FS: 1999 Ducati 748 Biposto - 14,144 miles City AZ

FS: 1999 Ducati 748 Biposto "Superbike" - 14,144 miles - $16000 This stunning 1999 Ducati 748 Biposto “Superbike” was consigned through SUB a few years ago. It came equipped with so many period correct performance upgrades that had been added over the years. We believe it’s had a total of 4 owners since new. 20 years ago, the original owner started a frame up build at 7,600 miles. He ended up selling it before completion and the 2nd owner continued the build with the guidance of the original owner. The 853cc motor, we were told was built by Mark Sutton (DucShop), we have serviced it over the years and it is a strong runner. On top of the obvious visual upgrades like the Ohlins rear shock, the ultra rare Ducati Performance Carbon/Magnesium 5 Spoke wheels with 998 snowflake floating front rotors really stand out! . It has a full 52mm Arrow exhaust with carbon cans. Once you settle in on the Corbin seat, you’ll immediately notice it’s not as aggressive a riding position as you might have remembered. The SpeedyMoto CNC machined top clamp with Tracstar raised bars, CRG levers, Acculign adjustable rear-sets and MRI smoke windscreen, allow you to change rider positioning. The slipper clutch set up was done right. It starts with an impossible to find, magnesium (green) vented inner cover, EVR slipper clutch with matching MotoCorsa Racing open cover, lastly an Evoluzione clutch slave helps reduce clutch pressure at the lever. Take a peek under the fuel tank, and the top quality BMC air filters with Ducati Performance carbon intake stacks stand right out! New quick change chain and sprocket kit was installed less than 2000 miles ago. All top quality components and smart combinations. When we sold the 748 to its current owner in 2018, it had 11,946 miles. The previous owner had recently dropped it off to wake back up, and perform a very thorough 12k service. It had been parked in his garage for almost ten years. Once completed and ready to go play it really made no sense to let it sit again, it was left with us on consignment. We feel this 748 is as nice as they come, no signs of abuse, no track time, no excuses. It’s well appointed with smart upgrade choices, absolute unobtanium parts are spread across this 748. We found recent receipts for full suspension service and some parts installed by our friends at KFG Motorsports. Last year at 14,020 miles we performed a 2 year service with belts and a coolant flush. Since purchase in 2018 it’s only racked up another 2200 miles. For those who are not familiar with the 748 lineage, this is the first gen 748. This really was the true little blood brother to the iconic 916 in every sense other than displacement and rear tire size. It retained all the technical features of the Tamburini designed 916 like adjustable steering head angle, dzus fasteners to easily remove the fairings, quick disconnect lines on the tank. In 2000 Ducati introduced 2 new models the 748S which stood for Sport and the 748E which stood for Economia. The S was a continued copy of the beloved 748/916 series with the addition of 5 spoke wheels and TiN coated front fork tubes. The E retained the 3 spoke wheels and gave up the coolest features like dzus fasteners and easy disconnect fuel lines. No more adjustable steering head angle option either. Great price point but lost some luster IMO. This 1999 version is the real deal, only visual change from the first introduction in 1997 is the Ducati logo and font. We have 2 factory keys, an owners manual, 90% of all service records, and a clean WA title. PRESS 1997-2002 Ducati 748The hot-blooded Italian middleweight was a mirror image of the bigger 916 but with a smaller, higher-revving motor. Handling was legendary and performance numbers registered mid 11's in the quarter-mile and 150 MPH on the big end. If you can ignore the idiosyncrasies it's a small slice of heaven.  Ducati’s 916 deserves all its iconic status and then some. But for many people who were lucky enough to ride both, the smaller 748 was the better bike to ride. It’s a long-running Ducati trait – the 750SS was more enjoyable than the 900SS and the later 749 was almost the perfect early-noughties sports bike where the 999 was grumpy, difficult to ride and needed to be going a lot faster than we actually went for it to work properly.  The 748 came out a year after the original 916. It’s easy to think of it as a sleeved-down 916, but the changes are much more than that. Bore and stroke are both different, the smaller capacity loses a bit of bottom-end power, but the lighter flywheels allow the 748 engine to rev much faster meaning the lack of bottom end doesn’t really matter.   It feels like a very different bike and, bizarrely, while the 916 feels like a massive, powerful engine has been stuffed into the chassis of a 250, the 748 feels like it has exactly the right engine for the chassis.  If true Italian exclusivity boils your blood and concessions to politeness don't mean a thing, the Ducati 748 just might be your ticket to ride. After all, saying you ride a Ducati is simply priceless. 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