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748 Calling All 748r Owners

Discussion in '748 / 916 / 996 / 998' started by quantuman, Jan 30, 2020.

  1. @AirCon bike technically isn't an RS. :D
     
  2. Why?:(:mad::astonished::D
     
  3. It's a 748 racing! the rs didn't come out till 2000. The 748 racing is based on the 748sp, the rs is based on the 748r.
     
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  4. I think this is AC's 748 'Racing' Spec: :thinkingface:

    1998 DUCATI 748 RACING SUPERSPORT RACE BIKE.


    1 of 20 produced by the factory for 1998 race season, the 748 Racing was loosely based on the 748sps homologation road bike, but were built by the factory in bologna using lots of parts from the early 916 racing parts catalog.
    Far from just a tricked up 748sps, these bikes have more in common with the more exotic 916 racing super bikes.

    This particular bike was supplied to a German dealer in November 1997 and raced by Klaus Mayerhofer in the German super sport championship. It then went through various hands eventually becoming a track bike in England!!!!!

    By the time i received it two years ago, it was a bit second hand...So i set about fully restoring the bike to its former glory-some parts do still show signs of its racing past, like the left hand engine cover and the radiator which is completely unobtainable but has been repaired with reciept. But everything else has been restored or replaced using new & used genuine period parts. Now its how it would have been in '98 complete with period paintjob.
    Listed below are the features & parts that make this bikes so special and now so incredibly rare:

    • 1998 DUCATI 748 RACING FRAME: No STAMPED frame number as such just "CAGIVA" and racing frame part number has Ducati VIN sticker on left frame rail with ZDM748W*006995, which comes up on Ducati DHM system with the bikes history. I have a letter from Ducati UK confirming this.
    • 1998 DUCATI 748 RACING ENGINE: Good numbers-.sps based engine for supersport regulations, so has similar cams, pistons, conrods and ergal pulleys but is fitted with CORSA racing Crankshaft, Corsa Gearbox, Corsa generator & flywheel, Corsa oil pump, Corsa vented clutch case, Corsa carbon clutch cover, Corsa belt tensioner mounts & cam bearing caps(open belts), Corsa crankcase breather & ported cylinder heads. Fully rebuilt with reciept & build photos, new bigends, some rockers, re shimmed, new gaskets, new cam belts, new surface discharage plugs, etc. Starts first time-sounds awesome.
    • 1998 Ducati 748 Racing throttle bodies & Mil-spec subloom
    • 1998 Ducati 748 Racing Mil spec race wiring loom
    • Ducati Corsa Carbon battery box
    • Ducati Corsa reg/rec
    • Ducati Corsa kill switch-electric start retained
    • Ducati corsa rev counter
    • Ducati Corsa temp guage
    • 1998 Ducati 748 Racing full 50mm stainless race exhaust system(different to road systems with primary bushes to the heads and thinner wall thickness).
    • Termignoni Carbon silencers & CM Composits carbon shield
    • Ducati sps 16m aluminium rear subframe
    • Ducati Racing MS Productions Carbon underseat breather box and airbox valve
    • Ducati performance Carbon seat mount
    • 1998 Ducati 748 Racing rear wheel nut & R-clip
    • 1998 Ducati 748 Racing rear DISC
    • OHLINS rear shock
    • Ducati Corsa carbon chainguard
    • Ducati Corsa carbon swingarm cover
    • Ducati Corsa rearsets and gear/brake levers.
    • Ducati Corsa engine mounting bolts
    • Ducati Performance carbon airbox
    • Ducati Performance carbon race airtubes & corsa airtube fastners
    • Ducati Corsa 916r radiator(larger/more rows than road item), hardpipe & hose kit & corsa cylinder unions
    • Ducati Corsa oil cooler(larger/more rows than road item) & corsa oil lines
    • Ducati Performance Carbon fairing/dash support
    • Ducati MS production Carbon instrument panel body
    • Ducati Corsa rev counter/temp guage gaskets
    • Ducati Corsa carbon 16m ecu support, ecu mounts
    • Ohlins steering damper & Corsa bracket
    • Ducati corsa front brakeline
    • Brembo cast iron fully floating brake discs
    • 1998 Ducati 748 Racing front wheel spacer
    • Ducati Performance Carbon front mudguard
    • Ducati Corsa small airtube Carbon/kevlar fairing nose
    • Ducati Corsa race seat unit
    • Ducati Technosel racing seat
    • Ducati Racing side fairings
    • Ducati Racing/MS production bellypan and Corsa belly pan bracket
    • Ducati Corsa v-piece
    • New paintwork and original decals unlaquered so can be changed to taste
    • New Pirelli supercorsa SC2 front & rear
    • New silkolene pro4 15/50, Agip coolant, genuine oil filter, genuine fuel filter, genuine belts, ngk racing plugs.
    • New Yuasa YTX7BS
    • NEW genuine Ducati Dzus fastners & genuine screen screws, chro-mate fastners, brake lever, clutch lever, rear axle, etc.....
     
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  5. Indeed, it pre dates the RS designation :thinkingface:
     
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  6. Who cares, he’s selling it anyway. :eek:
     
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  7. this is mine. its rubbish

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  8. does look a bit shit... but id take it off ya hands ... you need a scrambler! :D
     
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  9. Get yourself a red one mate theyre faster!
     
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  10. Ummm...
    I'm no expert, but would you say the UK Ducati head office is?
    In the worse case scenario I've got an early prototype, like a lot of Elises shed collection.
     
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  11. No mate it's a 748 racing
     
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  12. Im not sure B in the engine number does denote Bologna as all bikes & at that time were assembled there. Also neither JoeC’s or mine has B in just an * and only 16 digits not the usual 17:thinkingface:
     
  13. My authentication letter says 748RS? I think a copy is on the classic thread.
     
  14. My verified 2001 Ohlins model starts with ZDM748W4B. Andy
     
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  15. I had two verified models 01 and 02. Looked at some old documents and pictures, both started with ZDM748W4B.

    cheers
    Nick

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  16. Hi Nick. Had or still have (for the count)?
     
  17. For the count Zero. Sold one in Bits (red) due to a minor crash @Assen . The yellow one I sold to a Belgian guy. Sorry guys.

    cheers
     
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