place to check out my bike?

[rsoffar]

yeah i just got it like a week and a half ago. it is my first bike.

here is the story of the bike, the original owner of the bike who i have no clue who it was got arrested for one reason or another and the bike sat for three months with the towing company who in turn got the title for the bike and then sold it to a guy who owns a car shop. i then got it from him so i hardly know any history on it. its a 2000 750 with 27,000 miles on it. the duc dealership told me it was supposed to have a major service done at 24k so idk if that happened or not so i guess i should get it in for that. (is this something that Randy McCarter can do? or should i take it in to the dealership?)

anyways as far as why it was loose.... when we went to put it back on the huge nut on the left side of the wheel was hardly even hand tight as was one of the smaller ones on the rear of the swingarm... so im guessing that had something to do with it.  the guy i got it from said he replaced the brake pads so im just guessing that maybe he didnt tighten everything up to spec when he put it back on..... i guess i was lucky the chain coming off was all that happened.

[cdc]

That all makes sense.

I would ask Randy if he will want to do the full service which you will want to make sure everything is set to specs.  I don't know if he has all the tools for it.  Worth a  call.

cdc

[sdlrodeo]

First of all, wow. Glad your chain didn't punch a hole in your engine nor did your wheel come off. You have been blessed by the motogods.
Second, you can get a 520 chain 'conversion' kit including sprockets on ebay for around $140 or so with whatever gearing you want. Another avenue is Sprocket specialists. There are plenty of places around town and online. I just spent too much on a DID EVR 525 chain myself, but Randy said he uses them for 24hr endurance races so I"m guessing it'll do for me.
As far as services go, there are other places to take your Duc besides AMS. Here is my take on AMS: Top quality service at top price. I don't think you will find a more competent shop around town. That doesn't mean the others are necessarily less competent, just less costly. Since it is obviously out of warranty, it is not mandatory that it be done at a dealer. Even if it is under warranty, you can still have it done at a not duc shop, it is just harder (not impossible) to prove it was Ducati's fault should something go wrong.
Another dealer I like is North Texas BMW in Plano. They are a certified Duc dealer too. A little cheaper on the labor. Good guys. I just got my partial 6k service done there last week. I'm pretty good with a wrench, but wanted the first sevice (in my possession) to be done at a dealer. I can take care of the oil/radiator/brakes/chain myself so I just had them check the valves, TPS and Throttle bodies. Saved me some money.
Point is, there are ways to own a duc without going broke.
Welcome to the sickness,
Steve