As already said, with very nearly 30,000 miles on the clock and still running the original tensioner bearings they were probably due a change.
So while ordering a pair of belts from Exactfit I took advantage of a UKMOC 10% from them while also supplying a set of correct C3 clearance SKF tensioner bearings.
Not really a job I'd want to do more frequently than every 30,000 miles to be honest which is probably why Ducati don't swap the bearings instead supplying the tensioners complete with bearing fitted but at £125 a pair aren't cheap when the bearings themselves are less than £20.
Again no evidence of damage or excessive play so may have been unnecessary paranoia:
They took some whacking to get on but I got there:
Back on a new belts fitted and tensioned using my tried and trusted spring balance method.
