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Old 01-Jan-2008, 23:44
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Tell me more.....

here's a pic.



- 1998 748 BP
- 16,000 miles
- carbon fibre top and side fairings
- standard BP seat fitted with a single-seat cowl (painted with white numberboards)
- dark smoke double-bubble screen
- 45mm cored cans with a JHP open pipe chip
- stainless steel braided brake and clutch hoses
- recent clutch slave cylinder piston and seals
- recent tzubaki chain + renthal sprockets (+ 2 teeth on the rear)
- recent rear sprocket cush drive bushes
- recent michelin pilot power tyres
- recent clutch centre
- new throttle position sensor
- new battery
- new starter solenoid
- new ride height adjuster
- new clutch plates
- new front brake pads
- new OS front brake disc
- new rear brake master cylinder
- FSH (including documentary proof of the rockers checked and given a clean bill of health at 12,000 miles)

it was dropped on its OS at very low speed during a u-turn so the top fairing has a small crack and the OS fairing has a very slight graze

hence, £2000.

i'm only selling it because i recently bought a 996S

PM me if you're interested

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Old 02-Jan-2008, 11:08
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Couple of points;
1) SPS was only introduced in 98
2)decals/clocks are not correct for 97SP
3) 96/97 748 was an SP imported by Moto Cinelli and had KPH clocks
4) Slipper clutch was not standard

Buyer beware, looks like rollock's to me
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 11:18
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sps was officially 98, but mine is a 97, so are a few more i know of.
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 21:50
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Keep the observations coming, I've emailed and asked the guy, but know little about Duke's at the mo. I'm after an SP or above, with the adjustable headstock, for racing in Thunderbikes. Cheers
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 22:41
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Should be on 40mm caliper mounts. So that's new forks on it then Defo a BP subframe. Didn't the sps get a plaque on the top yoke to?
Just doesn't look right????? reckon that may be a fibreglass fairing to??
Ducati cans, for the 748 at least, didn't have removable baffles either.
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 23:02
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I think "For a first Duke" there's nothing wrong with it. A good starting point to get to grips with the whole twin riding experence.. Then if you like it? get a proper one. If not sell it and get your money back. Just my two pence worth!!
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Nope, 65mm caliper mounts were correct on the sps, 40mm on the sp.
748sps didnt get a plaque either.

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Old 05-Jan-2008, 00:32
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I think "For a first Duke" there's nothing wrong with it. A good starting point to get to grips with the whole twin riding experence.. Then if you like it? get a proper one. If not sell it and get your money back. Just my two pence worth!!


So what a 748 isnt a proper duke?
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 22:56
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Keep the observations coming, I've emailed and asked the guy, but know little about Duke's at the mo. I'm after an SP or above, with the adjustable headstock, for racing in Thunderbikes. Cheers

the 65mm caliper mounts will make it easy to upgrade to 4 pad calipers, and if its for a race project ther authenticity isnt so important IMO but you wil need to try and establish the engine spec and condition.

why not buy a salvage bike and perhaps even source a decent engine, kinda build your own.
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Old 03-Jan-2008, 10:22
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Keep the observations coming, I've emailed and asked the guy, but know little about Duke's at the mo. I'm after an SP or above, with the adjustable headstock, for racing in Thunderbikes. Cheers

All the 748's had adjustable steering angle up to '99.
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