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900MAN
01-Mar-2012, 17:38
Surprised to see such an old new model?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-DUCATI-749-S-RED-/330695123625?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4cfef722a9#ht_500wt_922

final_edition
01-Mar-2012, 17:45
Retro-fit?

900MAN
01-Mar-2012, 17:50
Defo a bitsa job as the frame is black and should be red, has the right fairing as well

jangol
02-Mar-2012, 21:09
Frame should be Sliver @ that Age.. I guess could be a bargain for the right price..

hugh jaynus
03-Mar-2012, 00:10
Mines register 05 but is the same as that, black frame,late swingarm. Looks identical.

Col996s
03-Mar-2012, 09:13
The guy says in the advert

"it have also converted it to a 749r rear end with genuine parts, ie: tail fairing and sub frame (not cheap at all to do)"

900MAN
03-Mar-2012, 10:31
Mines register 05 but is the same as that, black frame,late swingarm. Looks identical.

O5 is fine for that just not 03. Is yours a red bike or black? Never seen a red bike with black frame that's all.

As for 749r back end he only talks of the subframe and tail unit

hugh jaynus
04-Mar-2012, 21:04
O5 is fine for that just not 03. Is yours a red bike or black? Never seen a red bike with black frame that's all.

As for 749r back end he only talks of the subframe and tail unit

bought it mid summer last year for £3k its an "s" mono with red with black frame black swing arm, black wheels but old style fairings( with air slats) reg plate is 05. i heard that the factory is known for building some bikes out of what ever is lying around.

hugh jaynus
04-Mar-2012, 22:51
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/hughjaynus83/8K9U9528.jpg

900MAN
04-Mar-2012, 22:57
Black forks as well, most odd

900MAN
04-Mar-2012, 22:57
Ps the £3k price tag is also pretty odd

bradders
04-Mar-2012, 23:23
nice looking bike for 3k you bought there mate, S spec too!

hugh jaynus
05-Mar-2012, 00:01
Black forks as well, most odd
And yokes too

hugh jaynus
05-Mar-2012, 00:09
Searched for about 7 months til I found it. Had a starting fault which was the battery connection and the swing arm had a snapped off bobbin bolt init, little bit fury around the edges but shes cleaning up a treat slowly.

900MAN
05-Apr-2012, 23:00
Another oddball

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-749-/140733783087?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item20c4631c2f#ht_674wt_922

antonye
06-Apr-2012, 13:21
You often get "odd" models come up as the factory switches over from one model to the next - they use a "Just In Time" sourcing practise for parts, so if they have a set of forks fail, they may well rob a set from a higher spec model that is in the next production run and backfill that instead of waiting for a replacement set to arrive.

We've seen it many times at the factory with things like shocks, forks, brake calipers, etc!

cockneyjanner
17-Apr-2012, 17:27
Black forks as well, most odd

It looks brilliant though.....