Servicing

iv just fitted new belts , checked valve clearances , cleaned air filter, replaced clutch and brake fluids and will shortly be replacing coolant and oil inc filter.due to being poor I carry out as much as possible myself but keep receipts and mileage details.

 

Bought a 916 recently guy had all the service history for first 8 years all done by ducati dealership , an absolute fortune, I mean hundreds of pounds for a belt service oil change , air filters, fuel filters and seals on forks. The second owner who I bought the bike from done all his own work belt changes ,oil changes , brakes etc. He had every receipt for parts and then filled in the service history book himself. He had even kept the old parts. My own personal view is if you own a bike of this stature nine times out of ten the owners generally look after them whether the services or repairs are done by dealers , motorcycle mechanics , or by yourself. I also have a 750 ss ie which I have done a lot of work on this winter , brakes, wheel bearings, belts, full service, repainted all the plastics ( done by a professional sprayer ) and changed all the fluids.

 

By the way he,s not poor just tight

 

and I also love working on my bikes.its another facet of ownership.


is facet the correct word????im poor and stupid.

 

This is also very true

 

poor and stupid?

 

Your not that stupid ive seen your man cave and your not that poor you have a rayburn in your man cave

 

and carpet.

 

Depends on the bike and the age. Once certain bikes get past a certain age, I start doing it myself.

 

Likewise, I would go down the line of servicing the bike myself, 900ss I do, Multi I want to. The problem is with the newer stuff although the oils filters and belts are done I have no way of cancelling out the bloody nag warning on the dash.

 

Difficult question to answer , seemingly,. http://ducatiforum.co.uk/f93/servicing-myself-dealer-18422/

 

I service, do all repairs, including rebuilds myself (except for real specialised stuff) but, I don't care about resale value because I'm not selling, plus on 10yr old+ bikes I don't think a full service history makes much difference as a savvy buyer would know that they're right from the condition.

Even if it makes a difference to any hypothetical sale price I'm sure the savings on dealer servicing over several years more than outweighs that - either way I'm not bothered as I'm keeping them for the long haul.

However if I was buying/selling a new bike every couple of years then I would probably go for FDSH, apart from anything else it would save on buying specialist tools/acquiring specialist knowledge etc.

I also enjoy working on them...

 

I suppose it depends how knowledgeable and confident you are. Personally from a point of view of buying a bike I would be more likely to walk away from a bike that had been serviced by it's owner rather than the dealer because I'd have no idea of whether they were competent of carrying it out properly or at all. The stamps in the book give you confidence as a buyer and also it would cross my mind that the owner was a scrimper and may have penny pinched in general over the bike. What you save in servicing yourself could be lost when it comes to selling because there a lot of Ducatis out there with service books full of dealer stamps and they will be more attractive.£600 sounds top heavy, local bike shop will be a cheaper way of getting a stamp.

 

Hmmm.... depending on how much the bike is worth, couldn't you drop the price by £300 and say "needs a service" ?

Or if you think the popping on overrun is going to put off a purchaser, just pay someone who knows Ducatis to fix that (it won't be the belts or an oil filter!).

 

Why is servicing at a dealer 'half the time not worth it' ?

Anyway mine go to cornerspeed and always will

 

Feck me! I know nothing about engines but even I'd have a go with a spanner if it meant doing it for less than that!!!!