Just took delivery of a yellow 748s advertised on this board yesterday evening. Lovely bike and gratitude to Growler who delivered it to me! Other bike is a VTR SP2 last of the line (Black), which is also a twin, looking quite fat next to the 748! The VTR is a much maligned bike in my opinion, very capable bike, here's hoping the 748's as good. First impression is the 748 is completely gutless, but I knew it would be prior to purchasing it. Will give it a good run tomorrow morning to get a better idea. Cheers Garry
nice one ..banchory you say? i bumble thru there regular after coming off the cairn o mount!... 748 is what i have ! great wee bike ...stick with it..ull love it eventually
Dont get me wrong, not complaining, love the bike for what it is, which is why I bought it! Have just been spoiled with torque monsters like the VTR & 'busa, I guess I need to ride it like a 600! Banchory, yes, dont really like the Cairn, road surface is cr$p and there are always cars in the middle of the road, and its freezing irrespective of the ambient temperature. Had a massive slapper on the Cairn, Strachan side, where the tree roots had pushed up the road surface a couple of years back. Mark, where are you based?
Welcome to the forum buddy, enjoy the new 748, just remember that it is a Ducati twin which takes a bit of getting used to compared to your SP2. Cheers
Had a quick run to Braemar at the weekend. Bike is growing on my and actually makes nice useable power, quite a good road tool actually. Didn't find it particularly uncomfortable, about the same as my SP2, could do a 800 mile weekend on it with a box of ibuprofen! Love the analogue dials, proper bike, side panel off in 15 seconds, nice!! My brother in law is really pi$$ed as the 748 got a fair bit of attention, my SP2 gets a serious amount of attention and his GSXR gets none!
