15000 mile Valve check... Really necessary??

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Yeah, go ahead and do at 15k miles, it's not that expensive.

If you don't wanna pay, you shouldn't play! just be thankful your not looking at 99 and earlier ducs, the recommended first valve check at 600 miles and every 6k miles after that.

As anithero says, the 15k service won't be 2k at most shops. this service on my streetfighter (and that was including replacing the belts) was around $1k. Granted some more labor involved as you have to take the pipes off to be able remove the oil screen for cleaning), I'm guessing the service at most shops would run around $1200.
 
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i dont see the big deal here. the maintenance costs are less than the 1098/1198.
7500miles belt and valve adjust is $1000.
7500 miles @ $1000 + 7500 miles @ $1000 = $2000
the panigale is 15000 miles @ $1800-$1900

correct me if im wrong, but the maintenance costs are the same if not less than the old superbike
 
Stw said:
Ok... so given that I will be out of warranty at that point... forget the service and just buy software that kills the silly reminder??? :cool:
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Issue with this is that the bike will not have a full service history and if you trade or sell the bike privately or to a dealer you will have to disclose that you have done this and then people wonder what else you have skimped on.
 
WV 1199 said:
I'm pretty sure they did not mean 24km, that is ridiculous. Just above the 24k it states maintenance intervals of 7,500m which is accurate for our regular service intervals, so it is safe to say that they are referring to miles no meters
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Ray means 24,000km and he's correct - it's when the major service requiring the valve check is due. Ducati just convert that into miles for those countries who use miles, in this case 15,000 (14,913 to be exact). That's why your first service light comes on at 621 miles (instead of 600mi the manual states) as it's 1,000km.

You're correct about the website though, imagine someone forgot to convert it from km to mi.
 
Feedback from the other Pani riders i know, 1x 899 is up to 40k kms and valves have been checked twice and no problems.

Another on a 1199 at 18k kms had shims changed out and one of the rocker arms replaced (lucky it was in the last few weeks of warranty.
 
Mine is nowhere needed doing but I asked anyway 24K km service $1500 aud and that’s if they are in spec. More $$$ for adjusting

Antihero paid a high rate because his was the first panigale to get done.

Anyone offering to do the job cheaper is taking the piss or not doing it at all.

As I found out with the highly regarded local italian service centre that charges cheaply couldn’t be bothered to replace the running in oil.

And we have a muppet on our local riding group and reckons his mates of a mechanic shop reckons can do a valve check/major service on a bike for $400 aud. Having done them on R1 and it’s not a two hour job + materials/checks + profit.
 
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thanks for the info

sounds like its hit and miss. better to have them done and have peace of mind rather than something happening and causing more damage $$

I was quoted $2300 at the dealer for the 15k service. i usually like to do my own service, but the valve adjustment is intimidating
 
itscoo2pyopants said:
thanks for the info

sounds like its hit and miss. better to have them done and have peace of mind rather than something happening and causing more damage $$

I was quoted $2300 at the dealer for the 15k service. i usually like to do my own service, but the valve adjustment is intimidating
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My '12 1199 just tripped 13k and I have been wondering about this myself. I am mechanically proficient and do all the maintenance on all my bikes myself. IMO the Pani valve check looks to be more time-consuming than difficult. The difficulty looks like it lies in the actual shimming of the valves if they need it. That requires cam removal and all kinds of other potential sticky situations. I'm thinking I'm going to wait till around 20-25k at least before I do this service unless I start to experience obvious issues. I've only done 2 spirited track days with this bike and the bike runs great on the street with no issues
 
If you had a good relationship with a dealership you could strip the bike to the motor ready for valve check and trailer it to them.

They warranty only the valve check, probably won’t stamp the book for major but also get them to reset desmo light once it’s back together.

Also apart of the major service is coolant flush, spark plug replace, oil + filter, oil screen back flush and check fasteners/overall bike.
 
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itscoo2pyopants said:
thanks for the info

sounds like its hit and miss. better to have them done and have peace of mind rather than something happening and causing more damage $$

I was quoted $2300 at the dealer for the 15k service. i usually like to do my own service, but the valve adjustment is intimidating
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i wont name any dealerships specifically but i see you are on the west side. with that, you should not be paying anything more than 2k for a 15k service alone.

I suppose unless your 1199 is somehow radically different from anyone elses:confused:
 
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The service manual suggests 12 hours for the Desmo service, mine was closer to 16. I paid less than $2k after all said and done
 

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