Servicing cost for M1100 evo

Just have had the first 12 month / 7.5k service done at the dealer, including front brake pads renewal came to £500. Add a set of Michelin pilot road 3 the bill is inflated by another £250.

It's my first Ducati so no idea on running cost but when commenting on the size of the bill, the dealer explained that "You cannot get more prestigious / higher end than Ducati, and it's the equivalent of Ferrari in car terms"..........

Is it realistic to expect expect £500 on routine servicing and another £500 on maintenenace / parts replacement per year?

Also is it worth taking out the extended warranty beyond the standard 2 year?

I do around 7.5k miles per year, 100% weekeday commuting (from suburb in SW to central London).

[J.P]

Took it to Metropolis did you ?
Central London is the most expensive place to get servicing done and you have to for the warranty , it's unfortunate and a cost. Metrolopis for example charge £90 an hour for Ducati & Aprilla, but only £45 an hour for other makes. A lot of it comes down to the cost of training them.

And I wouldn't bother extending the warranty. That won't make the yearly servicing any cheaper.
Once the warranty has run out you will have to find a cheaper servicing option, there are a large number about.

I took it to Inmoto Croydon which is more competitively priced and I have good experience with them, and acrording to dealer service manual, the 7.5k service take 5 hours to complete.

Didn't bother with Metropolis as I heard a lot of negative feedback on their their aftersales service and high cost.

I wish Ducati offers fixed price menu servicing so need to phone around for the best quote and offers tranparent pricing to customers.

[SunEye]

Just be thankful that you don't ride a Triumph Rocket III. My friend was charged about £1000 by a Triumph dealer for the 10,000 mile service.

What mileage had you done?

The price you paid seems quite similar to what I paid at Pro Twins for the 7,500 mile service on my Evo. If you want I can scan the bill and send it to you so that you can compare the costs with what you paid.

[utopia]

Well its not reasonable in my book, but I guess it depends on how you look at it.
My 750 gets no more than about £100 per year spent on parts ....new oil, filter, belts etc. and I do the work myself.
Servicing costs of around 10% of the original purchase price per year has to be over the top in my opinion......on purely economic terms it probably makes more sense to neglect it.......
I can't see why it should be any more expensive to change the oil on a ducati than on any other bike, and I don't really buy the notion that the mechanics need that much more training, after all apart from the desmo valves, what's different to any other bike....???
Complicated work, like desmo valve clearance adjustment, may be more involved and take longer to do, but the extra time taken will incur its own extra charge...I don't see why the hourly rate should be any higher on top of that.
In fact, air-cooled, 2-valve monsters are particularly simple to work on in all other respects. They even have two less cylinders than most bikes.
I think there might be an element of taking advantage of the "prestige" attached to ducati ownership going on here......ie if you can afford a prestige bike then you can also afford for us to rip you off for the servicing.
Mind you, I guess there's an extra price to pay if you use a central london dealership.

A ducati is nothing like a Ferrari in my opinion....the latter is an overbuilt, overpriced, pointlessly out of context fantasy vehicle, while a ducati (particularly a monster) is built to be used everyday by ordinary people who just happen to understand what makes an excellent motorcycle design.

Originally Posted by SunEye

Just be thankful that you don't ride a Triumph Rocket III. My friend was charged about £1000 by a Triumph dealer for the 10,000 mile service.


What mileage had you done?


The price you paid seems quite similar to what I paid at Pro Twins for the 7,500 mile service on my Evo. If you want I can scan the bill and send it to you so that you can compare the costs with what you paid.

That's more than most cars!

I have covered 5200 miles but the bike will be 1 year old in a weeks time, so I am having the 7.5k done at the same time as the yearly service (rather than having to have the 7.5k specific bit done in 3 months time when the mileage reaches 7.5k).

That would be useful info thanks, I'll do the same.

That's not many miles for brake pads - did you see the old ones?

Originally Posted by zhango

That's not many miles for brake pads - did you see the old ones?

+1 on the brake pads......did you not mention in your "puncture" thread that you have managed 5.5k miles on original tyres, that would suggest that you are not riding like a loon, so how come pads???
Just had a look at Ducati Glasgow website, which indicates that the 7.5k service will cover valve clearance so there is time cost there, clutch inspection as well as normal service, so maybe its about right....D G btw charge £55 inc vat technician time per hr....but thats no good for you in London!!!l
As to extended warranty...I took it out and had a claim at 2 yrs 11months which was sorted and saved me loads, however if you don't claim in year 3 you've wasted your dosh, unless you don't mind paying for peace of mind...Think on the + ve if you do similar miles next years service even with belts will be a tad cheaper.....

