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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 19-Nov-2006, 17:06
Replies: 5
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Posted By gunforhire
mmmm..... tempted to give it a go. will give...

mmmm.....
tempted to give it a go.
will give Ducati Wimbledon a call first though.
See how much they'll charge to do it.

thanks
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Nov-2006, 20:20
Replies: 5
Views: 1,461
Posted By gunforhire
Question Getting a slipper clutch OUT, and a standard one IN?

I've got a slipper clutch on my 748 but I want to remove it and put the standard clutch back, until next summer anyway.

Will I just need to replace the pressure plate, springs and plates or does the...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 10-Nov-2006, 20:54
Replies: 5
Views: 1,176
Posted By gunforhire
Where is it being held? Think I might be away...

Where is it being held? Think I might be away that weekend.
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 09-Nov-2006, 23:07
Replies: 37
Views: 4,285
Posted By gunforhire
Question Group A? Group B? Where do I find the...

Group A?

Group B?

Where do I find the regulations?
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 09-Nov-2006, 21:37
Replies: 5
Views: 1,176
Posted By gunforhire
Cool Newbie DD'er... maybe... possibly

I've been keeping an eye on you lot and the Desmo Due.
I'd been playing with the idea of racing a miniTwin next year but I'm interested in the DD.

Does anyone have a website set up charting their...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Nov-2006, 09:29
Replies: 8
Views: 1,857
Posted By gunforhire
Supposedly all that was done by Ray at Rosso...

Supposedly all that was done by Ray at Rosso Corse a few weeks ago :(
Will give him a call this afternoon
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 07-Nov-2006, 22:35
Replies: 2
Views: 1,192
Posted By gunforhire
Is it ready to race? Got photos?

Is it ready to race?
Got photos?
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 07-Nov-2006, 22:34
Replies: 6
Views: 1,449
Posted By gunforhire
What you riding then?

What you riding then?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 07-Nov-2006, 22:15
Replies: 8
Views: 1,857
Posted By gunforhire
Grabby! That's the word! The 748E I had was great...

Grabby! That's the word!
The 748E I had was great but it had a standard clutch.
So this is the delight of a slipper clutch?
I'd hate to try and get off the line in a race with it :(
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 06-Nov-2006, 23:54
Replies: 8
Views: 1,857
Posted By gunforhire
Question Slipper clutch noise on Up shift

I've got a Ducati Corse slipper clutch fitted to a 1998 748 I've just bought.
I had a 2001 748 before.

Thing is there is a 'grinding' coming from the clutch when I pull away from the lights. i.e....
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Nov-2006, 10:18
Replies: 16
Views: 2,819
Posted By gunforhire
I think mine has as well! I had a 2001 748E...

I think mine has as well!
I had a 2001 748E previously and the steering damper was locked in place, HOWEVER on the 1998 748BP I now have (with the S in the frame number), the damper has 2 mounting...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 19:27
Replies: 16
Views: 2,819
Posted By gunforhire
oh well.... thought i had a bargain for a minute...

oh well....
thought i had a bargain for a minute there!:)
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 13:54
Replies: 16
Views: 2,819
Posted By gunforhire
Cheers - the Termi mystery has been solved. They...

Cheers -
the Termi mystery has been solved.
They were JHP (although made by the same factory as termis) but re-stickered as Termi at some point.
Cheers
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 10:44
Replies: 12
Views: 2,453
Posted By gunforhire
I've got a Corse slipper clutch just now but I...

I've got a Corse slipper clutch just now but I was thinking of taking it out for winter and putting the standard one back in until the track beckons again next year.

Is it difficult to do?
Is it...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 10:32
Replies: 4
Views: 1,419
Posted By gunforhire
Question Fitting an oil cooler to a BP

Would it be possible to fit an oil cooler to a 748BP?
If you could, what would the advantage be?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 10:29
Replies: 14
Views: 3,022
Posted By gunforhire
Might be interested. How much?

Might be interested. How much?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 10:26
Replies: 7
Views: 1,424
Posted By gunforhire
Yep. Stay AWAY from carbon clutch covers! I had...

Yep. Stay AWAY from carbon clutch covers!
I had one, lost the front at Cadwell, fairings where a bit scuffed but I managed to tear out the clutch!
Cardon cover give sod-all protection.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 10:24
Replies: 12
Views: 2,711
Posted By gunforhire
What is he charging for fairings, and does he do...

What is he charging for fairings, and does he do gel coat (coloured)?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Oct-2006, 10:21
Replies: 16
Views: 2,819
Posted By gunforhire
Question Sold as BP but chassis says 748S? Fake termis?

