Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 1198 / 1098 / 848 > USA import 848

[jamboy]

Hi all been thinking about getting another ducati after being without one for a while since selling my 916 and this cheap 848 usa import has come up.
Whats the difference to uk spec and is it worth looking into?

[nelly]

The main differences are the emmission systems. The US bike will have the evaporative canistor fitted and pipework and a different ECU. It'll still work, but not quite as well as a euro bike.
It can be removed and the ECU swapped/reflashed though.
Headlight is the same so no need to go swapping that out.
You'll need to get the paperwork sorted for UK registration and i'm sure there'll be a cheque going off to HM tax collectors as well.
I'd get all that worked out before deciding it's a bargain, just to be safe

[jamboy]

No need to worry about paper work etc it's already in the uk and registered just not sure about it.
It is cheap really but does it make it a lemon to sell on if I wanted to etc?
Does it being a US import also put people off??

[final_edition]

Here's a US 1098. With info of what's needed.




http://ducatiforum.co.uk/f21/2007-1098-sale-5667/

[antonye]

They're all made in Italy ... what difference does it make?

If the bike is returned back to Euro spec as mentioned by Nelly above, then I can't see it being a problem at all.