home maintenance vs professional

[bigiain]

And i'm curious to know from all the experienced duke owners what level of maintenance that they do themselves and what jobs are just easier to take to various service centres?

Mine hasn't seen the inside of a workshop in the last 140,000km (or 6 years) except for new tires. I do my own valves and cam belts. I didn't rebuild the shock myself, but I removed it and took it to a suspension specialist then refitted it myself.

Also if anyone could give me feedback about local melbourne service centres it would also be greatly apprecated.

Brad Black at Moto One _really_ knows his shit. Start reading here to see for yourself.

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[Spider]

+1 Brad Black - he was excellent when it came to whispering to mine - also showed care....and I love it when you take your bike in for X problem and they fix it but they also say "hey, you need to start thinking about Y and Z" - preventative maintenance is what you want - and a set of experienced eyes that know the tell-tale signs is invaluable to us newbies.

[newrider]

thanks everyone, will check out brad at motor one and also eurobrit when it comes to service time, the bike was originally purchased from motor one originally and they have done all the services, but after to talking to the previous owner he was under the impression that motor one don't do Dukes anymore, is that not the case?
Yeah think it is a good idea to do the simple service stuff and leave the computer stuff to the guys who know and more importantly, already have the equipment.

[Spider]

Moto One had the Ducati dealership removed from them (lots of politics I believe). They still service Dukes though.

They don't have any Ducati branded equipment there - the DSS computer for example, but the the equipment they use is often better (The exhaust analyser Brad used did 4 gases vs. the 2 of the DSS).

By the looks of the MV and Ducati's in the service bays they seem to be a favourite service location of quite a few people!

Hope this helps.

Spider