Hey My 996 Bip had a full rebuild at Riders Ducati ~2 years ago. Since then she's been fired up every so often and ridden about 5 times; nothing crazy, only a half hour here and there. I've yet to ride her 'in anger' ;-) Prior to the rebuild (2010) the last service was 2009 and the last time the belts were changed was in 2006!!!!!! Riders asked if I wanted the belts changed but I was convinced they were not very old so I [foolishly] said no. My question is providing I let her fully warm up to operating temperature, will it be ok to ride her 'properly' or would you advise changing the belts and a service before hand? Since 2009 she's done 2,000 miles, and 10,000 miles since belts were last changed in 2006. If I'm honest I'm a bit green to it all so any tips or advice on belts and tips on servicing with inconsistent mileage would be appreciated Thank you in advance everyone Martin.
I would change them before you start it up again, not worth the risk and much to expencive if one fails. Steve
I understand..... Best to be on the safe side. I've emailed Riders for a quote for a service/belt change. Any ball park figure I'm gonna be paying? Christmas present to myself ;-)
Realy depends on what you call a service, belts and oil+filter, two hours labour = :£250 ish only a guess. Then you could have the cams out and rockers checked, realy depends how far you want to go. Forget the last bit as I just noticed it was rebuilt so cams and rocker will be fine. Steve
I'm not too fussed about an 'official dealer stamp' in the book as I will never sell her after spending on the rebuild. Hmmmm, do it myself is a good idea I guess! I have a Haynes and I'm sure father-in-law will want to help... Thanks for your comments, one last thing, with the low mileage I'm racking up, would you just advise a simple 'once a year' service?? Keep it simple 'n all that?
Change the oil and filter yourself every year, as for belts I have just done my own for the first time and its not so frightening but I do stick to the two year intervals as its not worth the risk, only my opinion as others will run them longer. Steve
Ok so I heard back off of Riders Ducati. WOW. They're recommending a 24 month service which includes belts. And are asking £762!!! Or £642 if I don't have the fork oil changed. Wow...
I'd defo get the belts changed out. Oil and filter and a fresh fuel filter. Dump any fuel that's left in as it's going to a bit stale by now. I'd change teh brake fluids as well. If it's done no mileage since the rebuild and everything was in order then, a bit of common sense should see you good to go for around half of a "full" service.
Sorry Nelly i should have mentioned you as well. That kind of price for a service would get the work done by any of the most reputable guys in the country, and some.
