Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > 2005 749r MOTOR in a 749s

[Rick]

Hi, I have a 2003 749 S and I have a chance at buying a 749R motor from a 2005 bike VERY cheap and I was wondering 1st IS IT POSSIBLE to do a straight swop or is there too much difference between the 2 bikes ?
Thanks

[KeefyB]

I would have thought the motor would drop straight in,....however,the R has a deep sump,so a new exhaust would be required.Then there is the issue with the cpu.Whether an S cpu would work with an R engine,I dont know.I would guess to get the best out of the motor you would need the R cpu.If that has been 'coded' with the origional bikes keys,ignition,clocks,etc,you would need those as well.

[Twinfan]

What Keefy said

[Real McCoy]

The S has a deep sump too

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Originally posted by Real McCoy
The S has a deep sump too

Not 749s

[andyb]

Cost of the engine plus a trade in, id buy a 999s!

[KeefyB]

Originally posted by andyb
Cost of the engine plus a trade in, id buy a 999s!

Now yer talking!

[Rick]

Thats what Im thinking now, a 999 S , pls see my other post