Servicing quandries

Ron1000 · 24-08-2015, 12:31 PM

Guys,
Does anyone get there bike serviced by mileage rather than yearly?

i.e. My next service is due at 7500miles so I reckon I'll hit that sometime next season.
or
at 36 months which is the start of march 2016.

So just wondering if anyone ignores the yearly thing or not.

Also I know Glasgow Ducati have a good reputation (other opinions welcome) but another authorised service centre is closer to me (Ian Murray) has anyone had any dealings with Ian Murray?

Cheers.

J.P · 24-08-2015, 12:56 PM

Yearly means that the bike will always have the right quality of ingredients without letting them deteriorate. Oil/belts/fluids that sort of thing. Sometimes that means small miles but keeps the service book right up to date.

Darren69 · 24-08-2015, 01:08 PM

The service due warning on my dash comes up based on mileage travelled, so that shouldn't matter about how much time between intervals, you should still get the stamp in the book.

24-08-2015, 01:58 PM

Hi Ron1000,
I used Ian Murray last week. Excellent service and great to deal with.
Give them a bell and i'm sure they'll look after you.

Ron1000 · 24-08-2015, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdp683

Hi Ron1000,
I used Ian Murray last week. Excellent service and great to deal with.
Give them a bell and i'm sure they'll look after you.

Do you get a courtesy bike?

I usually get my bike serviced at the start of each season, I think I'll continue with that. Does that mean the belts get replaced at the same time, or after set mileage, or depending on inspection?

24-08-2015, 05:11 PM

I had a problem which needed the Ducati diagnostics so I just had a coffee and hung around for it to be sorted!

I have my bike serviced every year. (sometimes by me or at the garage if i'm flush)
The belts are every 2 years.
The valve clearances are 15K miles for my 796.
Don't know if they do a courtesy bike you would need to ask!!

J.P · 24-08-2015, 05:17 PM

Check the service interval for Belts on the 1100 EVO, I think it's actually 3 years on the EVO and 2 years on older models of Monster.

fastnfat · 01-09-2015, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.P

Check the service interval for Belts on the 1100 EVO, I think it's actually 3 years on the EVO and 2 years on older models of Monster.

It is every two years or 15k miles on the EVO. Just had a belt shred that had been on the bike for 18 months and less than 3k miles. Damage was caused by as yet unidentified object that somehow found its way in to the belt cover. So nothing to do with age or mileage, just bad luck. The piston smacked the valves. The head is being rebuilt as we speak. Fingers crossed that the damage is limited to the valves and probably the guides as well. Not sure about other monsters but the EVO's engine has to come out to repair the rear cylinder so I'm expecting the labour charges to be quite a significant part of the total cost.

Ron1000 · 02-09-2015, 07:58 AM

Fastnfat,
I've been reading your thread on that one, ooft ouchy.

I've made a decision to follow the service intervals regardless of mileage.

And that's what the previous owner has done.....year 2, 1700 miles and he had the belts changed.

So the first service under my ownership will be year 3 and probably on about 5000 miles. Reading between the lines it seems relatively normal practice for service centres to do a more relative service i.e. fluids and such like that are subject to ageing, and inspect more mileage related items to check the condition etc.

Either way as long as it runs like a goodun I'll be happy. The mechanic I've used for all my bikes over the last 10years will wonder that's happened to me when I don't turn up for my 'start of the season service'.

steeevvvooo · 02-09-2015, 08:43 AM

It might sound like overkill but traditionally Ducati owners have wanted more thorough history than other makes. Maybe this is down to the "unreliable" tag Ducati were branded with decades ago and scare mongering, who knows. A bike not serviced on schedule will put some buyers off.

I'm sure many bikes go longer than suggested intervals and are still on the road without catastrophic meltdown. However, if I'm looking for a bike, a full service history is obviously preferred to a stretched/patchy one.

Saying that, if you plan on keeping it then who cares. It comes down to whatever you are comfortable with and is a cost vs risk decision. Some basic fluid changes I have done myself but belts and valves have always been done every couple of years so a specialist can give it a good check over while its in.

24-08-2015, 12:31 PM	#1
Ron1000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Livingston Bike: M1100evo Posts: 863	Servicing quandries Guys, Does anyone get there bike serviced by mileage rather than yearly? i.e. My next service is due at 7500miles so I reckon I'll hit that sometime next season. or at 36 months which is the start of march 2016. So just wondering if anyone ignores the yearly thing or not. Also I know Glasgow Ducati have a good reputation (other opinions welcome) but another authorised service centre is closer to me (Ian Murray) has anyone had any dealings with Ian Murray? Cheers. Last edited by Ron1000; 24-08-2015 at 12:36 PM..

24-08-2015, 12:56 PM	#2
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	Yearly means that the bike will always have the right quality of ingredients without letting them deteriorate. Oil/belts/fluids that sort of thing. Sometimes that means small miles but keeps the service book right up to date. __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters.

24-08-2015, 01:08 PM	#3
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,025	The service due warning on my dash comes up based on mileage travelled, so that shouldn't matter about how much time between intervals, you should still get the stamp in the book. __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

24-08-2015, 05:17 PM	#7
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	Check the service interval for Belts on the 1100 EVO, I think it's actually 3 years on the EVO and 2 years on older models of Monster. __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters.

24-08-2015, 01:58 PM	#4
jdp683 Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Ron1000, I used Ian Murray last week. Excellent service and great to deal with. Give them a bell and i'm sure they'll look after you.

24-08-2015, 05:11 PM	#6
jdp683 Guest Posts: n/a	I had a problem which needed the Ducati diagnostics so I just had a coffee and hung around for it to be sorted! I have my bike serviced every year. (sometimes by me or at the garage if i'm flush) The belts are every 2 years. The valve clearances are 15K miles for my 796. Don't know if they do a courtesy bike you would need to ask!!

02-09-2015, 07:58 AM	#9
Ron1000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Livingston Bike: M1100evo Posts: 863	Fastnfat, I've been reading your thread on that one, ooft ouchy. I've made a decision to follow the service intervals regardless of mileage. And that's what the previous owner has done.....year 2, 1700 miles and he had the belts changed. So the first service under my ownership will be year 3 and probably on about 5000 miles. Reading between the lines it seems relatively normal practice for service centres to do a more relative service i.e. fluids and such like that are subject to ageing, and inspect more mileage related items to check the condition etc. Either way as long as it runs like a goodun I'll be happy. The mechanic I've used for all my bikes over the last 10years will wonder that's happened to me when I don't turn up for my 'start of the season service'.

02-09-2015, 08:43 AM	#10
steeevvvooo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bromley Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,512	It might sound like overkill but traditionally Ducati owners have wanted more thorough history than other makes. Maybe this is down to the "unreliable" tag Ducati were branded with decades ago and scare mongering, who knows. A bike not serviced on schedule will put some buyers off. I'm sure many bikes go longer than suggested intervals and are still on the road without catastrophic meltdown. However, if I'm looking for a bike, a full service history is obviously preferred to a stretched/patchy one. Saying that, if you plan on keeping it then who cares. It comes down to whatever you are comfortable with and is a cost vs risk decision. Some basic fluid changes I have done myself but belts and valves have always been done every couple of years so a specialist can give it a good check over while its in.