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A friend of mine is willing to sell me his 2002 748R and I wanted to get some opinions on this deal.
He had the motor swapped out at Fast by Ferracci, and had them put in a 748RS motor they had left over (never used). The bike has 2,400 miles on it, with only about 400 on the RS motor. He just brought it in for service and everything was checked and replaced where necessary. Included were the belts, new brake pads, filters, oil change and new tires.
He replaced the original body with full carbon (unpainted). I'm not too crazy about the carbon panels he bought because they don't all see to fit well. He still has the original body work, so going back to OEM isn't a real issue. He also has new Marchesini forged magnesium wheels, slipper clutch, clutch slave and FBF custom tune for the RS motor (and original motor is included).
Things that need to be addressed/replaced:
-Headlights are "foggy". Is this common?
-Coolant resovoir/upper tank has a crack. I think I can just route the overflow from the main bottle to atmosphere, is that correct?
-Bike came with steel braided lines, should they be replaced? They look like they've seen better days.
-Sprockets/chain have never been replaced, is it time?
From what I can remember, that's everything. The Ducati dealership that serviced it last week only mentioned the coolant bottle, but said it wasn't a necessary replacement.
So for $10k, should I take advantage of this deal? Is there anything else I should look into before giving an answer? I'm no suspension guru, so I wasn't sure if the Ohlins shock and forks would need anything (re-valve?).
I appreciate your insight and ideas!
Mike
He had the motor swapped out at Fast by Ferracci, and had them put in a 748RS motor they had left over (never used). The bike has 2,400 miles on it, with only about 400 on the RS motor. He just brought it in for service and everything was checked and replaced where necessary. Included were the belts, new brake pads, filters, oil change and new tires.
He replaced the original body with full carbon (unpainted). I'm not too crazy about the carbon panels he bought because they don't all see to fit well. He still has the original body work, so going back to OEM isn't a real issue. He also has new Marchesini forged magnesium wheels, slipper clutch, clutch slave and FBF custom tune for the RS motor (and original motor is included).
Things that need to be addressed/replaced:
-Headlights are "foggy". Is this common?
-Coolant resovoir/upper tank has a crack. I think I can just route the overflow from the main bottle to atmosphere, is that correct?
-Bike came with steel braided lines, should they be replaced? They look like they've seen better days.
-Sprockets/chain have never been replaced, is it time?
From what I can remember, that's everything. The Ducati dealership that serviced it last week only mentioned the coolant bottle, but said it wasn't a necessary replacement.
So for $10k, should I take advantage of this deal? Is there anything else I should look into before giving an answer? I'm no suspension guru, so I wasn't sure if the Ohlins shock and forks would need anything (re-valve?).
I appreciate your insight and ideas!
Mike