Good dealership/service dept. in the central US

[matmcd78]

With the closing of OKC Ducati, I am in need of a new dealership or service department. I live in the blackhole of NW Arkansas. Anybody have any suggestions? (And yes, I have considered moving, but that is a few years away)

[Travman]

Your closted dealership is probably going to be the Kansas City dealer.  Good luck. 

[matmcd78]

I was thinking either there or Dallas. Can do most of the basic wrenching myself, but the valve stuff is still a little intimidating.

[Rob Hilding]

If you can do most of the wrenching yourself - you can do the valve stuff

Really - you can 

[Bill in OKC]

I live in the blackhole of NW Arkansas.

That is a dream place to ride a Ducati.  We have to trailer over there for good times.  I pass by the shop most mornings on the way to work.  The shop still had bikes in it until about a week ago.  Now it has a ladder and what looks like remodeling stuff in there.

[Frisco]

That is a dream place to ride a Ducati.  .

I love NW Arkansas - can't wait til this spring to ride the Duc up - have only done cruisers in the area - I think I may ride the S4RS up and back since no trailer

[WarrenJ]

I'm certainly not a motorhead, but I watched some videos and got a good instruction manual on doing valves.  Took my time and it went fine - its not the big scary thing its made out to be.  You need to pay attention to the details and follow instructions exactly, but its not hard.  Give it a whirl!

[matmcd78]

Even though there are some really nice roads around here, it is a better to place to visit than live.

I have learned how to wrench my Monster from what I have learned here. It makes me nervous not having a closer service department, not only for service, but for parts. Who do you recommend for OEM parts? I can get filters and oil locally, but have no access, other than the web, for gaskets, shims, etc.