This is a very interesting thread for me because I bought a 748R this year having ridden a succession of IL4s (the last being an '03 R6). I simply couldn't get on with the bike at all. There was nothing wrong with it at all, the problem was me! The thing just felt agricultural and I totally missed the point. I missed the smooth transmission and power delivery of my old bike as well as the total confidence in a bike's reliability which the Japanese specialise in. I should have ridden it hard as someone else has advised in this thread. Instead, I was babying it as you do a japanese bike and it didn't respond.
I wish in hindsight that I'd stuck with it longer because I'm sure I'd have become accustomed to the bike. I sold it and bought a CBR600rr which, for all it's blandness, is actually a great motorcycle and I love it. Next Spring, I'm going to try out a 999 'cos I still love Ducatis!
Anyway Deej, best of luck with the bike. Enjoy
