The 2016-2018 Ducati 959 Panigale maintenance schedule and service intervals — sourced from the owner’s manual.
This applies to these models:
- 2016 Ducati 959 Panigale
- 2017 Ducati 959 Panigale
- 2018 Ducati 959 Panigale
Regular maintenance for the 2016-2018 Ducati 959 Panigale
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:
| Check engine oil level |
| Check brake fluid level |
| Check tyre pressure and wear |
| Check the drive chain tension and lubrication. If necessary, contact your dealer
to adjust components. |
| Check brake pads. If necessary, contact your dealer to replace components. |
2016-2018 Ducati 959 Panigale 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.
Warning
This scheduled maintenance chart is designed for a road use of the 959 Panigale. If it is used on the track, even if not during sport competitions, all parts of the motorcycle are more stressed so the routine maintenance operations must be carried out more frequently than indicated.
Please contact a Ducati Dealer or authorised Service Centre where you can receive customised service advice according to the sport use you make of your 959 Panigale.
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 | Time |
| mi. x1,000 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 15 | 22.5 | 30 | (months) |
| Read the error memory with DDS 2.0 and check of Software
version update on control units | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the presence of any technical updates and recall
campaigns | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Change engine oil and filter | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Clean the engine oil mesh filter assembly | • | • | – | |||
| Check and/or adjust valve clearance | • | • | – | |||
| Visual check for wear of the chain timing system | • | – | ||||
| Change spark plugs | • | • | – | |||
| Clean air filter | • | • | – | |||
| Change air filter | • | • | – | |||
| Check the proper tightening of the clutch cover and
clutch protection cover bolts | • | • | • | • | – | |
| Check the proper tightening of the oil sump bolts | • | • | – | |||
| Check brake and clutch fluid level | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Change brake and clutch fluid | 24 | |||||
| Check brake pads. Change, if necessary | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the proper tightening of brake calliper bolts and
brake disc flange screws | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check front and rear wheel nuts tightening | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check wheel hub bearings | • | • | – | |||
| Check and lubricate the rear wheel shaft | • | • | 24 | |||
| Check the cush drive damper on rear sprocket | • | • | – | |||
| Check the proper tightening of final drive front and rear
sprocket nuts | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check final drive chain sliders for wear | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the drive chain tension and lubrication | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check steering bearings and lubricate, if necessary | • | • | 24 | |||
| Change front fork fluid | 36 | |||||
| Visually check the front fork and rear shock absorber
seals | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the freedom of movement and tightening of the
side stand | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Visually check the fuel lines | • | • | • | • | 12 | |
| Check rubbing points, clearance, freedom of movement
and positioning of hoses and electric wiring in view | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Lubricate the levers at the handlebar and pedal controls | • | • | • | • | 12 | |
| Change coolant | • | 36 | ||||
| Check coolant level | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check electric fan operation | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check tyre pressure and wear | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the battery charge level | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check idling | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check secondary air system operation | • | • | – | |||
| Check the operation of all electric safety devices (side
stand sensor, front and rear brake switches, engine kill switch, gear/neutral sensor) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check lighting, turn indicators, horn and controls | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Reset the Service indication through the DDS 2.0 | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Road test of the motorcycle, testing the safety devices
(ex. ABS and DTC) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Cleaning the motorcycle | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Fill out Warranty Certificate with service data | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
General Information on the 2016-2018 Ducati 959 Panigale
Ducati’s “Superquadro,” so named for its four-valve heads, churns out a total of 150 horsepower at 10,500 rpm with 75 pound-feet that top out at 9 grand even, and believe you me, that is plenty of power for this lightweight ride. A desmodromic valvetrain actuates the poppets with a pull-closed cam lobe that delivers positive closure of the valves sans springs and prevents the dreaded high-rpm valve float.
Power flows to the rear wheel via a six-speed transmission that benefits from the Ducati Quick Shift feature. The DQS provides clutchless, push-button shifts up the range with a slipper clutch that prevents loss of traction at the rear wheel by limiting backtorque in the drivetrain.
2016-2018 Ducati 959 Panigale Owner’s Manual
The above info was sourced from the owner’s manual. You can download it below. You can download it from the Ducati website here.