USA import 848
 

Hi all been thinking about getting another ducati after being without one for a while since selling my 916 and this cheap 848 usa import has come up.
Whats the difference to uk spec and is it worth looking into?

The main differences are the emmission systems. The US bike will have the evaporative canistor fitted and pipework and a different ECU. It'll still work, but not quite as well as a euro bike.
It can be removed and the ECU swapped/reflashed though.
Headlight is the same so no need to go swapping that out.
You'll need to get the paperwork sorted for UK registration and i'm sure there'll be a cheque going off to HM tax collectors as well.
I'd get all that worked out before deciding it's a bargain, just to be safe

No need to worry about paper work etc it's already in the uk and registered just not sure about it.
It is cheap really but does it make it a lemon to sell on if I wanted to etc?
Does it being a US import also put people off??

Here's a US 1098. With info of what's needed.




http://ducatiforum.co.uk/f21/2007-1098-sale-5667/

They're all made in Italy ... what difference does it make?

If the bike is returned back to Euro spec as mentioned by Nelly above, then I can't see it being a problem at all.