Back to the fold.....
 

I knew there was a reason I never threw away that Ducati 748/9** Haynes manual!* And you lot did say it would only be a matter of time before I saw the error of my ways....

On Sunday, I'll be doing a straight swap of my 2006 R6 for this beauty:

http://www.kestrelhonda.co.uk/viewbi...OBJ_ID=1015232

I could probably get a bit more than £4.4K for my R6, but TBH, Ohlins specced 748Rs don't seem to come up very often, and when they do, dealers seem to want nearer £5K for them, so, especially given that it is in the colour I want, I thought it would be best to strike while the iron is hot. This deal also saves me the hassle of dealing with all the retards who answer autotrader/ebay classifieds, which, in my view, is definitely worth at least a few hundred quid.
:lol:

I was also considering a deal involving my R6 for a full carbon-fairing'd 853 which is for sale on Pistonheads, but in the end, I decided to go for the 748R, which, TBH, is what I should have done ages ago, rather than going down the lazy 996S route and then, worse still, blundering into the R6 cul-de-sac.




* Actually, the Haynes manual doesn't cover the "R" series bikes, but you get my drift.

Welcome back..................was only a matter of time :)

Beautifull bike... all those years and they are still better than stuff coming out even now.
Dont forget to paint it RED :lol:

Enjoy

Craig

Wonderful bike and in the best colour, too. Congratulations!

that carbon one is nice!

but I do prefer a 748 in yellow!

The seller sent me the spec list - either he or the previous owner have absolutely thrown money at the bike (853 conversion, corse slipper clutch, full carbon fairing kit + much more).

I decided to go for the 748R simply because my experience of buying modded vehicles is that they are difficult to re-sell, awkward to insure and they also sometimes come complete with a bundle of problems. Not to mention that the bike hadn't been serviced since 2004 (although it had only done 4K since then), so that would have meant an immediate and expensive trip to the workshop.

Right! Now I'm off to ebay to try to find some Helibars and a pair of carbon airtubes as a "settling in" present for the Supersonic Canary II (Supersonic Canary I was my yellow turbocharged SWB 280ZX).

out of interest, how much did he want ?