i understood from mr falloon that only bikes originally supplied to the US market had the ohlins fitted as a retrofit at dealers. did the same apply to bikes originally supplied to the uk market? i am almost sure that mine never had an ohlins when supplied new but am i deluding myself?
2000MY had Showa front and rear....may not be Ohlins but were not your average Showa...apparently. Certainly worked for me. Did have an ohlins steering damper though.
Having recently spoken to a main dealer about colour coded wing mirrors and the Ohlins steering damper, after looking at the Ducati specs on his system, the 2002 UK spec 748R was delivered with colour coded wing mirrors only. The Ohlins steering damper was available to retro fit before or after delivery at extra cost although some dealers included the Ohlins steering damper as a deal sweetener. Andy