2013 Ducati Monster 796 Maintenance Schedule

The 2013 Ducati Monster 796 maintenance schedule and service intervals — sourced from the owner’s manual.

Regular maintenance for the 2013 Ducati Monster 796

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 replace pads

2013 Ducati Monster 796 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)		•		•		•
Replace the timing belts			•		•
Check and clean the spark plugs. Replace if necessary			•		•
Check and clean air filter (1)		•		•		•
Change the air filter			•		•
Check throttle body synchronisation and idling (1)		•	•	•	•	•
Check brake and clutch fluid level	•	•	•	•	•	•
Change brake and clutch fluid				•
Check and adjust brake and clutch controls		•	•	•	•	•
Check/lubricate the throttle/choke cables		•	•	•	•	•
Check tyre pressure and wear	•	•	•	•	•	•
Check 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 the wheel hub bearings			•		•
Check the indicators and lighting		•	•	•	•	•
Check tightening of nuts securing engine-to-frame screws		•	•	•	•	•
Check the sidestand		•	•	•	•	•
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 796

The 2013 796 is one of the newest members of the Monster family and like is siblings, it offers a perfect mix between sports performances, dynamic design and daily riding pleasure. The 796 is situated between the 696 and 1100 models and combines the comfort of the first with the sportiness of the second.

The bike weighs just 167 kg and is equipped with an 803 cc L-Twin cylinder, air cooled engine, which delivers a 87hp @ 8250rpm and 58lb-ft o torque at 6250rpm. The 2013 model features a new crankshaft assembly which uses a lightweight 848-type flywheel and has a 66mm stroke instead of the 696’s 57.2mm.