1x Rosso Corsa front tyre (plus fitting) - £100
1x 1098s Chain Kit - £255.52
1x O Ring 37 - £2.03
1x O Ring 17 - £1.07
8x O Ring 12.39 - £9.92
1x Oil Strainer - £11.73
1x Air Filter - £46.92
1x Environmental Disposal and sundry - £6.50
2x Ducati Belts - £74.64
2x Seal -£7.56
2x Steering head bearings -£59.68
5x closing rocker arms adjuster -£42.90
8x shims -£32.08
2x NGK Spark plugs -£23.76
1x one litre of Motol Fork oil -£10.33
.5x Motol DOT 4 Brake fluid -£4.17
1x Oil cartridge -£9.11
1x Ducati 12mm Sump Plug washer -£0.49
2x Steering tube gasket -£4.18
2x Head cover gasket -£12.82
1x 3.2 Litres Motol 300V Oil -£40.26
Labour 9.5 hours -£665.00
Giving us a brand total off......................£1704.80
Oh my good god!! You could buy a half decent bike for that. There were a couple of things that I didnt expect, the head race bearing for example, which were almost rusted solid. The chain and front tyre just happen to coincide with this service, so that's a good couple hundred quid right there. Artur did a few little other jobs too. He sorted the LED light on the alarm, tweaked the right foot peg position and sorted the rear brake lever too.
Once I finally got over the shock, although I did know this was coming, I got to ride the thing on the journey home and it felt brand new. Thankfully this isn't an every year thing, but it will happen again. Now though, its time to write up the experience and see if I can get anybody interested in publishing it.