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Title: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: polivo on September 12, 2012, 11:58:44 AM Guys, this is my first ducati.. so sorry if this is a noob question. Im soon due for 7500 service.
1. Does this service have to be done at the official local "ducati delaership", or can I take it to a shop who employs "ducati certified" technicians? 2. If I take it to the shop with "ducati certified techs", how do i prove that the 7500 mile service was performed? 3. Which would you be more comfortable with stealership, or private shop with certfied techs? I greatly appreciate your feedback on the above, I only have 400 more miles to make this decision. Title: Re: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: ducpainter on September 12, 2012, 12:00:30 PM You can take your bike where you wish.
Just save the receipt. Make sure the shop details what was performed/replaced. Title: Re: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: the_Journeyman on September 12, 2012, 01:37:25 PM What dp said. If a shop won't provide a detailed receipt (ask before you agree to any work being done) I probably wouldn't use them.
JM Title: Re: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: polivo on September 12, 2012, 02:00:15 PM Would you prefer one over the other?
Title: Re: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: shamoo on September 12, 2012, 03:38:52 PM I just completed my 7,500 mile service...@ 8,300 miles. :P
My dealer (Ducati of Newport Beach) quoted me @ $750ish which included the full service of fluid changes and valve adjustment. Not terrible, but I looked around locally for other options. I posted in the SoCal section and a few people highly recommended Motoservizio. You can certainly take it to another place for service if you so choose. Just make sure it's documented. This was a concern of mine since I commute 100 miles daily to work. I have a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty from the dealer so I want to make sure they will honor it. At 3 years at my rate, I'll have a ton of miles, so this warranty is useful to me. Anyway, I'm not sure I should quote Motoservizio's price, but it was significantly better than the dealer's. BTW, there's no need to go at EXACTLY 7,500 miles. I went almost 1K miles more and that's with me riding 100 miles a day. Title: Re: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: SDRider on September 12, 2012, 03:45:55 PM I just completed my 7,500 mile service...@ 8,300 miles. :P My dealer (Ducati of Newport Beach) quoted me @ $750ish which included the full service of fluid changes and valve adjustment. Not terrible, but I looked around locally for other options. I posted in the SoCal section and a few people highly recommended Motoservizio. You can certainly take it to another place for service if you so choose. Just make sure it's documented. This was a concern of mine since I commute 100 miles daily to work. I have a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty from the dealer so I want to make sure they will honor it. At 3 years at my rate, I'll have a ton of miles, so this warranty is useful to me. Anyway, I'm not sure I should quote Motoservizio's price, but it was significantly better than the dealer's. BTW, there's no need to go at EXACTLY 7,500 miles. I went almost 1K miles more and that's with me riding 100 miles a day. Man, $750 is quite high for a 2 valve motor. I paid $550 which I still thought was a bit high for my M1100 EVO. I went with the dealer just for peace of mind and that way if I have any more issues with the bike they can't claim it was from work someone else did. I still have 1 more year of the factory warranty on the bike. Title: Re: question about major service interval 7500. Post by: polivo on September 12, 2012, 05:32:48 PM Thank you guys, very helpful information.
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