I hate to get rid of it, but to many toys in the garage! Bike is in Orange County, Ca. $8500.00
Up for sale is a 2004 Ducati 749S.
The previous owner (with to much money) bought the bike for 17k in 2003, proceeded to put 32 miles on it, tryed to show off for his then girlfriend and crashed it into a wall. He then parked the bike in a company warehouse until I bought it late last year. I bought the bike, replaced everything that was either damaged or scratched. This bike has been totally gone through, stripped down to a bare frame. It has the 05+revised 749R wheels/plastics, Ohlins front forks, new black frame, SHORAI battery, roller bearings in the steering head (common problem is the OEM ball bearings get loose), and more. Upon completion of the rebuild I took the bike to Ducati Newport Beach for them to lookover and replace the timing belts. I changed the oil at 600 miles with good MOTUL 300V oil. The timing belts have a 2 year change interval so those needed replaced. After that I rode the bike to work out any kinks. The bike currently has 1000 miles on it, maybe a little more as I still ride it on occasion.
This was a great project for me! I spent 7 years in the motorcycle industry and I took great care putting this bike back together. Because this was'nt a "rush" job I took the time to torque every componant to Ducati specification. Everything that was required to be greased or thread locked was done so.
The bike has a couple minor scratches on the gas tank that I have'nt bothered touching up. Besides that the bike looks and rides new.
This bike is decent on gas to. It gets between 38-43MPG depending on how hard you ride. Not the best, but the smiles per gallon is off the chart! Because the engine was "new" it was not until the last tank of gas when I got to ride it a littlle more aggressively.
Please don't bother me with low-ball offers. You can look the bike over from head to toe. If you give me notice I will also remove the side fairings to view. That being said, no test drives unless you are serious with cash in hand. I spent months on this bike and am in no hurry to see it go!
The bike comes with both black keys, the red key, a keycard.
All the best,
Aaron Lephart
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