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Originally Posted by Graystoke
Ducs are great bikes.
Be sure to check Maintenance intervals (valve check etc) though. That can get expensive.
I know on my Triumph the intervals are 12K, 24K and 36K. I did the first two by myself and have decided to skip the 36K because valve check was fine on the other two.
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absolutely.
It's really amazing how improved the maintenance intervals have become since, say, the late 90s / early 00's on the 748's and 996's.
I think in the early 00's, the interval was like 5k miles, then it jumped to 7500 (which people rejoiced about lol), then around 2006-ish I think went to 12k. Now, I think the Multistrada 950 interval is like 18k. which is amazing to me (in a good way) considering where Ducati was just 17 years ago.
I plan on doing the check / adjustment myself if I get one. I prefer the 2v engines just for ease of use/check/adjustment, but I 'think' Ducati may have completely gone away from the 2v motors now and are using variable timed 4v motors. Maybe the scrambler/796 & 821 motors still use 2v....not sure. And, I really like the electronics on the newer bikes so I think my 2v plan is out the window now lol.