-Sep-2005, 22:43
I don't think it would be a cash prize as he will need it all to get his bike back:lol:

[Edited on 20-9-2005 by The Big Red One]

iang
20-Sep-2005, 23:26
Bottle of beer to the winner

chillo
20-Sep-2005, 23:57
620:rolleye:

bradders
20-Sep-2005, 23:58
Loz - dont know where you got it serviced mate, but that sounds WAY expensive if just a normal service!!

Rally
21-Sep-2005, 01:15
Originally posted by Loz
£705 inc VAT. And that's without the new belts, which the dealer had replaced a couple months before.

They had to find me a chair.

Pah! That's nuffing! I collected my 999S on Saturday and the bill was well into four figures... though it was for more than just a service :rolleye:

duck
21-Sep-2005, 07:45
£600

chris.p
21-Sep-2005, 07:46
Originally posted by iang
Well, My 749R went in monday night 3.30pm for its 1 year service and it was supposed to be ready this afternoon but come 5.00pm no phone call to say it was ready so I rang the dealer who said that it would be better to leave it until wednesday as the technician did not want to rush it to get it back to me tonight.

Got me wondering what the f**k is the bill going to be like if they have had it all this time with apparently no major problems to deal with, what the hell have they been doing all day ?

I asked if there was anything to report and the only suggestion was that I could do with a new rear tyre which I told them to leave as for one the bill would be bad enough and for two the tyre looked good for another 1000 miles or so to me, so it can wait until over the winter for this.

Whats the guessing on my bill tomorrow then ??



Is it in for a 6K service or a 12K service???

Chris.:burn:

iang
21-Sep-2005, 09:51
6000 mile service but I have only done about 2300 miles with no problems to report apart from the occasional cutting out when cold and sometimes at junctions, I usually just ride around this by blipping the throttle to keeep the revs up.

I listed a few items that I had read about on the site, recalls, known faults etc, but I presumed that these would be looked at under the warranty part of the service and the labour involved in checking these not billed to me.

I also put in a claim for a new slipper clutch as I believe there is a recall to replace the original clutch with a modified or Bucci one but as I have already bought a new one myself I wanted some compensation in return.
I am not holding my breath on this !

BDG
21-Sep-2005, 11:39
Originally posted by iang
Bottle of beer to the winner

You'll get multiple applications from TP for this prize:lol:

I'll say £412.69p inc vat

misterpink
21-Sep-2005, 12:44
so..they didn't quite push it up to the £749 then, i guess a 999 is close to a £1,000 to service - bring back the lira !

iang
21-Sep-2005, 13:50
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 :sing::sing::sing::sing::sing::sing:

[Edited on 21-9-2005 by iang]

Twinfan
21-Sep-2005, 13:59
Bloody hell - result!

HW
21-Sep-2005, 14:02
WHAT???? that's a result if ever there was one!

dickieducati
21-Sep-2005, 14:02
thats incredible. have they done everything? aren't the belts meant to be done too?

iang
21-Sep-2005, 14:05
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:frog:

Wylie1
21-Sep-2005, 16:26
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 :sing::sing::sing::sing::sing::sing:

[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
21-Sep-2005, 18:16
Result mate,do i see some bling with the change:sing:
Butch

weeian
21-Sep-2005, 18:17
haha i think they have taken it for a wee track day maybe !! hehe

/ian

iang
21-Sep-2005, 19:58
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
21-Sep-2005, 20:09
It's worthwhile me going up North for a few days and staying in a hotel to get mine serviced. Bloody cheaper, anyway.

:flame:

pedro
21-Sep-2005, 21:49
up north it is:eureka:

Wylie1
21-Sep-2005, 23:24
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.

:flame:

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

You must live pretty close to them :eureka:

chillo
21-Sep-2005, 23:53
that is amazing! who did the service then??:eureka:

iang
22-Sep-2005, 08:42
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.