Ouch! How much?
 

I need to get my 750ss ('97) serviced.

I just got a quote from Snells (who have been recommended) for £549.00 for a major service. (I should point out that £74 of that was to fit a dyno jet kit I have).

Whilst my bike is my pride and joy and is v.low mileage in excellent condition, it is worth less than £2k. With that in mind I can't help feeling spending that sort of money on a service is a bit OTT.

Is that the going rate for a service???

Or am I being a tight git?

Depends what the service entails I guess, for a 4 valve model I'd say that's about right, but yours isn't, you could always give Nelly a call and see what he has to say

Fit the dynojet kit yourself (easy enough) and £475 sounds reasonable for a major service don't you think?

Maybe worth a call to new independant in surrey.
Mike Dawson 07783 024248 or email on mikedawson@orange.net :cool: He also offers a collection and delivery service:cool:

I will try him out next spring.

Cmon! It has two valves per cylinder and changing the belts takes 30 minutes or so. Those prices are ludicrous!

Ludicrous perhaps, but not unusual; Ducati dealers are getting greedy with labour charges like most others in the auto business. (£45 plus VAT per hour at the place I use, eighteen months ago it was £35)

My '99 900SSie just had a major service which came to £524. However, 4 hours of it was replacing 3 shims, so I was a bit unlucky. Try and find a good independent mechanic; I'll probably do so myself now that the bikes over 5 years old - won't fall much more in value so that main-dealer stamp isn't so vital!

It's because it's a Ducati! as my wallet has found out over the last few weeks...:P if you dont need to have a FDSH then I'd go to a indpendant for the servicing,

Had big service on the 748R at snells and I paid under what they quoted even with a new rocker :D

How the hell do you take 4 hours to change shims? Did they have to get a bus to another dealer to get stock...?

Ring Nelly - he's the man!