2013 Ducati Monster 696 Maintenance Schedule

The 2013 Ducati Monster 696 maintenance schedule and service intervals — sourced from the owner’s manual.

The service intervals are very similar to those of the 2013 Ducati Monster 1100 EVO ABS

Regular maintenance for the 2013 Ducati Monster 696

This is maintenance that you can do yourself (though the manual says you need a dealer to do it).

Every 1000 km/600 miles miles OR 6 months (whichever comes earlier, perform the following maintenance:

Checking the engine oil level

Check the brake and clutch fluid levels

Check tyre pressure and wear

Check the drive chain tension and lubrication

Check the brake pads. If necessary, contact your dealer to renew pads

2013 Ducati Monster 696 Maintenance Schedule Table

The following is the list of maintenance operations and to be done on this motorcycle with a distance or time interval — whichever comes earlier.

This maintenance schedule is in the same format as in the manual, though altered to fit this screen.

The distances and times are mentioned below. Whenever the first of either the time or distance interval is reached, the maintenance is required.

km x1000	1	12	24	36	48	60
miles x1000	0.6	7.5	15	22.5	30	37.5
Months	6	12	24	36	48	60
Change the engine oil	•	•	•	•	•	•
Change the engine oil filter	•	•	•	•	•	•
Clean engine oil filter at intake				•
Check the engine oil pressure			•		•
Check/adjust the valve clearances (1)		•	•	•	•	•
Check the tension of the timing belts (1)		•		•		•
Renew the timing belts			•		•
Check and clean the spark plugs. Replace if necessary			•		•
Check and clean the air filter (1)		•		•		•
Change the air filter			•		•
Check throttle body synchronisation and idling (1)		•	•	•	•	•
Check the brake and clutch fluid levels	•	•	•	•	•	•
Change brake and clutch fluid				•
Check and adjust brake and clutch controls		•	•	•	•	•
Check / lubricate throttle / cold start controls		•	•	•	•	•
Check tyre pressure and wear	•	•	•	•	•	•
Check the brake pads. Replace if necessary	•	•	•	•	•	•
Check steering bearings			•		•
Check chain tension, alignment and lubrication	•	•	•	•	•	•
Check clutch plates pack. Change, if necessary (1)		•	•	•	•	•
Check rear wheel flexible coupling			•		•
Check wheel hub bearings			•		•
Check the indicators and lighting		•	•	•	•	•
Check tightening of nuts securing engine-to-frame screws		•	•	•	•	•
Check the side stand		•	•	•	•	•
Check front wheel nut tightening		•	•	•	•	•
Check rear wheel nut tightening		•	•	•	•	•
Check external fuel lines		•	•	•	•	•
Change the front fork fluid				•
Check front fork and rear shock absorber for leakage			•	•	•	•
Check front sprocket fasteners			•	•	•	•
Lubricate and grease			•	•	•	•
Check battery and recharge			•	•	•	•
Road test of the motorcycle		•	•	•	•	•
Cleaning the motorcycle			•	•	•	•

(1) Operation to be carried out only at the specified distance intervals.

General Information on the 2013 Ducati Monster 696

The 696 is the smallest member in the Monster family and is packed with a Desmodue, 696 cc, L-Twin cylinder, air cooled engine which offers a maximum output of 80 hp @ 9000 rpm and 50.6lb-ft @ 7750rpm and is paired with a six speed transmission.

Like its bigger siblings the Ducati Monster 696 is fitted with the APTC ‘wet’ clutch which improves stability under aggressive down-shifting. Moreover, the bike features the same lightweight tubular steel Trellis frame with aluminium rear sub-frame found at the Monster 1100 and 796 models.