Hi-
I've just bought a 1998 748 for my wife.
Very happy with the deal I got but like most Ducati's it's been tinkered with and not much of the old bike remains!
There's the usual carbon and bits,...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-Jun-2005, 10:52
Replies: 4
Views: 1,375
Posted By gunforhire
2000 748R - what should it have?

I'm looking at a 2000 748R just now.
However it is for sale minus Ohlins forks and 998 style bodywork. I thought these were standard on ALL 748R's. As the 2000 model was the first R did it not come...
Forum: Monsters 15-Jun-2005, 11:20
Replies: 7
Views: 3,480
Posted By gunforhire
monsters with clipons?

hi -
sold my 748E but due to my the area I've moved back to (North London - home to all manner of tea leafs), it looks like I may not be getting the 748R I had my heart on. After losing an R6 to the...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 13-Jun-2005, 16:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,643
Posted By gunforhire
Thanks to everyone that replied to this...

Thanks to everyone that replied to this thread.
Unfortunately I didn't win the bidding on Ebay - tried and failed to get a bid in yesterday.
It was Jasper's old bike!

Better luck next. 853's are...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jun-2005, 18:24
Replies: 8
Views: 1,643
Posted By gunforhire
Really? Is his member name or real name 'Jasper'?...

Really? Is his member name or real name 'Jasper'? I'll send him a U2U.
Cheers
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 08-Jun-2005, 17:20
Replies: 8
Views: 1,643
Posted By gunforhire
Has anyone heard of Ashton Performance? 853 kit

Hi,
Has anyone heard of or more importantly got contact details for Ashton Performance in Hull?

I looking at a 748 Bip that's got a Fast by Ferraci 853 kit - the owner says that it was fitted by...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-Jun-2005, 11:24
Replies: 24
Views: 3,141
Posted By gunforhire
OK - got a bloke with a 2000 748R. But it's...

OK -
got a bloke with a 2000 748R.
But it's minus Ohlins (rear or damper), also doesn't have road and race cans or chips, no stand and no cover.
He's trying to say these only got shipped with the...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jun-2005, 11:20
Replies: 24
Views: 3,141
Posted By gunforhire
:D Cheers! Budget, budget, budget......

:D
Cheers!
Budget, budget, budget... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Gonna need to be an Ebay jobbie, tidyness not a problem as I'm gonna have to chain it up outside! Infact, something that's been down the road...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Jun-2005, 18:17
Replies: 24
Views: 3,141
Posted By gunforhire
mmmm.... all these ex-S owners now with...

mmmm....

all these ex-S owners now with R's!
Gaz, was your S one of the pre-2000 models? Just trying to understand why so many would have left 'em. :D
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Jun-2005, 12:46
Replies: 24
Views: 3,141
Posted By gunforhire
:lol::lol::lol: pretty much the same boat,...

:lol::lol::lol:
pretty much the same boat, yeah!
I'm in Highgate.
Sold the 748E - wasn't fast enough, and a R6 setup for Roadstock (wasn't a twin!).


:lol:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Jun-2005, 10:41
Replies: 24
Views: 3,141
Posted By gunforhire
cheers

Thanks for all the feedback. Much appreciated.
The R sounds great but I'm a bit intimidated by the annual services! Owning a Duke is pricey enough. Gonna think hard....

FIL2 - take it that's you on...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Jun-2005, 01:05
Replies: 24
Views: 3,141
Posted By gunforhire
748S and 748R. What\'s the difference?

Aside from Marchesini wheels, what is the difference between the post-2000 S and R models? A quick look at the MCN site didn't help, they had no info on the S.
Also, what extras came with these...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-May-2005, 00:46
Replies: 11
Views: 2,692
Posted By gunforhire
Yep, it's me. Gunforhire ex-R6 Net member! Nice...

Yep, it's me. Gunforhire ex-R6 Net member!
Nice to be infamous.
I bought a 748 a couple of years back when my R6 got nicked (traumatised).
Still got an R6 that I sorted out to race in Roadstocks...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-May-2005, 00:44
Replies: 14
Views: 2,388
Posted By gunforhire
mmmm... I've had my Rev counter pack in when a...

mmmm... I've had my Rev counter pack in when a fuse has blown.
Have you looked there?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 03-May-2005, 14:20
Replies: 11
Views: 2,692
Posted By gunforhire
748 SPS spec?

