I am coming up to the 600 mi service. Having read numerous threads here about doing it and also after finding this extremely helpful and descriptive page - Motorcycle Info Pages - MTS12 Servicing & Maintenance > Engine Oil Change I am strongly considering doing it myself.
Seems like between the motorcycleinfo page and all these threads here all possible landmines have been outlined. The only question I could not really find a good answer to was how to reset the oil change reminder.
I found just this thread here - http://www.ducati.ms/forums/44-multistrada/112720-clearing-oil-change-reminder.html. So I am wondering whether anyone of you has been able to successfully reset it yourself.
You can't. Gotta go to your dlr to get plugged in. Duc (and others) have been doing it this way for some time. Guess they think we're dumb and will forget the maintenance if disabled.
a lot of ducati bikes can have the MX reminders reset at home, my S4RS is one of them. the procedure is not advertised and most ducati techs don't know how to do it. some dude posted how to do it on this forum and it works.
i'll be watching this thread, maybe someone knows a top secret combination of buttons/switches that will clear the reminder on the 1200.
just tried this on my 04 mts. if i hold the left button and then turn on, the display lights up, but does nothing. no cycle through until i release the button. i've search this forum and the interwebs for a solution. we really have to have this reset by the dealer???
There should be a way to reset it at home this is not right? You can do your oil changes and small service maybe not the 15000 miles. I'm not sure it's a good idea to do valves
With motorcycles getting as complicated as they are, it now makes sense for the US NHTSA to require OBD II or a motorcycle equivalent. This would allow independent shops and DIYers to work on the bikes. What are we going to do as these bikes age? Scrap all the electronics and go old-school on everything? Motorcycles (and cars) are going to be like PCs, you don't fix, you throw away and get new. I'm sure this is what the EPA wants, but not me.
I hate to say it, but the last several motorcycles I've owned, I've not even considered keeping them long term. The complexity, the electronics, and the 'fragility' of them, pretty much makes me think I'll keep them for a few years and then move on to something new before they develop real problems, or the next super nifty mega-electronics equipped bike comes along. A definite shift in mind set for me, as I used to accumulate bikes and keep them forever. Two bikes I sold within the last five years had been in my garage and ridden by me relatively trouble free for 26 years. I sold both to friends who wanted them, but I sometimes regret letting them go.
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