749R servicing
 

what do you think I should be paying for a yearly service on my baby R ?
belts done last service 12months ago
total miles 2100
cheers

Give Mike a call at MDracing 07783024248, Spanners at bsb and has his small independant setup at Ewell. Top guy who will probably give you a rough ball park figure over the phone. Well well recomended by many. What you pay is not allways related to the level of service an expert will provide. Mike will treat the bike as if its his own.

Graham, think you will find on the R models that belts are part of the service every year, unlike other models that have belts every 2 years.

Would be interested in what kind of price you come up with as I have to get mine serviced (2 year) next month as well.

Labour for 749R 12 month service is something like fourteen and a half hours, if I recall correctly. :o
It will be pricey if done "by the book".

How the hell can it take 14 hours to service a one year old bike. Not saying it's not correct it just seems along time?

maybe they have to make a special italian chant after removing each part ? LOL
or maybe they are working on the "you paid more for the bike" so "you can afford to pay more for the service" theory

which incidently isn't the case

still it's fun to ride !

Or maybe they are not sure how to do it!!!!
Mike will give you a spot on apraisel of what is needed.

If you took the plunge and bought an R then you should have calculated your running and servicing costs into your yearly budget, if you have to ask what its going to cost it means your likely to start cutting corners on sevices etc.

But your looking at over £400.00

If its 2yr service then they do the fork oil, which is one chunk of the hours.........

Dude.........c'mon, I was only askin'
I never cut corners on my bikes

just wanted an idea of what I should be paying and what I'm gettin for my dollar

only the dealer isn't open right now, but the forum is

had a good rip out to Boxhill this evening tho'

being as most have had seals replaced under warranty between services there should be no need to have the fork oil done at the service :lol:

Thats cos you ladies have your bikes too upright too much!

Part of the seal on ohlins is the oil itself, coming from them working...........:lol: :devil:

seals working
 

Haven't needed mine replaced, haven't notice 'em leaking

& they are deffo working when I go out, cos the roads around my house are cr*p !! LOL

like riding back into Iraq when I get back from a blast, Surrey County Council Suck !

This is Moto Rapidos service price list
 

http://www.motorapido.co.uk/ducati%20servicing.php

VAT excluded.

It costs about £450 for my 748r each year at Ducati Leeds.
This should be about the same for a 749r IMHO.
Belts every year etc and about 8Hrs labour.

??????
because someone has asked for expected servicing costs it means they're gonna start cutting corners ! Interesting statement.......

FWIW, my fork seals have been ok.

Graham will not be cutting corners , maybe on the road but not on expenditure. Graham what is P&H's view of expected hours /cost?

dont use back street garages as you need a mathesis wich costs loads and you have to buy it from ducati, the only people with them is real ducati garages,
:flame: :burn: :burn:

cheers Doug'l

thats more like it ! was feeling like I shouldn't have asked
as I did all my own stuff on the R6 & Elsie, just thought I would test the water

P&H said £400 to £600+ depending on shims ?
shims at 2100 miles, I would hope not anyway

will let you know, but I have an RAC Gold warranty so I have to get it stamped etc

G

So you up for the run sunday, may well be other "R" owners there , well worth a chat.

whats a methesis ? (wasn't that in Blakes 7/Doctor Who/Tomorrow People ?) - showing age !

749R belts every 2 years according to P&H ! YAY ! belts changed after 800 miles would be a choker

Fork Oil, according to Moto Rapido @ 1200miles

ze plot thickens

run
 

possibly, depends on Weather, times etc
whats the itin...inter......itern.....itiner.......Plan ?
G

Graham,
This sunday is the Surrey meet and yes, we are trying the early start again. So we'll be leaving Box Hill at 8am for a rideout ending at Brooklands by 10-10.30 for breakfast and a stroll round the museum and autojumble.
Weather; yes there will be weather.
you know you want to,
Blimey you used to watch the tommorrow people, Best keep that one quiet.

found it,,,,
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/123283/

cool, so home come Only 'Real' Ducati garages get to have them ?????
and that rocker adjusting tool looks a bit violent
LOL

@Sharpy G

Was not trying to be funny, it was what i was told by the dealer when i was looking at my R.

no worries mate.......pretentious dealer or what ?

I would have told him that I would get my private mechanic who does my Lambo to do it for me if he had come out with s'thing like that to me !

not that I have a Lambo

but I do have a Volvo ! LOL

is a type of computer, if you had a manual you could see what is used for, and I am a mechanic, but not a ducati one so I have nothing to gain,
even the belts are done by the way it vibrates, and that's a new one to me,