7.5K Service on a 696, Price?

[sroberts152]

I had the same service minus fork service and paid $450 at nichol's in milpitas.

I had such great luck with these guys when I had my 900SS.  Awesome service.  Real professionals.  I was just talking to the Mrs. today and told her that my 696 is going to them for the next service.  Good to have a price.

[swampduc]

5k out of a rear tire is actually pretty good in my opinion... I don't do burnouts or anything like that but these are sport oriented bikes and so equipped with grippy soft tires.

Mine lasted less than 4500.
I'm surprised there's so much variation in prices from dealer to dealer, btw. My experience with my cars was always that things tended to be pretty close as far as regular service and maintenance.

[sbrguy]

if you have not seen how much work goes into adjusting the valves, as in teh time that it takes just to remove all the stuff to get to teh vertical cylinder then you can't complain about charging for time, 

a full valve service and changing belts, oil and general going ove rthe bike and such should take 3-5 hours if done properly.  i'm sure some might be able to t do it faster but its not really likely.

[needtorque]

I have no problem with the labor charges for a good shop to do the repair if I do not have the time.  However, my local shop wanted to charge me $450 to double check the valves I set on a 916 engine that was out of the bike.  I was going to bring them the engine and have them check my work (I did not tell them this but I wanted to know how good of a job I did as it was my first time doing this on a duc and also wanted to see how honest they were.)

i told them I was doing a project and had the engine out.  Asked how much for them to set the valves if I bring them the engine.  They said $450.  I said you realize there is pretty much no disassembly required on this.  They said "yes, it will be $450".  I don't go there much anymore.

[NekkedChic]

Melillimoto in Ocala is the best if your close enough.  As long as you stay away from Daytona Ducati, your alright

Almost did Daytona, then after we hit Melillimoto for Tard Demos, realized how close it is AND how GOOD they really are all around, so DEF hitting up Sebatian for the 7500 mile service, which is coming faster than I want, at 5K+ already. 
Gotta give em a call and take Beastie Boy in sooner tho cuz lost nearly a quart in oil somehow! None lost since topped off several miles now BUT there is visible oil "leak" bit concerning. Also, my left mirror came loose as hell only weeks after purchase, "fixed" it we thought, but then it blew off while riding last week. CAUGHT IT MID AIR THO wow, huh?     Needs replaced...


Greg...no burn outs here, in fact I missed perfect opportunity just before swapping out for new tire     

BUT, as someone else said, this IS a sportsbike and we ride fast n hard, as it should be ridden.  My SO also ride sportsbikes including 600RR and Speed Triple and he ALSO eats up tires in similar mileage....

[patroldawg]

I always get frustrated when I hear service prices, because I think I got hosed...

'06 S2r... 12k service, NO valve adjustments needed... rear brake pads... front fork service... front tire install, I bought my own tire... $1100.

Wish I had more service options. Maybe I'll go to Bologna and get certified! 

Even if you paid $100 for pads, and $100/hr for labor, that's like 10 hours of work. WTF took them so long? or, am I really missing something here, becuase that is a boatload of cash for a maintenance service.