If second hand, shop around mate, at that price you should get a pristine 748R and could even fetch some very serious stuff like 996S or SPS.
You can also ask the dealer to give you a first service free of charge. It does mean cash out for them and it saves you the expense of £150 or so after your first 1,000 miles.
Have to say 8700 seems a bit steep especially if they're not giving you anything extra, surely a 748R isnt much more money? They were going for 9200 at onyerbike last year
not sure what the std tyres are on a 748s, but if they are the same as i had on my 998, Pirelli Corsa's, i would ask them to upgrade them to Supercorsa's or 207rr's.
Shouldn't cost him much but will save you £200 once you realise how crap the std tyres can be.
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Shop around mate
As others have said, there will be a good few deals on 748R's so why go for the lesser spec bike? If you are not desperate to buy this minute the winter always unearths some bargain deals. And there are a couple of secondhand R's in market place if you look back a bit?