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Moto Board => Tech => Topic started by: lwszabo on May 17, 2010, 02:34:57 PM

Title: what are you paying for a dealership tp perfrom 18,000 miles service?
Post by: lwszabo on May 17, 2010, 02:34:57 PM
2 valve 800 monster. i was quoted $1000 froma dealership over the phone, and $600 to $800 from independant Ducati shop.  I am in the Charlotte area...I expected 600 to 800 from Ducati of Charlotte...not 1000!
Title: Re: what are you paying for a dealership tp perfrom 18,000 miles service?
Post by: booger on May 17, 2010, 03:38:06 PM
zero - all DIY here
Title: Re: what are you paying for a dealership tp perfrom 18,000 miles service?
Post by: junior varsity on May 17, 2010, 04:01:55 PM
Depending on the spec of the valves, somewhere between $800-1,200 would be correct where I am at, the lesser being valves all in spec.
Title: Re: what are you paying for a dealership tp perfrom 18,000 miles service?
Post by: He Man on May 17, 2010, 05:24:28 PM
more along the lines of $600-800 here. I know some shop charges a flat exchange fee for $20 per valve adjustment (for shims). others charge $20 exchange fee PER shim...

If its the later, id walk away simply because its completely unfair. Shims are only $10 if you buy them from EMS, and they are suppose to be higher spec too. and if you have a lot of shims to change, your SOL. you are not only paying them to do the job, your also paying them to keep your old shims, which will probably go into another bike.
Title: Re: what are you paying for a dealership tp perfrom 18,000 miles service?
Post by: lwszabo on May 18, 2010, 03:04:06 AM
Quote from: bergdoerfer on May 17, 2010, 03:38:06 PM
zero - all DIY here
Did you even read the question? ;) I am not messing with anything inside a engine, that would be bad....very bad!
Title: Re: what are you paying for a dealership tp perfrom 18,000 miles service?
Post by: lwszabo on May 18, 2010, 05:19:37 AM
thanks going to Ducati of Charlotte today to drop off.