| Tip for 999R/749R buyers
Before you buy, have a look at the swingarm where the real wheel axle nut sits. On a LOT of the 999r's and 749r's I've seen, it looks like a gorilla has been at the rear wheel nut with a cannon-sized torque wrench. Many of the swingarms have bits of the black paint missing and have suffered various chip, scuffs and scrapes, often through to the aluminium underneath. Even seen one 749R for sale with a crush dent to the rear swing arm. Not good for that money!
Watch out for that nasty tank weld on the 749R too -- most are okay, but I've seen couple where the red paint hadn't covered the primer, and even one with a small fissure in the weld!
Other things to look out for: scuffs, scrapes and scratches to the carbon parts (timing belt covers seem bad for some reason) and black stripes on the rear number plate not lacquered down at the end.
Sheesh, Ducati quality control where are you???
Rob |