Are my belts about to go?

[chitown]

Good to be proactive with belts, but it may simply be a nuance of the bike you aren't yet familiar with...as in completely normal.

I second that.  after I bought my 696 used from the dealer and never really ever hearing a ducati motor up close and personal, I went back to have them start another for me because things just didnt sound correct, but after hearing another I was at ease.  I am sure the sales men and techs had a good laugh.

[Privateer]

i just replaced my belts after an undisclosed amount of miles, but way more than 12,000.

The old belts were slightly stretched and even tho they'd been tensioned in March, they were loose again and noisy as hell.

Put the new belts on, and it was much quieter.  I don't know if it was the tension that resolved the noise or just old belts.  Hardly scientific, but something to consider.