| All R models should have belts every 12 months/6K miles whichever is the sooner according to Ducati schedules.
A good dealer will let you see the schedule.
The service is heading for 10 hours labour.
Don't try comparing boggo cars with a 999r.
Does your boggo mobile out 150 BHP per litre, get revd to 11k? and to get at the oily bits you don't have to take the bodywork or petrol/diesel tank off.
Most Franchised car dealers charge similar if not higher rates than Franchised Ducati dealers. Its just that yer average boggo mobile only takes a couple of hours or so to service and has much longer intervals for the reasons stated above.
If you must compare Ducati R model servicing with cars try something like an Evo Mitsi. Service every 4.5k miles, to really set your wallet back how about a set of brake pads all round £600 plus. On average very similar if not higher servicing costs.
You can try non gen parts in some areas e.g aftermarket brake pads or specialists but from what I have seen the good specialists don't charge a great deal less than A Franchised dealer. Choose someone you are happy with and if they give consistent good service stick with 'em
You can't run a Mitsi/Fazza/ on Peugeot 106 Money, so you can't expect to run an R on C90 money.
I used to use a Franchised dealer for servicing a '96 CBR 600 and the servicing costs were not that much less than a Ducati as the schedule was for service every 4k miles.
If you want to get your moneysworth out of the servicing make sure you do the 6K every year..........................like it says, get out and ride!
Ray
[Edited on 6-1-2005 by Ray]  |