2014 Ducati Monster 796 ABS Maintenance Schedule

The 2014 Ducati Monster 796 ABS maintenance schedule and service intervals — sourced from the owner’s manual.

Regular maintenance for the 2014 Ducati Monster 796 ABS

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

2014 Ducati Monster 796 ABS 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/cold start controls		•	•	•	•	•
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 2014 Ducati Monster 796 ABS

The Monster family introduces the 796, an exciting addition to the line-up that combines the user-friendliness of the 696 with the sports character of the 1100. Delivering 87hp (64kW), a dry weight of just 167kg (368lb) and optional ABS, the stylish new Monster 796 returns the magic of mid-range to the Monster family.