Hi there, > I was wondering if you could help or advise me. Through your members > of a problem I have encountered. Firstly I am the owner of a 748R, > year 2000, with approx 8K on the clock. > The problem being that under the seat at the rear sub frame, the > weld has cracked. Does any of your members know if anybody has > encountered the same problem, and how they dealt with it. > I have tried a breakers which firstly sent the wrong bit, then after > sending a photo of the part, they then sent the right bit which looked > like it had been in a skip for 5years and was re-welded in the > same bit as my own. So I sent it back, if you could help I would be > glad to hear from you. > Cheers
Hi there, I had the same thing happen to mine! I got it re welded and it's been ok since. Have a look on ebay if you don't want to weld, they sometimes come up on there but they're not cheap!
As Jen says they're not cheap, there were a couple on Ebay last time I looked, one belonged to Jim at Bike Enders in Romford who is always worth a call. Tel 01708 455530
This is a known issue on the MY2000 748R. My dealer has advised that if it ever happens to my subframe then it will be replaced FOC by Ducati. MY01 & 02 had a slight revision to the subframe to eliminate the problem.
My advice is take it up with your dealer or with DUK direct.
Hi Midge, I too had this problem with my 2000 M.Y 748R - As already stated above this is not uncommon. Mine was replaced F.O.C by Ducati even though my bike was out of warranty at the time. The later subframes have additional bracing at the relevant points. Regards,
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