New addition to the garage..
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Heay cool bike I bought one in Red new in 1998, Done about 15k miles and never missed a beat. The trick with Dukes is to have them serviced on time and dont forget its a must to change the cam belts every 2 years REGARDLESS of milage. If the belt/s snap its a total rebuild, and it aint cheap!..
I did about 3 k a year on mine so I did an oil/filter change myself year one then get serviced/belts done every second year.
Take the battery off and keep it charges in the winter, a flay battery come start up with screw your elecys up. Also not good.
Mine has been cleaned and layed up for about 3 years now but I just cant bring myself to sell it. The 748 was a far better bile than the 916/996 versions much more revy and loads of fun..Good Luck enjoy it.
I did about 3 k a year on mine so I did an oil/filter change myself year one then get serviced/belts done every second year.
Take the battery off and keep it charges in the winter, a flay battery come start up with screw your elecys up. Also not good.
Mine has been cleaned and layed up for about 3 years now but I just cant bring myself to sell it. The 748 was a far better bile than the 916/996 versions much more revy and loads of fun..Good Luck enjoy it.
Johnfm - a bit of useful advice. Get the steering geo set to the steeper setting. It's an easy job, take about 10mins.
I did mine on both my previous 916's, and it tranforms the way the bike steers. I always thought they steered a bit slow, but the mod really sorts them out, and contrary to popular belief, doesn't make them at all twitchy..... If you don't like it, change it back - easy.
Good luck....
I did mine on both my previous 916's, and it tranforms the way the bike steers. I always thought they steered a bit slow, but the mod really sorts them out, and contrary to popular belief, doesn't make them at all twitchy..... If you don't like it, change it back - easy.
Good luck....
Loved my 748 with a passion too - used it just about every single day to commute 36 miles in all weathers for 3 years with hardly a hiccup. (Apart from being 6'2" and not being able to flex my wrists for about an hour after riding - small price to pay!)
Couln't quite bring myself to have a yellow one though - stuck with the more discrete red !
Agree with the other poster about servicing - don't be tempted to scrimp there.
Oh - and you must fit the carbon fibre exhausts as soon as possible - the improved sound is awesome !
Couln't quite bring myself to have a yellow one though - stuck with the more discrete red !
Agree with the other poster about servicing - don't be tempted to scrimp there.
Oh - and you must fit the carbon fibre exhausts as soon as possible - the improved sound is awesome !
I have one of these, but the 748R in red. I hardly use it now I moved to London but I can't believe it starts everytime I fire it up - I was led to believe they would be unreliable. I have had it for 3-4 years and there is no way I'd sell it, it looks awesome and sounds the nuts and can't be worth much, it's a keeper! I even got it all serviced and set up for this summer and what a shite summer it was, took it out on sunday.....forgot how good it sounded! Looks good next to the GT2 - I suggested to the misses we bin the xmas tree this year and stick the duc in the lounge and put some tinsel round it! I seem to recall Ray at Northway Porsche doing that!
Enjoy it!
Enjoy it!
supermono said:
Perfect compliment. GT3 = (GT2-midrange), 748 = (916-midrange).
Enjoy
SM
eta I love 748s always have done especially in yellow.
Are you suggesting I'm a 'midrange' sort of guy......Enjoy
SM
eta I love 748s always have done especially in yellow.
Edited by supermono on Thursday 27th September 09:26
...we may need to step outside to sort this out!!
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