Surprised no one had started this one yet...
18,600+ miles between valve servicing?? Good on ya, Ducati!
18,600+ miles between valve servicing?? Good on ya, Ducati!
Hyperstrada Service & Maintenance
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Valve Servicing with this interval is more or less standard, but I see the weak (and cost intensive) piont of the Ducati engine in the interval of the cam belt replacement
which was - to my knowledge - in the past every 9375 miles or 2 years max.
Any improvements on that known yet?
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Mobile Al.
Valve Servicing with this interval is more or less standard, but I see the weak (and cost intensive) piont of the Ducati engine in the interval of the cam belt replacement
which was - to my knowledge - in the past every 9375 miles or 2 years max.
Any improvements on that known yet?
But the belts are easy to replace so what is the problem?
Just a question of invenstment of - here in Europe - up to $700,- every 9000 miles (1-1,5 years).
But other question: the belts will now be replaced at 18.700 miles with the valve check?
Yes? Well done Ducati!
No missunderstanding, this bike is the ultimative & effortable versatile bike I was waiting for !
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I wouldn't say Ducati belts are 'easy' to replace; in fact they're pretty difficult for most people with no mechanical experience. They really should be done by a Ducati Certified tech with the appropriate specialized tools for cam timing or at least someone who's done them several times previously and knows how to set up the timing manually. I do my own on my old Monster but that's because I bought the bike for $2k and it's about 14 years out of warranty so I'll risk blowing up my motor to get the experience.
Valve checks at 18.6k are not standard, it's a jump from every 7500 miles on the current model! Sure the other 11-degree motors are there now, but those are relatively recent developments as well. You can stretch belts to 15k or 2-3 years, so as long as you're putting at least 5k miles/year on the Hyperstrada, just have valves and belts done together along with the rest of the major service (oil, brake fluid [no clutch fluid on this one!], coolant[also new], spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, etc) somewhere between 15 & 18k miles. That's a really affordable Ducati to own.
Valve checks at 18.6k are not standard, it's a jump from every 7500 miles on the current model! Sure the other 11-degree motors are there now, but those are relatively recent developments as well. You can stretch belts to 15k or 2-3 years, so as long as you're putting at least 5k miles/year on the Hyperstrada, just have valves and belts done together along with the rest of the major service (oil, brake fluid [no clutch fluid on this one!], coolant[also new], spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, etc) somewhere between 15 & 18k miles. That's a really affordable Ducati to own.
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Cam/Timing Beltzzzzzzzz
I am glad someone pointed that interval out--I had not looked over the maintenance intervals in the new Hypers because I was so excited about the 18K mile valve check/adjust. I am not a good wrencher. I can do simple things like check valve clearance on a typical shim/bucket valve train but have yet to pull a cam and actually adjust anything. I have been lucky, all of my different bikes to date have not required valve adjustment.
The Ducati system intimidates me!
I ride a lot. I have logged about 110000 miles in the last 2.5 years so I have to do as much of my own maintenance as I can. Otherwise I would be broke if I paid a Ducati service department!!
I need to mull over my potential purchase of this machine some more it would seem......
I am glad someone pointed that interval out--I had not looked over the maintenance intervals in the new Hypers because I was so excited about the 18K mile valve check/adjust. I am not a good wrencher. I can do simple things like check valve clearance on a typical shim/bucket valve train but have yet to pull a cam and actually adjust anything. I have been lucky, all of my different bikes to date have not required valve adjustment.
The Ducati system intimidates me!
I ride a lot. I have logged about 110000 miles in the last 2.5 years so I have to do as much of my own maintenance as I can. Otherwise I would be broke if I paid a Ducati service department!!
I need to mull over my potential purchase of this machine some more it would seem......
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Bossier City, Louisiana
I like to do my own maintenance, so if I'm lucky enough to get the HyperStrada and keep it a while, I will be posting up how hard it is to change belts and check valves. Hopefully by the time I get ready someone else has tried and shared some help.
The 696 I have adjusted the valves, kinda fiddly in that you need to get into tight places and support the valve while putting the keepers on and such. But that is 2 valves and I have a book, and lots of help in notes on the model by "L. T. Snyder".
This is a new engine, so no one has experience out there, unless it is very similar to the other 11 degree jobs.
The 696 I have adjusted the valves, kinda fiddly in that you need to get into tight places and support the valve while putting the keepers on and such. But that is 2 valves and I have a book, and lots of help in notes on the model by "L. T. Snyder".
This is a new engine, so no one has experience out there, unless it is very similar to the other 11 degree jobs.
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Mobile Al.
According to the conversation I had with my dealer the belts will require replacement at the valve service interval so 18K he said the reason being is they have improved the materials and processes used in the construction of the belts improving their longevity this has been cascaded back down to the older models including the old aircooled 2V motors.
He talked about a guy that did the initial oil change at 500 miles and then went 62,000 miles without doing the valves or belts and when they did the valve were in spec and they replaces the belts and this was on an 2011 1200Multi says something about Ducati engineering"¦
As far as changing the belts that's easy there are several u-tube videos out there that show in great detail and as for the valves I can only speak to the 2V AC motors they are not difficult just time consuming..again u-tube helps
He talked about a guy that did the initial oil change at 500 miles and then went 62,000 miles without doing the valves or belts and when they did the valve were in spec and they replaces the belts and this was on an 2011 1200Multi says something about Ducati engineering"¦
As far as changing the belts that's easy there are several u-tube videos out there that show in great detail and as for the valves I can only speak to the 2V AC motors they are not difficult just time consuming..again u-tube helps
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Bossier City, Louisiana
I agree, time consuming on the 2V AC 696. I lost a keeper that sprung off into neverland so had to wait for order of extra keepers to come in. Only had one valve out, so only one shim, it was too big, so ground it down .0015". Runs like a top.
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Mobile Al.
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Mobile Al.
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Mobile Al.
Figure it out?
Has anybody done their Valve adjustment?
I'm hoping to find info on how to do it so i can reduce my costs of owning a ducati! I've done a few shim over bucket valve jobs but iv'e no clue how this bike operates yet.
Has anybody done their Valve adjustment?
I'm hoping to find info on how to do it so i can reduce my costs of owning a ducati! I've done a few shim over bucket valve jobs but iv'e no clue how this bike operates yet.
