748R or 916BP?
 

Just after some advice please.:burn:

Have got a 916 BP 1998 which i have had no probs with for about three years but have been after a 916SPS:roll:But have just been offered a 748R the ohlins suspension model,spotless with 7k on the clock for £4500 bouncy:

|Not sure what to do:puzzled:

Not sure about the missing CC though

:puzzled:

Many Thanks Matt:frog:

Hope its not my one which was stolen on sunday.
Seriously, fantastic bike in its last incarnation. Easily a match for a 916 and full of all sorts of late spec technology.

£4500, you sure?

Oops
Didn't mean a match for an sps

748r everyday ...4500 seems very very cheap....what year and what spec.?

Is this being sold by a dealer by any chance ? If so I am aware there was one being sold over ebay that did not sell and fits your description - I was told by them it had never been raced or dropped but it clearly had the remnants of number stickers on the front and the fasteners were missing bar one each side......

Perhaps the old ducati school bikes from Cadwell, not technically raced but a hard life all the same.

What sort of 916 SPS were you after?? There is a reasonable range of Specifications that might tip the balance one way or the other.

what model year is the 748r?? Ohlins front and rear??

IF its got the Ohlins front and rear AND all the paperwork checks out AND the condition is OK then it sounds like a bargain.

BUT a late 916 SPS (98 or 99?) with the 996 mota is a gonna have the capacity to tip the balance the other way IMHO, it's gonna cost a lot more than £4,500 to buy as well!

Yes but no but yes but no but yes but no but yes but no but..

Difficult call.

Ray

Thanks for the help guys:bouncy:

The bike is a 2001 bike with ohlins front and rear,carbon air box.Full service history,7K as new not a mark on her.Guy at work selling it:o Paid 7k for it last spring and only done 700 miles on it:alien:

Think I will leave it and wait for a nice SPS or 996R alot more money but Think it would be worth it in the long run.Cant beat CC's for torque.

PS if any one else is interested send me a message and I will give you his number.

Matt:burn:

buy a 'busa for thrills and a 748 for pleasure - trust me, I've got 2 busas and had my dream 996 for fun...500 miles before being stolen, 748 will do me for appreciating geom/handling on a sunny dry day now thanks...relying on cc's for grins is lazy :devil:

...sorry, should say I only picked up my 748 yesterday but so far (ignoring the rain when both bike & I stared in horror!), I have no doubts :D

955 matt... The 748R sounds like a bargain.I think they will always be a little bit special as they are the last in the line of a highly rated bike.Save yourself some money and get the 'R' n:bouncy: !

I think you know which one i would recomend,they have a fab power delivery and the most glorious noise with 50mm termi's of any of the watercooled engines,the're suprissingly quick too ask Henners..

Correcto - up to 120mph the 748R will hang onto a 996R. Lovely revvy almost 2stroke like delivery - not a huge amount of torque but addictive all the same. The slipper clutch gets through plates at a rate if you use it like Stu does ;)