the start of a long road lol

[tommy748]

lucky shed stored ducati 748s, 4600 miles on the clock, engine stripped and needing rebuilt and put back in after an unknown fault at the time. been in the shed roughly ten years. comes with termigonis and usual s extras as far as I'm aware but not well up on my ducati knowledge. will need to start looking and learning, any advice will be more than welcome!
https://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/thomasodpt/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsnolj8uh0.jpeg

https://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/thomasodpt/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsrnpx6zb1.jpeg

[arry]

Wow that's a project!

Good luck with it

[tommy748]

cheers mate, think it was a case of being in the right place at the right time and a cheeky offer. having to build somewhere to put it now as ive no shed but the owner is letting me keep it where it is til I'm ready to collect. cant wait to get started!

[Meatybeaty]

Good find tommy at that mileage, biggest problem now is getting the shed built, your gonna need at least a 10x8 to be able to move round the bike and for storage. I've worked outside many moons ago with just a tarp over the bike, alright in the summer, but not a lot of room for storage, if your kicking your heels and raring to go get one of those pop up gazebo things with side panels from Argos , that'll keep you out of the weather until your sheds built, you can always sell on the thing afterwards, although there cheap anyway. Happy fettling

[tommy748]

iv got uprights sunk in concrete for the frame of the shed already meaty, putting a concrete base in before I build up the sides and roof it. don't fancy working outside on it even in the summer, not normally warm and sunny in n.ireland regardless of the time of year lol shed should be roughly 10ft by 12ft when its finished so should be plenty of room.

[Meatybeaty]

Hi tommy, download this , it's in English and Italian
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gjutzfk7ngil4sj/Ducati_748_916.pdf?dl=0

[tommy748]

cheers meaty!! I bought the Haynes manual from ebay already but i'l take all the info I can get my hands on!

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Good luck. Very interested in this as exactly what I'm after at the moment as well!
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[tommy748]

https://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/thomasodpt/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsb8hsgihh.jpeg

https://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/thomasodpt/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps76luuxn4.jpeg

uprights in for the shed/workshop/ garage/ man space/ hideout. the boss indoors has been warned it wont be used for storing lawnmower, bicycles or other junk. if it isn't motorcycle related then it wont be allowed in. weather holding back progress so far but should be finished within the next week or so then I can bring the baby home.

[tommy748]

https://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/thomasodpt/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps7iwf8fkr.jpeg

plastics cleaned before being wrapped and stored away til I'm ready to consider bodywork. Boss lady no.2 volunteered to help

[Meatybeaty]

Tell you what Tommy , those plastics look in good nick and the exhausts, if I were you I'd have a pound on the lottery, cause your lucks in kid

[tommy748]

meaty I still cant believe I got it, looking forward to getting working at it! mates all kinda thought I was winding them up.

[Meatybeaty]

Your in the right place here Tommy , all in all a pretty good bunch. Keep the pics coming and post if your stuck

[tommy748]

I signed up to another ducati forum and posted, it was read and ignored and I had a search and found this forum. some of the bikes and builds on here are just downright inspirational. enjoying it all!

[Kris]

That is also the proper colour for a 748

Very interested in how you get on..
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[tommy748]

thanks kris, i'l likely have everyone driven insane by the time I'm done asking questions on here but I'm hoping for a serious learning curve with this bike and at the end at least i'l have something worth keeping. cant see me ever parting with this bike. future classic I think..

[almostthere]

You lucky barsteward I'd love a project like that! I agree that's definitely a keeper, looking forward to this build
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[tommy748]

cheers almosthere, lucky maybe but I was at my parents wedding, I'm no basterd lol il keep the pics coming but to b honest folks it may b more of the shed first than the bike but gotta have it up rather than leave it outside and possibly create more work than it already needs lol

[DRZ4Hunned]

I'm more interested in the shed... how sad is that. Ducati's rather nice too though.
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[tommy748]

drz4 I think I'm just as excited about the shed as I am the bike. rest of the posts to go in tomorrow, build a frame round the base then get a mixer etc on sat and float a concrete base so the floor is level then build up from there! any suggestions welcome. current plan is a sloped roof. brother is a dry liner so it will b getting insulated and plasterboarded on the inside. laminate floor, a wide access door fitted then a lick of paint and workbench.

[DRZ4Hunned]

[tommy748]

gonna run leccy to it, install a few plug sockets and fluorescent tube lighting. means I can at least run tools or a heater so I don't freeze my arse off in the evenings lol

[tommy748]

https://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s554/thomasodpt/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsim4o1t1c.jpeg


cuurently waiting a tidy up to be used as a cheap runabout when the weather is too bad for the duke

[Meatybeaty]

Two on the go at the same time eh Tommy

[tommy748]

the sachs wont get much attention other than being left roadworthy to use as a cheap runabout to get too and from work when the weather is too bad to take the ducati. fairings are there with airwaves decals lol