Being a trusting person, I did not ask to see the old ones. The rear is about 50% worn and was not replaced so I assume the front must be consdierably more than 50% worn.

As a newbie and riding in central London, I use the front brakes frequently and hard sometimes - to avoid hitting all sorts of idiots on 2 whelssl / 4 wheels / foot in my daily commute....

Originally Posted by simontt

Being a trusting person, I did not ask to see the old ones. The rear is about 50% worn and was not replaced so I assume the front must be consdierably more than 50% worn.

As a newbie and riding in central London, I use the front brakes frequently and hard sometimes - to avoid hitting all sorts of idiots on 2 whelssl / 4 wheels / foot in my daily commute....

Simon
Still not sure about pads, but I ride at shall we say brisk pace, got 1600 miles out of original rear tyre BT 016, including running in! Then went to BT23 on rear with BT16 front, managed 2500 miles from new to bald, then went for pair of BT23 and rear bald at 2800 miles, now gone for Metzler Interact Z8 on rear and will match front when fooked....sorry I'm rambling, point was this all included 3 track nights at knockhill, and my front pads are still fine, do we have same brakes? Anyway, mine was due 3 yr service Oct 2012 so will be off to Ducati Glasgow soon and I feel a £400 coming on.........but hey we LOVE our bikes so why not....

I paid £138 for my first annual service (at Woods), and my brakes didn't need doing. I'd do things like brakes myself anyway, so it would just be the cost of parts I'd have to factor in, and there's eBay for that.

Woods offer fixed price servicing, so no surprises in store for me (phew!)

Valve clearance and belts are done at 2yrs/15k on the Mevo, so not sure why your service cost so much...

I'm surprised your pads needed replacing in such a low mileage too...

[SunEye]

Originally Posted by neilo

Valve clearance and belts are done at 2yrs/15k on the Mevo, so not sure why your service cost so much...

I'm surprised your pads needed replacing in such a low mileage too...

My valve clearances needed doing at my 7,500 mile service.

My front pads are still the originals, but I am quite light on the brakes. Even so 5,200 miles seems quite low for replacement pads.

Originally Posted by neilo

I paid £138 for my first annual service (at Woods), and my brakes didn't need doing. I'd do things like brakes myself anyway, so it would just be the cost of parts I'd have to factor in, and there's eBay for that.

Woods offer fixed price servicing, so no surprises in store for me (phew!)

Valve clearance and belts are done at 2yrs/15k on the Mevo, so not sure why your service cost so much...

I'm surprised your pads needed replacing in such a low mileage too...

I paid £150 for the 1st service (at 600 miles). Wood's fixed price service is great - shame as the main difference are labour rate as far as I can see.

Dealer provided me with a completed "Ducati service scheduled maintenance intervention check list for two valve engine" showing what needs to be done at what mileage / time - and there are two items for 7.5k mile service:

- check and /or adjustment of the valve clearances
- check and /or adjust timing belt

The same are done at 15k miles / 2 years except on this occasion the belts are actually replaced, so if your bike does not reach 7.5k miles at 1st birthday it just needs a standard annual / 12 month service where the labour cost is less than half of the 7.5k mile service.

[SunEye]

Originally Posted by simontt

That's more than most cars!

Indeed it is. More than his Jaguar or his Rolls Royce ;-)

Originally Posted by simontt

I paid £150 for the 1st service (at 600 miles). Wood's fixed price service is great - shame as the main difference are labour rate as far as I can see.

Dealer provided me with a completed "Ducati service scheduled maintenance intervention check list for two valve engine" showing what needs to be done at what mileage / time - and there are two items for 7.5k mile service:

- check and /or adjustment of the valve clearances
- check and /or adjust timing belt

The same are done at 15k miles / 2 years except on this occasion the belts are actually replaced, so if your bike does not reach 7.5k miles at 1st birthday it just needs a standard annual / 12 month service where the labour cost is less than half of the 7.5k mile service.

My first 600 mile service was free (although Woods usually charge ~£110 for this).
Ah, yes of course you're right about some additional things being required based on mileage. Mine had done ~5,800 at the first annual service, so no additional things were needed.