service time
 

can any one point me in the right direction for sevicing ,,its a belt change biggy ..been quoted £830inc vat at corner speed.is there any where else in the midlands ..its on a 999 and will have done 3000miles

Cornerspeed is the right direction, try a quote from JHP or big shop front dealer then compare ... you'll soon be calling Nelly back and booking it in ..... really is the only place for it mate ...

Id recommend Cornerspeed every time,but options are:-
Ducati John,Leeds - 12k mile service 999 £425-500.
Ducati Leeds - £45+vat/hour "Ducati menu pricing is the maximum it COULD cost,not what it WILL cost".
WL Racing - Oulton Park,good reputation
GTEC - Market Harborough,again good reputation.

I had a minor service + belt change at approx 3500 miles at an official Ducati dealer in the South. I opted not to have the valve clearances checked as service interval is 6000 miles. Cost me £290 all in.

2 yr belt service, minus forks, but with cam timing and valve clearance you know who...£630

Try...
 

£830 . . .
 

is he taking the pi@s!!

I hope its a typo???

Khushy

No, but what you have there is a quote for the 2 year service that the bike is ready for including everything that Ducati stipulate for the service done by one of the best mechanics ( Official service centre too ) who will actually do everything it says on the schedule & will treat your bike as if it were his own.
If you want a proper job doing, you pay the rate...
If you want half a job, pay half the price.
I've seen first hand the state of some bikes after recent work at some so called service centres... they look like a 5 year old had been let loose on them.
Simple.
Search back over the forum and see how many positive comments that Cornerspeed's service throws up as against negatives.
Just my thoughts.....
:)

I know cornerspeed have a good repuation but £830 is ridiculous, even officail ducati Ducati dealers like Ducati Glasgow and Ducati Leeds who also have good a reputation only charge about £500 and that is for the full 2 year service as Ducati stipulate so where does the other £300 go ??

Billy? not an authorised dealer and doesn't do servicing as such, all his engines are done by Gtec (Geoff Green ex JHP), he's more bolt on thus the name bolt on billy :D

The price I quoted was off the Ducati price schedule, that all service outlets use, or are supposed to. As mentioned before, it is a maximum. I don't make these up, it's what i get from Ducati.
I was asked for a quote and that's what i gave based on the info I have and was given.
There was a question around the air filters and a cost reduction indicated as these wouldn't need changing.
Had the DSC been mentioned then this would have also had a bearing on the quote.
I've followed up with further e-mails, which are between myself and the Daz. Hopefully they will clarify the matter further, rather than having to sort it out on here?

That's my tuppeneth worth.

Like I said . . .
 

That price just takes the bloody pi*s - BIG TIME!!!

You can get a f*cking 911 major service done for less - including the bl*ody parts + f*cking VAT!!

Come one people - get real - its only a f*cking motorbike - I dont care how "good" you recon he is - its not worth £850 - its just taking the p*ss out of us - the people who keep f*cking Ducati & their p*ss taking STEALERS in business - especially when you consider that at the end of year 2 its out of poxy Warranty anyway - an indie is a much more sensible proposition!!!

Khushy

(did I get enough "F" words in - cause people who take the f*cking p*ss - f*ck me right off - W*NKERS!!)

By the looks of it - prices from Dealers are NOT set in stone - hence the variance - so its COMMERCIAL SUICIDE to take the p*ss out of your customers - however loyal YOU think they are - they WILL get f*cked off eventually - value for money and TRUST is where its at!

GET REAL - STOP TAKING THE PI*SS!!!

as nelly has said-its sorted between him & duk-daz.im sure this can be easy resovled.

There is nothing to resolve . . .
 

There is nothing to resolve - its good to know what the "going rate" (LOL!!!) is and remember this is a public forum - if you dont want honest comments - dont post - f*ck off somewhere else!!!!

If he didnt want people to discuss this issue he wouldnt have posted it here - surely comments/responses is what he wanted and its what this forum is all about - looking out for eachother - helping to NOT have the p*ss ripped out of you!!!

It just goes to show how stupid some people are (customers & suppliers) - sorry but it has to be said.

There is far too much "hero-worship" going on here and this is a classic example of it.

Just my opinion - but I bet most of you are thinking EXACTLY the same as me.

