Congratulations wato39 on your purchase of finest Italian exotica.
Hand build by the Ducati Corse factory themselves using only the best quality components they could find lying around on the floor at the time.
It's by no means 'the ultimate' but it's pretty damn close. I've owned/ridden alot of very different bikes but the 748R brings a smile to my face every time I pull the the cover off of her. That's what's owning a Ducati should be all about.
Despite shortcomings, dodgy build quality and a few dubious components you will indeed come to love it. alot.