Does anyone know the spec for an SPS?
What did it ship with as standard?
I know it comes with standard and race cans but what about chips, wheels, etc?
Thinking about buying one but need to know what...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-Jul-2003, 12:30
Replies: 14
Views: 3,297
Posted By gunforhire
cheers. most of the races seem to be in Pembrey...

cheers.
most of the races seem to be in Pembrey though. bit of a slog from london.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jul-2003, 11:29
Replies: 14
Views: 3,297
Posted By gunforhire
sounds great. can you give me some contact...

sounds great.
can you give me some contact details for them?
also, which tracks do they race at?
any help much appreciated.:)
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jul-2003, 11:05
Replies: 14
Views: 3,297
Posted By gunforhire
Sound of Thunder - prodie class

does anyone race in the Sound of Thunder series?
would a standard 748 have any chance of not finishing last in the prodie class?
desperate to go racing but no budget!
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jul-2003, 11:01
Replies: 9
Views: 2,762
Posted By gunforhire
cheers guys. sold then! honestly though - am I...

cheers guys.
sold then!
honestly though - am I likely to wreck the speedo trying to roll back the numbers?

is £80 a good price for the pair?

[Edited on 15-7-2003 by gunforhire]
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Jul-2003, 09:59
Replies: 9
Views: 2,762
Posted By gunforhire
mph speedo - can it be \'rolled\' back?

looking to buy a MPH speed for my 748 rather than the annoying KPH I have at the mo'.
Can you guys have a look a this pic I was sent by someone selling one...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Jul-2003, 19:16
Replies: 1
Views: 2,266
Posted By gunforhire
clocks. how much to pay?

looking for a MPH speedo (with about 6000miles) but I'm prepared to buy the whole set of clocks and sell the bits on ebay.
how much should i expect to pay?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Jul-2003, 16:11
Replies: 11
Views: 3,536
Posted By gunforhire
or I could go the whole hog and get it done out...

or I could go the whole hog and get it done out as an Imola rep!:D

http://www.gunforhire.co.uk/misc/imola_tank.jpg

http://www.gunforhire.co.uk/misc/imola_front.jpg
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 09-Jul-2003, 13:05
Replies: 11
Views: 3,536
Posted By gunforhire
yellowBip?

Do you sell the paint by the spraycan, touchup stick or can (for spraying)?
£?
cheers

it's for the 2001 model 748E if that helps.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 07-Jul-2003, 19:49
Replies: 0
Views: 2,296
Posted By gunforhire
Oxford Boss disc lock - attach it where?

Has anyone else got one and attached the carrier to their bike?
If so, where?
Been putting it through the strap on the Bip's seat but it leaves grease and dirt all over it.
Can't put it...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 07-Jul-2003, 19:44
Replies: 3
Views: 2,470
Posted By gunforhire
oh dear god!

oh dear god!
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jul-2003, 18:36
Replies: 11
Views: 3,536
Posted By gunforhire
Yellow paint is different?

Does anyone else have a yellow bip?
I swear there's about 3 different shades of yellow on there.:o
Am I nuts?
Where's a better place to get touchup paint > halfords or motorcyclepaint.co.uk?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Jul-2003, 18:12
Replies: 16
Views: 3,306
Posted By gunforhire
Yeah - but I bet your 999 yolk isn't gonna...

Yeah - but I bet your 999 yolk isn't gonna be stamped like this one.

http://www.gunforhire.co.uk/digicam/italian_job/images/P1010129.jpg

Fila Ducati number 0000!!! :D

[Edited on 2-7-2003 by...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 11-Jun-2003, 18:15
Replies: 8
Views: 2,657
Posted By gunforhire
Shazzam!

Does the physical size of the battery change from stock?
This is what's fitted to my 748 but it keeps discharging in a matter of days!:mad::
"Yuasa YT12B-BS (10 AH, 125 CCA, 7.6 lbs) (stock...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 11-Jun-2003, 18:08
Replies: 1
Views: 1,745
Posted By gunforhire
Battery code? 748 2001 model

Dumbass question but does anyone know the battery code for a 2001 748?
Can't find it in the manual and it's rubbed off the battery.:o
Cheers
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 30-May-2003, 13:07
Replies: 4
Views: 2,487
Posted By gunforhire
cheers

thanks guys.
yeah, the general consensus seems to be just to let the alarm battery run itself down.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-May-2003, 19:46
Replies: 4
Views: 2,487
Posted By gunforhire
Datatool fuse, where for art thou?!

Datatool fuse? help!

Can I finf it? Can I hell!
Does anyone know where the fuse for a Datatool alarm would be located on a 748? I just can't see it.

I'm trying to remove the battery to...
Forum: Tyres 23-May-2003, 19:19
Replies: 7
Views: 3,521
Posted By gunforhire
???

words fail me!
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