New addition to the garage, Ducati 748

[anonymous-user]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 22 August 2020 at 18:12

[duudiz]

Lovely ! Wouldn’t mind an older Ducati myself as a second bike. If you don’t mind me asking what kind of money was it?

[Cheeses of Nazareth]

That looks cool, even for a 17 year old bike. Imagine when that came out, what a 17 year old bike looked like.

I fancy a 90/91 VFR750, seeing as i have a pipe for one under the stairs, but to be honest, while i like the idea , i cant really say i would ride it much .

Nothing, better than a nice straight bike.

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Cheeses of Nazareth said:

That looks cool, even for a 17 year old bike. Imagine when that came out, what a 17 year old bike looked like.

I fancy a 90/91 VFR750, seeing as i have a pipe for one under the stairs, but to be honest, while i like the idea , i cant really say i would ride it much .

Nothing, better than a nice straight bike.

I was seduced by a yellow 748 SPS back when they were current. I also had a 140 hp blade. The ducati was horribly uncomfortable and dog slow in comparison. Looked good though

[Michael_B]

Nice :-) IMHO the 7xx Ducatis are better suited for roadriding (at non-prison-risking speeds) than their 9xx counterparts.

Eight years ago I acquired a 4000kms 2001 748R as a second bike, and ride it ~1500kms/year for long weekends in neighbouring France (Provence, Hautes Alpes, Vercors, Ardèche, etc.)

Each day is an occasion, and despite the harsh riding position, dodgy <5krpm fuelling and fragile clutch, I wouldn’t change for anything else.

I wish you much Bologna happiness on your new red steed.

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Michael_B said:

Nice :-) IMHO the 7xx Ducatis are better suited for roadriding (at non-prison-risking speeds) than their 9xx counterparts.

Eight years ago I acquired a 4000kms 2001 748R as a second bike, and ride it ~1500kms/year for long weekends in neighbouring France (Provence, Hautes Alpes, Vercors, Ardèche, etc.)

Each day is an occasion, and despite the harsh riding position, dodgy <5krpm fuelling and fragile clutch, I wouldn’t change for anything else.

I wish you much Bologna happiness on your new red steed.

Ah yes, I’d forgotten the lumpy engine and short power band

[srob]

Michael_B said:

Nice :-) IMHO the 7xx Ducatis are better suited for roadriding (at non-prison-risking speeds) than their 9xx counterparts.

Eight years ago I acquired a 4000kms 2001 748R as a second bike, and ride it ~1500kms/year for long weekends in neighbouring France (Provence, Hautes Alpes, Vercors, Ardèche, etc.)

Each day is an occasion, and despite the harsh riding position, dodgy <5krpm fuelling and fragile clutch, I wouldn’t change for anything else.

I wish you much Bologna happiness on your new red steed.

I very nearly bought a 748R but ended up with the Bimota based purely on running costs which for the Ducati looked pretty scary. I've always loved 748s ever since I was a kid in about 1995 and a fella asked me to keep it running for him as it warmed up and he put his helmet on when I was at a local bike show.

It was other-worldly in its beauty back then compared to all the previous square headlight Ducatis (which were hardly ugly!) and all the Japanese offerings of the time.

Never forgotten that bike and I would still like one but as I'm going to have to sell the Bimota as I can't get comfy on it due to an old knee injury, I think the chances of me being able to use a 748 are pretty slim

[Michael_B]

srob said:

It was other-worldly in its beauty back then compared to all the previous square headlight Ducatis (which were hardly ugly!) and all the Japanese offerings of the time.

And they still don't look too shabby these days either.

srob said:

I'm going to have to sell the Bimota as I can't get comfy on it due to an old knee injury, I think the chances of me being able to use a 748 are pretty slim

I mentally include regular osteopath appointments as part of the Ducati's running costs
The rest of the time I tootle around (often with Mrs B as pillion) on a big comfy adventure bike, 15 years of KTM ADV950 and now 6 weeks into a new Tiger 1200. But I know that there will come a time where spending all day on the 748 will be a struggle. All the more reason to ride it more while I can!

[V1nce Fox]

Cheeses of Nazareth said:

That looks cool, even for a 17 year old bike. Imagine when that came out, what a 17 year old bike looked like.

I fancy a 90/91 VFR750, seeing as i have a pipe for one under the stairs, but to be honest, while i like the idea , i cant really say i would ride it much .

Nothing, better than a nice straight bike.

I have one of these. It's no Ducati but I bloody love it.

[dibblecorse]

Welcome to the club.

Get on to https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/forums/ there is loads of info and currently at least one good condition original screen for sale in the marketplace.

Also look up Exige on there as he does better than OEM replacement belts if you are changing them ...

Dibs

[catso]

srob said:

It was other-worldly in its beauty back then compared to all the previous square headlight Ducatis (which were hardly ugly!) and all the Japanese offerings of the time.

In Australia 916 type bikes were supplied with square headlights, due to some regulation...

[Privatepile]

Cheeses of Nazareth said:

I fancy a 90/91 VFR750, seeing as i have a pipe for one under the stairs, but to be honest, while i like the idea , i cant really say i would ride it much .

Cheeses, what kind of VFR exhaust do you have ?
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[hyper jay]

Very nice ,Exactly the same as i have apart from Termis i paid 7200 for it brand new still have it

[The Moose]

I’ve always been in love with that shape - my dad bought the 996 new, back in the day. What an awesome bit of kit!

[Tasmin200]

Loved mine but sold it a decade ago. Still wish I had kept it.

Enjoy it!

[Michael_B]

Mine will be pried out of my cold dead hands!

[Cheeses of Nazareth]

Privatepile said:

Cheeses of Nazareth said:

I fancy a 90/91 VFR750, seeing as i have a pipe for one under the stairs, but to be honest, while i like the idea , i cant really say i would ride it much .

Cheeses, what kind of VFR exhaust do you have ?
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Micron can, needs a repack.. that said i havent seen it in 20 years, but , you know, its in there.

[N111BJG]

Bought this one in January, 2000W, 19000 miles. Not perfect, but very nice.



What with one thing & another haven’t ridden it yet.

Paid £3000 for it

[alvington89]

Looks way better with all those naff add on stickers removed!

[podman]

tom2502 said:

Managed to find time to get the old girl cleaned up. Came out well I think.

Didnt it just, great transformation, lot of bike for the money...