[Ducati] 50% Less Maintenance.............

[Tom]

> Tom - When you pull the belts on your '03 SS, what do you see that 
> indicates
> this is a timely replacement?

Actually, as the bike has been under warranty, I've taken it in.  Last year, 
at 10k km they told me one of the belts was too loose, so they replaced 
them, this year one of the tension pulleys was bad and the belts needed to 
be replaced (currently waiting for the pulley to arrive).

The ST2 I did at 39k km (I had bought it used with 18k km, and they included 
a free 20k km service, at which time they replaced the belts), and will be 
due again next month either due to mileage (currently at 57k km, but will be 
closer to 60k by then), or by age (two years).  Belts looked fine last time 
I replaced them, and when I checked them at 49k.  I used kevlar belts last 
time, and have a new set waiting to be installed.

My real question is not about km related change, but time (2 years), as in 
the future I will be putting less on each bike than the current 10k km due 
to having bought a third Ducati (the 999R).  Until now, 20k km/2 years has 
been exactly right, but in the future it will probably be more like 3 years 
to achieve the 20k on each bike (assuming equal usage)

Tom