decent trustworthy mechanic/garage

[julesh]

Thinking/hoping its just the gear selector gone on my Ducati Hypermotard, i went out for a little jolly this afternoon whilst the suns shining, it was all working fine, came to go from 6th down to 1st at a junction and found that it wouldnt go any lower than 3rd, its quite a torquey bike so with a little clutch slipping i was able to head for home, after a long straight in which i hit 6th, i went to go down to third and found it would only let me use 5th and 6th, i managed to make it the few miles home with a lot of clutch slipping, there was no noises or clunks or feel through the pegs to tell me anything had gone wrong i just couldn't go down the box
Long story short i have phoned Riders my local Ducati shop they can get me in at the end of July no way can i wait that long, we have a couple of independent garages in the area (Bridgwater) both of which i've used and come away unimpressed and unhappy with, so looking for recommendations please of good quality/trustworthy mechanics or garages who you would take it to, i dont mind travelling i can put the bike in the back of the van, i would like it done asap though, so please if you could i'd be most appreciative

[billinom8s]

Jay moto in Dawlish.

Jamie knows bikes inside out, he used to run BikeWorx in Exeter.

+44 7860 775800

[Ruffian]

Jay moto in Dawlish.

Jamie knows bikes inside out, he used to run BikeWorx in Exeter.

+44 7860 775800

Jamie holmes, cracking guy, did some work for me back in the day before I had the knowledge.

[TLS-Moose]

Up your way, they're not the cheapest, but there's little they don't know about a belt drive Duke ..... http://louigimoto.com/

[julesh]

Belt drive ...pah....have managed to get a cancellation at Louigi Moto on Saturday morning

[TLS-Moose]

Belt drive ...pah....

Good news re the cancellation Sorry, but the two I've had were Bevel drives ......

I guess you differentiate between Air and Water cooled Must admit, I do keep looking at the (early aircooled) Hypermotards .....

[menzies3032]

So julesh How did you get on how did the story end. Did you get it fixed or are you still waiting?
Was it just the gear selector or something worse?

[julesh]

Gear spring snapped, a common fault, replaced along with the base plate, new oil and filter ...jobs a good un she's up for sale now, had her seven years and love her to bits, but feel the need for something different

[menzies3032]

Fair enough and glad that you got her sorted