STOP TAKING THE P*SS JUST BECAUSE WE OWN DUCATI's

Khushy

Well said Khushy ! Totally agree.

Oil £40
Filter £10
Belts £80

Does Dick Turpin take the rest ?

It P*SSES me off aswell

Exactly I am sure you would work for nothing-not:D

Seems to be a problem with peoples computers as there are lots of ** in words:lol:

**** ***!!!!
 

LOL

Khushy

actually . . .
 

It doesnt p*ss me off (I think its f*cking hilarious) I choose NOT to spend my money with those companies - maybe thats the solution then see who stays in business and for how long!!!!

Khushy

I had my belts changed this week (but that's another story...) cost me £40 including parts :D

Check the labour rates at Cornerspeed and you will find they are extremely competitive with a discount for DSC members.
You pays your money and takes your choice. I know where I am best served.

For what it is worth the work I last had done there came in well below the estimate.

The problem there is that too many people just follow like sheep and go and give there money away to the theives

People have being sent to jail for lesser crimes (Ducati servicing prices)

Hello

After 5yrs of ownership, and a comedy of errors with Ducati dealers.
I am more than happy to travel the 400 miles round trip to Conerspeed.

each to their own I guess.


TopiToo

"each to their own" . . .
 

EXACTLY

But like I said there is too much hero worship going on here - if you have money to burn - follow the other lemmings to the usual suspects - they will be delighted to rip you off!

Otherwise, ask around, share your experiences good and bad - as a mere mortal you (like me) can ENJOY Ducati ownership without a MASSIVE race-spec bank account.

Khushy

Hello Khushy

I look after my bike mate, had a 12K service with no rockers,
I try and do what work I can on the bike to save money when the service
is due, and no I don't have money to burn, but I do have peace of mind.

chillout its friday:)


TopiToo

dont tell me to . . .
 

f*cking chill out - p8ss off you bar-steward - I am f8cking chilled!!!!

LOL!!!

What you do seems sensible and like you I do most of the work on my bike myself - the only bit I wont touch are the shims (until I learn to do em myself) other than that they are the only part of my bike that gets DONE by someone else!!!

Khushy

8-)

ok,all said & done- what should duk daz be paying for a 2 year service?

I've owned 5 Ducatis and probably done more miles than most, and therefore had more servicing work done.

I've tried various Ducati main dealers and independants and got well and truely hacked off with poor service. Actually same story with Jap bike dealers as well.

I came across Nelly and Cornerspeed thru the DSC and didn't know him from Adam. The service i've had has always been absolutely first class and at a reasonable price.

This isn't a sycophantic hero worship, sheep following exercise. It a genuine opinion on my hard earnt money well spent. As Herb said i've had work come in under estimate rather than the story of "Sorry we found X Y and Z so the bill has doubled.

I'm a fussy whinging git who wants the job done right and no excuses. Therefore for the last 3 years i've happily made the 120 mile round trip to Nelly, and never felt ripped off.

As for the comment about give your money to thieves, if your implying that Nelly is a thief then you're a ****. Same about follow the lemmings comment. Many of the people here value bloody good service they've had from Nelly. I wouldn't feel so strongly about any of the other dealers i've used over the years.

well guys thanks for all your reply,s,,,,i will spend the next few weeks getting quotes..authorised dealers will always be exspensive i reckon but guys like me who can not afford those prices will have to work a bit harder in finding cheap but good ducati machanic,s

can you give me names and telephone numbers of ducati servicing if possible guys ,,many thanks

How about a trip down south for a good independent?
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...light=mdracing

If not, may be of interest yo anyone down here.

Why not get Khushy to do it then it won,t cost much at all:lol:

lets keep it real shall we

hi daz

hi mate hows things

just had u2u about robson racing ,,has any one used them before???

u2u re. http://www.bbsmotorcycles.co.uk/moto...servicing.html
FE

JHS Racing - check out website.
24mth/12k mile service including belts £435.00 incl vat.
wlracing.com - check out website.
G.Tec 01858 535411.

I've used Mike at Robsom for bits a pieces over the years (tyres in particular...he always does cracking deals on diablos etc with DSC discount).

Never used him for servicing though to be honest...

where are these people based aka ,,tryed the web site cant get on there?? cheers