Just been reading an article in Used Bike Guide about some bloke and his Monster 600. Some people moan about the cost of Honda servicing but I'm glad I don't own a Duke, remember it's a naked bike so no time consuming bodywork to remove -
600 mile run-in service £129
6,000/12 month service £465
12,000/2yr service £564
18,000/3yr service £500
Then there's the £200 for chain and sprockets plus the tyres, over £2,000 just to keep it on the road , plus the usual Ducati posing bits all for the most basic bike they do.
Makes you gratefull to own a Honda, least you can do a lot of the work yourself and still be OK, got to have a Ducati done at a dealers as no one in there right mind would ever buy one that didn't have a full factory service history however good the owner was supposed to be.