Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > General Motorcycles only > Service

[andyc]

Member to the Essex region and also a new Ducati owner, looking to get a service done with belts and a company called casoli are offering a full belt service for £220 + vat, has anybody else used them? and if so any good? as the price seems a bit to good to be true!!

Thanks in advance.

[JPM]

Crapoli did you say?

[Lily]

don't know Casoli personally, I am sure someone will help on that, but service costs depends on which service, which bike etc.

Provide a bit more detail to see if its a good deal...

btw...welcome to dsc

[Steve M]

welcome matey

what's the bike, 2 valve - 4 valve engine.

does seem a bit cheap for a belt service though even if it's a 2 valve engine, unless it's the basic service + belts.

when mine (900ss) has belts it adds about £70 to the service cost (belts & labour)



[Edited on 7-1-2005 by STEVE M]

[antonye]

The price seems about right - belts aren't that expensive themselves it's just the time it takes to fit them that costs.

As for comparisons....

There's TecMoto on the A12 just inside the M25 - they now have the same mechanic from Ron Parkinsons from what I understand.

There was also posts that Bob Hills over in Hertford would no longer be an official dealer from end of last month.

Have a search through the board (link on top left of each message board page under the logo) for more thoughts on it.

[adam]

antonye, I went to casoli a couple of times, last visit was to have Brembo brake and clutch master cylinders fitted. went to pick the bike up and found that they had sold my seat to someone as they were out of stock, they then put a suede seat on. dave said he thought i would like it. What a T***er.
got him to change it. when home i found all the bolts holding the brake and clutch were loose, you could spin the levers round. The guy who done the work isnt a qualified mechanic, neither is i think the older guy there. Dave had the cheek to say, hope this doesnt stop you comming down here adam. F****ng right it does. Bye.

[moto748]

Originally posted by adam
...I went to casoli a couple of times... went to pick the bike up and found that they had sold my seat to someone as they were out of stock....

That has to be the biggest cheek I have ever heard of!

[rcgbob44]

Andyc

In a lot of ways we (as club members) are very lucky in having some very good dealers who care about their reputations and who therefore offer good service and are recomended by club members. Just look through the various threads on this web site and before long you will realise who are the good dealers and who are the rip off merchants just out for a quick buck.

BTW welcome to the club there not a bad bunch really!

Regards
Bob.G

[andyc]

Thanks for the views and advice, in awnser to a couple of the replies my bike is a 2000 model 748s which has covered around 5 k, its last service was around 3 k 2 years ago and i have been advised to change the belts because of the time lapse rather than miles covered, i also had a quote from Tecmoto who quoted around £500, this included a discount for DSC members, most of the posts are negative which has kind of swayed me, however what does suprise me is that i popped down to there shop and the standard of bikes and work they had done was to me very good, so i am still not 100% as the cost differance is tempting.

Thanks again and i am looking foward to meeting and riding with you all.

[gasmanrus]

andy, i used tecmoto for my 12,000 ml service last year.
they were VERY thorough. their mechanic spotted & rectified faults before they turned into major problems.

couldnt recomend them enough mate