2016-2018 Ducati 959 Panigale Maintenance Schedule

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.