Hi, I've just sold my Fireblade and looking to get a 999S, had a 1198S before the Fireblade. Anything i need to look out for except normal FSH, belt changes etc. Thanks
Could be shot down for this, but try for the later Black swing arm model. I know there were a few issues with the earlier 749's.
Yes both models 749 & 999, older grey swing arms were changed to a more solid black swing arm around 05. There were also some other changes too such as fairings and i believe some engine mods too.
Thats mine out then! Its not dog rough, in fact its never really wanted for nothing but I have used it as Ducati intended. Its not a garage queen
And more notably they had radial Ohlins front forks instead of the older type - I have seen some bargains on later ones recently - one at a dealer 'Dark' version with circa 5000 miles for £5K. It sold to a dealer a few meters away and they put it up for £6000 and also sold it within a week or so!
The 999s in 2004 also had the upgraded engine with deep sump which i have , silver frame i prefer but again the red frames have their fans as does the later swing arm (i have fitted that to mine more for the looks i prefer ) Fuel tank capacity is a bit of a pain at 15l but again i got an R tank with extra 5 l capacity . I have had mine 18 months and love it , 59 yrs old but i dont think i could part with it . It also attracts a lot of attention which is nice ( i think people cant get over how old the bike is but not dated )
The larger tank is from the 749R only not the 999R...thought the engine upgrade came with the 05 / 06 model and the 03 / 04 were the same? The 999s I just sold from 2003 had the deep sump engine as all S models did.