748 sp or sps
 

hi

im sure its been mentioned before but whats the main differences between a 748 bip and a 748sp or a 748 sps. im tempted to buy a 748sps at the weekend but dont want to get ripped off at the dealer. i am unsure of what to expect of it. does the sps have any titanium in the engine and the p8 electrics or is that only on the 916sps, also are the brakes fully floating cast iron with 4 pads per caliper or just 2 pads. does it come with ohlins rear shock as standard and the ohlins damper. finally is the sp the same as a sps and is a 748sps a good buy these days. what kind of money you should pay for a 1998 748sps

thanks

dave

Hi Dave

SP - 1995 - 1997: Differs from the BP...

Yellow only
SP cams,
SP conrods (steel but H section so much much stronger than standard)
Single seat only, and should have the Alloy subframe
uses the same 1.6m as the 916 bp (NOT the 'big brain' P8)
Ohlins rear shock
FULLY floating (rattles) cast iron brake discs on front, single pin, 2 pad per caliper brembo calipers. (40mm mounting)
Comes with 50 termignoni AND link pipe without baffles (converts from 45 to 50mm) and chip. (many of these have been robbed over the years and now come with 45 mm termis).
comes with paddock stand and yellow dust cover.

SPS - 1998 - 1999

SPS differs from the SP...

Has Titanium con rods (not race H section but Ti anyway)
Has twin pin brembo calipers (65mm mounting) still 2 pad per caliper
98 Graphics (no ducati logo on the tank)
Ohlins damper
later style rectifier / regulator.

There were a few (handfull) of red ones from the factory, sps only, but beware, plenty of yellow ones have been painted.

Still a fab bike, look for service history its everything on one of these.
Check when valve clearences were last done , the SP cams are far harder on the rockers than the bp ones too. also check the discs, cast iron ones crack and if there 8 years old they may need replacement and they're not cheap!

good luck - i love 748 SP 's get a good one and they are fab!!!!