Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > service time

[aka.eric]

jhsracing.co.uk - Bristol
wlracing.com - Oulton Park
gtecperformance.co.uk - Stoke Albany,Nr Market Harborough,Leicester.

[Nigel C]

I rate this thread a 5

More F words in one thread than i've seen on the whole forum in a year LOL

[khushy]

"get Khushy to do it" - LOL!!!!

But in REAL terms - I'd like to see another "customer" maintained bike as good and as well prepared as mine - its actually not that difficult or expensive to look after your own!

OK I am no race mechanic - but anyone who has seen my bikes (I hope) will agree they are VERY well cared for.

Its not difficult - why dont we spend some of our energy teaching each other Ducati maintenance - I would be up for that (LEARNING) and that would be a REAL benefit for the DSC members - rather than all the bull*it that goes on here most of the time.

I have also often offered and helped out other owners with general work on their bikes - the offer is still there as is the use of some of the specialist tools I have acquired over the years.

Just think, if we all acted as "club" we could save a bundle?!?!?!? Think of what you could spend that extra cash on - track days, bling, more track days etc etc

I would still only allow a specialist to do the shims/rockers etc - until I learn how to do it - I know that some people here can. EVERYTHING else - I will have a go at - knowing that it will be done properly without major expense - safely and to the standard that I am happy with.

Khushy

[rockhopper]

Have you got a mathesis tester khushy?

[khushy]

no I havent!

Khushy

[doogalman]

If somebody in the southeast could show me how they do the belts, shims and rockers on a 4 valve pre testeretta engine i'd be greatfull. So if anybody wants to let me stand by while they do theirs please let me know.

Excellent, a lets drive Nelly from the DSC thread.

There has been somu unadulterated ******** in this thread.

Khushy, whatever your gripes with dealers and servicing this I feel isn't the thread to air them on.

Nelly can't win here, on the one hand we ALL know what a cracking service he provides whether it's for you 583 Monster or 996R and everything in between.

The guy goes well beyond the call of duty for no premium and often very little thanks.

He quoted what he was asked for subject to the information given, a more vanilla quote you will not get.

A 999 is a specialist bit of kit, how about someone ataches the completefactory specified 12k schedule for Daz's bike and we'll see the scope of the work, as that what he has been quoted on.

We have all in the past cut bills by skipping certain bits that aren't essential due to time, miles etc .. but thats not what daz asked for.

There is no way that Nelly would be quoting £300 more than the likes of Ducati Leeds and Glasgow if they have answered the same question.

Just my opinion .... and if you don't like it, i really don't give a flying f***, this place disgusts me at times.

[BDG]

Originally Posted by khushy

Its not difficult - why dont we spend some of our energy teaching each other Ducati maintenance - I would be up for that (LEARNING) and that would be a REAL benefit for the DSC members - rather than all the bull*it that goes on here most of the time.

Just think, if we all acted as "club" we could save a bundle?!?!?!?

Khushy

Interesting, i know Nelly has shown Phillipe/Peugnet how to do several things so he can do his own work on his bike, how many dealers would do that? As for contribution to the DSC club, Nelly, along with Shazaam has for many years given loads of free advice to people he's never likely to meet, in a true club spirit.

He's done an awfull lot to help people out for ****** all return at times, not your average dealer.

Why do you think people have been so vocal in putting another side to the story?

[final_edition]

Originally Posted by khushy

Its not difficult - why dont we spend some of our energy teaching each other Ducati maintenance - I would be up for that (LEARNING) and that would be a REAL benefit for the DSC members - rather than all the bull*it that goes on here most of the time.

Khushy

Why are you interested in REAL benefits for DSC members, why are you not a DSC member yourself???