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

[doogalman]

topitoo, indead.
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I think it's great that people like Nelly and Wilf are prepared to follow the forum and offer the technical advise that they posesses. Never spoken to either myself but i may one day.

[bolds]

Just a few points to raise

To carry out a 2 year/12000m service on a 999 takes 9 hours according to schedule,this is assuming you know what you are doing,and involves such things as valve shimming/belt change/fork oil change/throttle body balance-how many of us could do even those things in that time let alone all the other items listed? -I have a pdf copy of the schedule but cannot resize it to a readable size to attach it.

Base this on a £45 per hour rate (which looks like good value compared to a solicitor/dentist and possibly Khushy!) the labour content comes to over £480 inc VAT -so if you are being charged £300-400 for this type of service you are getting someone working for nothing or the job not done properly.

If your bike has covered 3000miles then maybe things like shims may be ok but would really need checking as there may be a problem and to keep the warranty valid-If you had a problem out of warranty with such a low mileage bike would you not try and seek some form of goodwill and then your incomplete service history would be of no help then.

The best thing to do for comparisons is check like for like with dealers to compare what you are getting for your money.

I also agree about who buys a bike without not checking what is going to cost to service during ownership?
Maybe when buying a new one it might be worth including the Ducati service package(like Mini TLC) at time of purchase although its no cheaper you cuold include it on bike finance or even negoiate it in with the bike deal.

[martins]

Khushy is on the right line, Speaking to Ducati Service centres is a bit like call my bluff, you get 3 different stories from each dealer, It took me a number of phone calls to establish what I need to keep my warranty based on 3,000 miles on a year old bike, I just can't be arsed with it any more, I love my Duc but compared to my R1 the service and sales network offred by Ducati is a pile of S*1t, the bike was off the road for 1 month during June for new Rotors on a 2,000 mile bike, when I only use it for 8 months of the year! Yamaha parts arrive in 24 hours

I will look at a new 1098 next year, I hear Ducati are taking on board the issues re service costs with the new models coming through from September, I don't know if that will affect older models?

[moto748]

Originally Posted by bolds

Just a few points to raise

To carry out a 2 year/12000m service on a 999 takes 9 hours according to schedule

So we can safely kill off that old canard Ducati came out with about the 999 being "cheaper and easier to service" than the old superbikes, then?

All that translated to for me was "We've moved the battery".

[ducati dad]

i've just looked at the service receipt for my SP2.This has K@N filters,PC3 plus Harriss high rise pipes. I had a 12000 mile service done at Whitehouse M/cycles, at Swanley. The Itemised bill came to £150.15p.I bought a Ducati 996R from a person in this Club, and He had the bike MOT'D PLus a 12000 mile ducati service.That bill ( which was unitemised) came to £790.90.The mileage on the Duc was approx 3400 mles at service and the SP2 was 11,982 miles.So ,do we have two homologation specials that are so different in their construction that the servicing costs are poles apart?

[final_edition]

Originally Posted by ducati dad

i've just looked at the service receipt for my SP2.This has K@N filters,PC3 plus Harriss high rise pipes. I had a 12000 mile service done at Whitehouse M/cycles, at Swanley. The Itemised bill came to £150.15p.I bought a Ducati 996R from a person in this Club, and He had the bike MOT'D PLus a 12000 mile ducati service.That bill ( which was unitemised) came to £790.90.The mileage on the Duc was approx 3400 mles at service and the SP2 was 11,982 miles.So ,do we have two homologation specials that are so different in their construction that the servicing costs are poles apart?

What ducati garage was that?

[ducati dad]

Originally Posted by final_edition

What ducati garage was that?

Cornerspeed. Dated 11-MAY-06.

[ducati dad]

FE,how you doing?