Is there a list of Ducati master techs in the US?

Seeing someone advertise that they are a ducati master tech but the ducati website does not corroborate...

What the heck is a Ducati master tech?

Think it's a certification they get from attending Ducati training sessions...

Are you looking for one?

Yep. Not thrilled with the service I'm getting... and I don't enjoy working on bikes as much as I do riding them.

There is a reason I didn't buy my Ducatis in Houston.

If you claim to be anything, in this case a master tech, and the home base doesn't acknowledge it, what else are you lying about.
I flat out asked the dealer about it and they claimed it was an issue at Ducati and they would look into it. Over a year passed and nothing changed

Get it. I can honestly say that I have never had a Duc tech able to answer any questions I had about something. Now granted, I ask some pretty obscure stuff a lot of people are not going to know but so far their tech’s don’t have a clue. The last question I had was about the engine stand plate for the 1299/959. Not one dealer had a clue. They told me the 1199 stand works. It doesn’t which also told me they had never had a1299 on the stand. There is no engine plate adapter for the 1299 (different than the 1199) The specialty shops have to make theirs as I did mine.

These Ducati techs are hacks. They have general knowledge of the bikes and they certainly don’t go the extra mile with regard to quality work. The specialty shops are better. Beverly Hills Ducati told me about building their stand. They are pretty good. Boulder is good as well. If you need motor stuff, Motorapido is hard to beat. Local dealers? Pass

endodoc said:

Get it. I can honestly say that I have never had a Duc tech able to answer any questions I had about something. Now granted, I ask some pretty obscure stuff a lot of people are not going to know but so far their tech’s don’t have a clue. The last question I had was about the engine stand plate for the 1299/959. Not one dealer had a clue. They told me the 1199 stand works. It doesn’t which also told me they had never had a1299 on the stand. There is no engine plate adapter for the 1299 (different than the 1199) The specialty shops have to make theirs as I did mine.

These Ducati techs are hacks. They have general knowledge of the bikes and they certainly don’t go the extra mile with regard to quality work. The specialty shops are better. Beverly Hills Ducati told me about building their stand. They are pretty good. Boulder is good as well. If you need motor stuff, Motorapido is hard to beat. Local dealers? Pass

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Interesting. Ducati Newport Beach and Pro Italia are both listed as having Duc master techs... not Beverly Hills Ducati.

I think ultimately it comes down to relationships ... that are based on trust and trust requires good work.

He isn't a master tech as far as I know, but there was a tech at Ducati Seattle before it shut down that said he was sent to Italy and basically tore down a V4 to every last bolt. I believed him, as he knew way more about the platform on day 1 than most techs I've spoken with since then multiple years later. He was a lifesaver, as he taught me all the electronic tricks on how to hard reset the computer and whatnot, stuff that's hidden away in obscurity and kept from the common folk.

There's another guy in the PNW who is definitely a master tech, previously worked at the old Ducati Redmond and now has his own shop Redmond Motorsports. His name is Bill. Great dude and extremely knowledgeable with a very long racing team technician lineage.

I'm not too fond of my local techs out here in San Diego, but I don't rely on them anyways. I just bought a new motorcycle the other day and they did an absolute .... job at performing the PDI. Brakes were full of air, either not bled or bled like ...., and had a few things just flapping off. Now I gotta spend time and basically do my own damn PDI even though they charged me for the one they supposedly did.

So yeah. I don't really trust dealerships with anything but mounting my tires. Even then, I check the pressures afterward.

My dealership has some kid doing the PDIs, and of the three bikes I've bought with them all have been questionable.

Yep, got my bike back w new tires and the wrong pressure... that's like step 1.

WyldCFH said:

There is a reason I didn't buy my Ducatis in Houston.

If you claim to be anything, in this case a master tech, and the home base doesn't acknowledge it, what else are you lying about.
I flat out asked the dealer about it and they claimed it was an issue at Ducati and they would look into it. Over a year passed and nothing changed

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Are there any mechanics you trust in Houston?

CSV4 said:

Are there any mechanics you trust in Houston?

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For Ducati or Aprilia, no.

The head mechanic in Austin is/was the builder and wrench for Ducati's Pike Peak bikes and the wrench/builder of the FastHouse Scramblers running Nat'l Hare & Hound. His "second" races an 848 evo and is also a master tech. They've done all the work on my Pani V4S, SFv4S and the track readiness on my GSX-R.
To me trailering the 2 hours over there is worth it. I get work I trust and they are all great people.

All the more reason to do you own work. Take the time to develop the skills and get the tools you need. The less enslaved the better.

I get more utility out of riding in my free time than wrenching so I don't mind paying someone to do the wrenching. The thing that stings is having to redo the work myself after paying a fortune because the "master tech" can't read a simple diagram.

95% of the Ducati techs have no business touching these bikes.

Unfortunately, most main dealers (car or bike) have apprentices working on your vehicle, but you pay main dealer prices. I've generally found small, independent/specialist shops better. Their reputation ensures their next job.

RickD996 said:

Unfortunately, most main dealers (car or bike) have apprentices working on your vehicle, but you pay main dealer prices. I've generally found small, independent/specialist shops better. Their reputation ensures their next job.

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Valid

RickD996 said:

Unfortunately, most main dealers (car or bike) have apprentices working on your vehicle, but you pay main dealer prices. I've generally found small, independent/specialist shops better. Their reputation ensures their next job.

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Yeah oddly enough, here in San Diego I got better service from the a small local shop that charges 75/hr than the big italian dealership that's 125/hr.

CSV4 said:

Are there any mechanics you trust in Houston?

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Brad @ Motion SBK in McKinney is a great resource.