Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > 924cc kit

[duck]

has anyone had this done to a 749 or know anyone thats done it?
i read somwhere there is a 924cc kit with pistons the same weight as the standard 749 so it keeps the same red line and is supposed to be as fruity as a 999.
mine's now a high miler (for a duke) but with no problems and can't decide whether to upgrade or chop it in for it's big brother

[Iconic944ss]

Hi,

I thought someone had done this but it turns out to be on a 8 series bike:

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=16973

Good luck - Frank

[KeefyB]

Have a look here;
http://www.moto-one.com.au/performan...24bigbore.html
Dont know anyone who has done it tho.
I noticed Ducati Performance do a kit to turn a 749 into a proper 999.Kit comes with barrels,pistons,new crank and full Termignoni system,etc.Lotta stuff in the box so bound to be a lotta money.
Part no. is;96446603B

[Glyn]

Originally Posted by KeefyB

Have a look here;
http://www.moto-one.com.au/performan...24bigbore.html
Dont know anyone who has done it tho.
I noticed Ducati Performance do a kit to turn a 749 into a proper 999.Kit comes with barrels,pistons,new crank and full Termignoni system,etc.Lotta stuff in the box so bound to be a lotta money.
Part no. is;96446603B

would you have to tell anyone you'd done it
could be amussing on the old track days

[KeefyB]

Originally Posted by Glyn

would you have to tell anyone you'd done it
could be amussing on the old track days

You cant afford it!

[andyb]

Why not just buy a 999 and put 749 badges on it..........lot cheaper!

[Goofy_DK]

Hi,

Below a link that explain what to do and what you get. I think I somewhere read that this kit was about 500-600 £ ex gaskets and labour.

The BCM Ducati (USA) kit is 920cc, 11,5:1 comp., $1195 retail, 8 hours labour, gaskets $200.

http://www.moto-one.com.au/performan...24bigbore.html

Regards
Goofy

[Jools]

Probably a little more pricey. Here's a link to a kit from Kaemna in Germany with the 924 conversion listed at 1,380 Euros.

http://www.kaemna.de/cms_en/katalog....seite&seite=78

I like the theory behind big bore engines though...keep the revvy nature of the 749 with a good deal more grunt.

Whether it's worth doing is a different matter, I would have thought that the price of doing it once the costs of all the sundry items, labour and setup time had been added you'd be better off part exchanging for a 999

[bike mad]

are the valves on a 749 the same size as a 999, if not you will not get the same bhp, just a thought.

[Goofy_DK]

Originally Posted by Jools

Probably a little more pricey. Here's a link to a kit from Kaemna in Germany with the 924 conversion listed at 1,380 Euros.

http://www.kaemna.de/cms_en/katalog....seite&seite=78

I like the theory behind big bore engines though...keep the revvy nature of the 749 with a good deal more grunt.

Whether it's worth doing is a different matter, I would have thought that the price of doing it once the costs of all the sundry items, labour and setup time had been added you'd be better off part exchanging for a 999

Well, depend were you are living . In DK the price differens is about 7.000£ 749 contra 999, so ? In DK we buy 1 and pay for 3 .

Regards
Goofy