thinking of buying ducati 748

[paulDJSCOTT]

now i love the styling of this bike, but dont know too much about it, can someone give my a lil info or oppinions on it before i go down n take a test ride?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Revvier than it's bigger brother, 996 etc.

Just make sure the belts get done regularly i.e. bang on service time. There are a few ducati specific forums that it may be better to ask on though.
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[krebsy]

i knew someone who had one, then sold it for an R1. Sounded like a bag of spanners every time it started up.

K.
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[lllN30lll]

isn't that the ducati rattle of the dry clutch?
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[Wave2k]

Old style ducatis main thing is has it been serviced, Belts need replacing every 2 years or 6,000 miles.
Bearing tend to eat themselves and rockers are a weak point too.
check for mismatched panels as its easy to tell because they will all be slightly different shades of red.

Electrics arnt quite as strong as the newer dukes so ive heard.

I owned a 749 and even toured on it and didnt have one problem .
(that wasnt my fault )

more than i can say about a CBR600RR of mine.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[mark83]

[Wave2k]

every bolt on an RR is made of cheese and those rubber tubes with brass inters inside for the fairigns fall apart
The poorest build quality of any bike ive ever owned
good thing ive sold it and gone elsewhere

My Ducati had brilliant build quality, attention to detail is way better also they are a hell of alot easier to work on than ANY full faired jap bike i know of.
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[tristan]

Well...speed and torque is nothing you will have to worry about I can tell you that! after being pillion.

They aren't the most comfortable, which you may have guessed

Very thirsty.

Services are very important, being Italian, not the best constructed.

Instrumental wise, there is bob basics - analogue everything, and no more than you would want. Great bike no doubt though (sorry I can only comment on being pillion on my uncle's bike.)

But like you have been told, try this forum, should help you alot more

https://www.ducatisti.co.uk/index.php
Tristan

[Wave2k]

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[tristan]

[bazza]

[Wave2k]

Ducatis are better put together than ANY jap bike ive ever owned, people always have and always will say stuff about ducatis, its all chinese whispers and its all bullshit .
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[kestrel]

[mark83]

[EllioTT_GiXXeR]

You can take mine off my hands for around £3300

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