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.
You can take your bike where you wish.
Just save the receipt. Make sure the shop details what was performed/replaced.
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
Would you prefer one over the other?
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.
Quote from: shamoo on September 12, 2012, 04:38:52 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.
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.
Thank you guys, very helpful information.