Servicing - Belt change (opinions & cost)
 

It's now 2.5 years since the belts were changed on my 996, so despite only managing to cover a couple of thousand miles during that time suppose it's time to change the belts.

Which leaves me in a quandary; Do I change them myself or get them changed by a dealer / independent Ducati specialist. (Which really is against my principle of paying other people to do something I can do! Always done my own repairs, rebuilds servicing etc. on all my bikes & cars).

My concern is that by doing them myself might effect saleability of the bike when it comes time to part company, as a Full service history seems to be a must for Ducati's. So in this case would doing them myself be a false economy? or would most 'potential buyers' still regard it ok being fully serviced, but by the owner rather than a dealer/specialist ??

Can anyone recommend places to;
(a) Obtain belts at a 'good' price, and approx. cost ?
(b) Carry out the belt change 'service' for me, and approx. cost? (I'm located Near Oxford)

and Finally
(c) what else should be done during checked / changed during the service? Will be doing an oil & filter change
[the bike is a 2000MY 996, but has so far only cover 4k miles] .

Answers or feedback to any or all my many questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

no offence

but if you do a search you'll find this subject has been done to death

Belts are around £60 a pair from a dealer. It wouldn't bother me if the bike had no dealer history unless its only two or three years old then i would want it just for warranty reasons.
Just keep a schedule of what you have done and keep all the receipts.

On Yer Bike Nr Aylesbury, charged me £110 to change the belts . I hav'nt tackle the job myself but I understand its a 1-1-1/2 hrs job. As Rockhopper stated so long as the belts have been changed does it really matter by whom. May be worth removing the belt covers and having a shuffty yourself . Personally I would put it in the hand of someone like Cornerspeed but then Nelly is in Nottinghamshire. 4D

My fairings were off already but did mine on the sps in less then thirty mins.

Always do mine myself now. Just looking for a decent belt tensioner at the moment.

Mike at BBS charges £135 to supply and fit orig Ducati belts.
Altough a bit far from you as he is near Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
http://www.bbsmotorcycles.co.uk/moto...servicing.html