Bringing your Duc to a non Duc shop

[speedknot]

Has anyone ventured out and brought their Ducati to someone other than a Ducati dealer for service?  Just wondering if that would that be like bringing your Maserati to a local garage?

[Kopfjager]

I guess it would depend on what type of work you were having done.

[xcaptainxbloodx]

in portland we have 2 shops (that I know of) that work on ducatis besides the dealer. one does everything euro, the other does vintage race bikes and 2v ducatis.

I hear good things about both.

dealers are good because they get reimbursed by ducati to pay for the training of their techs so you know they are up to date on everything, but many of the shops that work on ducs are ex-dealer techs.

do you have a specific shop your thinking about going to?

[Bigbore4]

We are so spoiled, other than heavy machine work, we have the skills and tools to fix everything ourselves.  EVERYTHING.

And if I had to pay someone, we gots Silverback Racing, now known as Ducati Minneapolis.  Them dudes rock.

http://www.silverbackperformance.net/

[psycledelic]

From my initial impressions of the local shops in my surrounding area, I would have to say no I wouldn't.  I would just assume pay a little extra to have a tech that is used to looking at Ducatis. 

[speedknot]

I would just assume pay a little extra to have a tech that is used to looking at Ducatis. 

I wish my local Ducati guy would charge a "little extra".

[RichD]

I wish my local Ducati guy would charge a "little extra".

I'm sure if you ask he'd be happy to accomidate you...   

[psycledelic]

Hey, cough up the cash man.  If Ducati's were cheap and reliable, everybody would have one.

[ducpainter]

We're lucky in NH...

www.clubhousemotorsports.com

Trained by Bruce Meyers...reasonable rates...great guy.

[justinrhenry]

i had a yamaha shop do an inspection on my ducati.   

[Howie]

All dealers are not created equal nor are all independents.  A little far for you, but, IMO, well worth the ride are these guys    http://www.europeancycleservices.com    Ducati trained techs, dyno and most important, a sterling reputation.

[bunnyman666]

I use a mechanic who repairs Aprilias and Moto Guzzis. He has some experience with Ducs; however, if it's something big enough I suppose I would cough up the jack and go to a Duc dealer.

[metallimonster]

I wouldn't take my bike to the local (Columbus Moto-Ohio) Ducati dealer to save my life. 


I and a few others on here take our bikes to JD Hord in Bucyrus OH.  I feel like I get ten times better service, honesty in what repairs/parts to do and work done by a guy who loves the bikes he is working on.

I recommend him to anyone I know who lives in OH.  It's really out of my way and I have to have someone follow me/take me back an hour drive and I would still take it to him if it was farther away.

[Howie]

It would be wonderful if Ducati would allow some incredibly good independents to do warranty work.  Better service, more sales plus competition might make the bad dealers better.

[nicrosato]

All dealers are not created equal nor are all independents.

+1. I've taken the various Ducs I owned to Supermoto Italia here on Long Island. The owner is the mechanic. He's excellent, honest, a no-bs guy. Not inexpensive, but you know the work is done correctly. He will also do little things gratis. His small shop is a clubhouse, especially on Saturdays. It's the kind of place where, if a customer walks in and Joe is back in the shop, one of the regulars will turn into a salesman.

Before I found this place, I took my '97 M900 to another dealer several times and was *always* dissatisfied with the quality of the work.