I have an 09 plate 1198 that has around 6k miles and full dealer service history. The service was due in Oct/Nov but I have put off until now. I have rung my local dealer for a price and it is a annual 3 which includes all fluids so brake/coolant/oil/air and then a general look round. They also mentioned that the belts will be due either back end of this year or early next along with the valve clearances so its a biggy!. Price for this year with fluids is around £350 and then belts/valves is around £550. The question is would you buy a bike that has partial dealer and partial home servicing? I have plenty of experience regarding servicing bikes so fluids service doesn't worry me however I have never done belts but plenty of vids and advice around. I was also going to photograph each stage and keep these with the bike come selling time.
I'd only buy it if it was cheaper than ones with full history. Will end up making it harder to sell in my opinion as there is slot of nice bikes out there.
I think at 09 plate it is getting into the realms of not mattering so much, besides, I would trust myself than some main dealers anyway :Angelic: it wouldn't bother me if it was well document with proof / invoices for parts.
This comes from man and Ducati Technician I use and trust, his advice was ALWAYS "warranted service history before mileage" and me being me I have to agree with him. Don't get me wrong, some people are more than capable of doing routine maintenance but what scares me most of all is the folks that have a go and have not got a clue. So, in answer to your question, no I would only buy a bike, especially an animal like the 1198, with full dealer service history. When your doing the speeds that that bike is capable of then you have got to be confident everything is tickety boo.
i got my 848 2008 and i bought wit full service history so i decide change oil and staff like this and when i take ou ferring out i found out the service is full of shit .... soem of the creews not put propa some screw are missing ... that palce where is hard put wrench osr something like this screw are only put in half and i cahnged my belt for my self is took me 2 hours 1 time in my life did this in ducati and pay only 89 pound for the belt and i know the screw are put good. and i get replacememn of radiators so they said if i can pout for myself casue they are busy so i was so happy they dont want to fix for me ....
I'd suggest if she is a keeper it will make sense to do fluids and filters yourself and let a quality independent do the important bits. Keep all receipts and date when you did the work. If your selling her soon it would be worth keeping the history up. In the end, if you do it yourself the bike will be worth less but you will have saved money. Swings and roundabouts. Also depends on if you like getting your hands dirty and if you have the time to do the work yourself. I'm learning at the moment and the servicing money I'm saving is paying for the tools which I will have for years. Plus I'm really enjoying it.
to me working on the bike is part of the ownership enjoyment. iv just changed my belts and waiting for start of good weather to replace oil etc.
2 bikes advertised. Same mileage, same lovely photos. 1 is home serviced by the seller who claims he is a 'pro'. The other was serviced by a main reputable Ducati authorised dealer with all invoices and paperwork to back it up. Price is within £500 of each other. Which do you go for?
The one with Ducati history. Ps u didn't say which was more expensive but I assume u mean the dealer serviced bike
If you add up all the hundreds of pounds saved, then knock half that amount off your selling price to compensate for the lack of "official" service history, you are still quids in. And a dossier of photos as the OP mentioned would go a long way to reassure potential buyers surely?
Not for me. How do i know the person is capable of doing their own work? i dont know them from adam, so no amount of pics would help. The bike would have to lots cheaper for me to consider it. People are nervous enough buying private anyway , why make your life harder by putting another barrier in their way not to buy your bike. If it was a 2k snotter then so be it, but a 1198 is still worth good money. If its a keeper then different story , but dont expect to scrimp on service costs and then not affect the resale value.
If the spanner monkey is proud of his work, do you really think he will sell his home serviced bike for significantly less than a dealer serviced bike? How much cheaper would the seller devalue his bike by to make it worthwhile to the buyer? £500? £1,000? £2,000? I reckon he would be selling a dog (or just stupid) if he were willing to let it go for £2k less... So, more than likely that the seller would not devalue his bike and instead justify that his work was comparable (maybe even better) than the dealer. In which case the buyer sees no advantage. It's a lose lose situation imho.
We have loads of punters who bring their cars in to my dealership for a value to p/x against a new car. They pull onto the car park i their 3 year old fiesta ( usually the guy is mid 50's/60's ) , and come into the showroom. They then proceed to ask for a value on their car, which has been self serviced from new by themselves. When they recieve a lower value because of this they get all stroppy and cant understand why? The reason is simple, when we sell that car on to the next buyer its less desirable compared to a full dealer serviced car. The guy is usually a "expert" and cant understand why his home made stamp he's put in the service book isnt any good.
