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.
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
24-Mar-2006, 09:39 
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