Ducati Sporting Club UK > Sport > Trackdays & Race Schools > 748r To 855r ?

[doogalman]

Never mind the big bore, what about getting the drinks in new boy.

I'll have a nice glass of chilled scrumpy please.

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by doogalman

Never mind the big bore, what about getting the drinks in new boy.

I'll have a nice glass of chilled scrumpy please.

You professional drunk, Cider ughhhhh. thought you'd be more of a Blue Nun or Black Tower man now
Welcome JDR, mines a pint of G&T, I'm having a bad day and I need a drink!

[doogalman]

Jeff, you in the wrong time zone again???? Old mothers ruin?

[JDR]

New boy more like old boy me thinks

[phil_h]

Welcome to the board JDR, I'll have a nice cold virtual Guinness, thank you for asking.
You dont happen to race a ducati single do you ?
I know a JDR in CRMC

[JDR]

Hi Phil , no not me just track days for last couple of years,bit old for racing.
Any info on big bore kit would be helpful

[phil_h]

I've got a 748SPS and my friend has a 748R, both with 45mm cans.
The R has more mid-range than the SPS already, so its prob the gruntiest 748 package.
If you dick with your engine size, you'll find it much harder to sell when you eventually want to.
Ditto for fitting another engine, unless you keep the old one to put back.
If you tot up the cost of an 853 kit, and a 'full-monty' type fitting job, cos whats the point if you have it all apart anyway, I think you could justify trading up to a 9xx.
I've been deliberating this all year

[keefer]

hello JDR.
Sigma or Corner speed seem to be the place to get this work done.
Possibly Rapido but not sure what pistons they are using ?
a coupe of guys on the board have had this work done. DC being one of them.
ping him a private message.
don't know why you couldn't have the same handling on a 996 though.
any way the choice is yours.
be aware though any money you put in to it will be very hard to recoup
but you are probably aware of that already

[khushy]

with an 853cc engine - what a tool!!!

The bike was fantastic and pulled like a train from just under 3000rpm right up to the red line - WELL WORTH THE MONEY in my opinion.

Mine had a 50mm Ti system and a JHP chip.

Had NO reliability issues at all.

Go for it - you will absolutely love it - I did!

Khushy

[khushy]

a 748 with a big bore conversion is COMPELETLY different to a standard 916/996 in terms of character - and thats what its all about at the end of the day.

The revvy nature of the 853 is what did it for me - I loved it - very exciting!

A 916/996 was just a bit boring - comparitively speaking of course.

Khushy