Belts

So folk tell me I will need to change the belts on my 1200s. Is this a Ducati dealer job or can a decent bike mechanic do this at the next service. If it's Ducati only what would be a ball park price.

ATB Dave

[Ron1000]

Dave,
Don’t know service intervals of the 1200’s however i would highly recommend getting it done by a dealer when it’s time.

As a guide my 7500 mile service on the evo (simpler to work on than the 1200’s apparently) was about £650 this was belts, valves, fork oil and all other service items at winter rates (£15ph less than normal).

I’m sure you can go on line and ducati breakdown the servicing for you. It’s quite transparent.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by Dave62

So folk tell me I will need to change the belts on my 1200s. Is this a Ducati dealer job or can a decent bike mechanic do this at the next service. If it's Ducati only what would be a ball park price.

ATB Dave

Who's advised you the belts need changing?
The service intervals on the 1200 range are much further apart than on the early water cooled monsters (S4/R/RS)

Copied from Ducatis web site.

The enjoyment of riding, reliability and maximum containment of maintenance costs are among the main criteria that drive every engineering project in Ducati. We have spread out services to intervals of 24,000 km (15,000 miles) and on some models the main Desmo Service is not necessary until 30,000 km (18,000 miles). Even the simplest services, the Oil Service, have been spaced out to 12,000 km (7,500 miles) or 15,000 km (9,000 miles), values that represent an absolute reference for high performance engines.

[s4rmark]

5 years or 15000 miles on the 1200’s for a belt change.

Thanks for the feedback guys my 1200 has just under 12000 miles on it now so the 15000 service is not that far away.