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I just got a quote from another dealer $406 parts and labor for first service. Now I know why they wouldn’t throw in first service when I bought the bike... actually @Jake this is ur dealer. They’re just too far to make the price difference worth it.

I have a couple things for them to fit to the bike so it might be a $1,000 in labor for the first service. I’ll be supplying the parts as I purchased them at a deep discount
Clear clutch, tall windscreen, frame protection, rad guards $$$$$
 
DucatiKev said:
I just got a quote from another dealer $406 parts and labor for first service. Now I know why they wouldn’t throw in first service when I bought the bike... actually @Jake this is ur dealer. They’re just too far to make the price difference worth it.

I have a couple things for them to fit to the bike so it might be a $1,000 in labor for the first service. I’ll be supplying the parts as I purchased them at a deep discount
Clear clutch, tall windscreen, frame protection, rad guards $$$$$
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Only thing that takes more effort to install from your list, are the radiator guards, but the others are pretty easy, take about 2hrs in the day and you could save yourself an easy $400 there probably.
 
torrific said:
Only thing that takes more effort to install from your list, are the radiator guards, but the others are pretty easy, take about 2hrs in the day and you could save yourself an easy $400 there probably.
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I’m at my vacation house until the tyrant rulers of my home state allow us to reopen for business.. and I’m not setup to work on the bike here. This V4 May live here for a while b4 I ship it back up north and I just want to get it hopped up. $400 or so in labor is ok for me now that I decided to not go after the Akra exhaust
 
Both you can do yourself for a lot less and you get to keep your dignity. Paying a dealer for an oil change? Now you’re in anal territory and you really want to be on the right side of that deal.
 
endodoc said:
Both you can do yourself for a lot less and you get to keep your dignity. Paying a dealer for an oil change? Now you’re in anal territory and you really want to be on the right side of that deal.
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Precisely. One day I’d like to come check out your facility.
My garage is loaded. Just bought this house and it is no place for garage projects right now
 
endodoc said:
It’s just a bit weird these days. Just saw a video of some task challenge where they asked 10 high school students (male)to change a tire 8 failed completely. That’s pretty embarrassing from an evolutionary perspective.
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They probably lived in an area with fluoridated water flowing through deteriorating Lead pipes

ok so I can buy the oil change kit for $100 and do it myself and then when I go to the dealer it’ll only be $300 for the rest of the “work”
I think they’re trying to make up for the small discount they gave me on the bike
 
endodoc said:
Well, what’s the rest of the work?
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I would think plugging it in and resetting the service light

my rear reservoir was toast at 95 miles. Even worse now at 200.

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My local dealership throws in the 1st service for free with the purchase of a new bike. I had to file a warranty claim recently. At first, I was told that my claim wasn’t covered because the part was a wear and tear item. I appealed and Ducati NA covered it as a curtesy. I don’t know for sure but I suspect that having all of my services (600 mile service and an oil change after a track season) performed at the dealership helped.
 
youpaiyou said:
My local dealership throws in the 1st service for free with the purchase of a new bike. I had to file a warranty claim recently. At first, I was told that my claim wasn’t covered because the part was a wear and tear item. I appealed and Ducati NA covered it as a curtesy. I don’t know for sure but I suspect that having all of my services (600 mile service and an oil change after a track season) performed at the dealership helped.
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what was the warranty claim?
 
endodoc said:
It’s just a bit weird these days. Just saw a video of some task challenge where they asked 10 high school students (male)to change a tire 8 failed completely. That’s pretty embarrassing from an evolutionary perspective.
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This has been happening for a while. I had college clasmates back in 97-01 that couldnt write a check, change a tire, run a lawnmower etc etc etc.

I have a 33yr old employee who had no idea how to use a ratchet strap. His life revolves around playstation.

As for the service cost, its assinine. Change the oil and ride.
 
Twisted10 said:
This has been happening for a while. I had college clasmates back in 97-01 that couldnt write a check, change a tire, run a lawnmower etc etc etc.

I have a 33yr old employee who had no idea how to use a ratchet strap. His life revolves around playstation.

As for the service cost, its assinine. Change the oil and ride.
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It’s why AAA is so popular
 
I was thinking of buying this Part# 979000252 DDS 2 (Ducati Diagnosis System 2.0) if Akrapovic made the 2 undertail exhaust someday and I need to update the MAP,
rather then have dealership install the exhaust and flash the ECU and charge maybe over $1,000 for everything (or more), I would rather pay $2,500 but I owned the equipment.
However, I just read and due to some security key verification, only official Ducati dealer can use this DDS system.

With my Honda Fit, there is many Chinese Replica of Honda Diagnostic System so I am able to reset my TPMS, or SRS/Airbag sensor (including the weight cell sensor) and many other thing that only Honda dealers suppose to be able to do.
I don't think there is a Chinese Replica of Ducati DDS 2 though.

I will do more research when I have free time... right now, too busy with all fairing off my bike to start installing parts...
 

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