Project Ebay

Hi Restricted,

If you're building a bike that will eventually be a standard(ish) 748-996,it would be a hell of alot cheaper to buy a bike and modify (I guess you know or have been told that) if you're doing this project as a learning exercise, then I salute you!
If you're looking to fit a later testastretta engine to your frame then have a look here;
Hypersport with Evo engine (748/916/996/998 with 1098(R) 1198 engine) - Ducati.ms - The Ultimate Ducati Forum

Good luck.

 

I for one, hope that the unhelpful posts on this thread will stop. I know very little about how to go about something of this nature, and look forward to reading all about this build. I fear that nobody will bother to post their ideas or even concerns if we continue to ridicule/slag off someone for what they are doing. From personal experience I know that how something is said or written can be taken the wrong way, which leads to an unnecessary argument, and we all know what can happen then. For those who have already completed their builds, and are posting your advice on here, please keep up the good work of helping those of us who need it. And thank you for the advice I have received when I have asked for your help.

 

I thought about doing a build like this a few years ago its a lovely thought but what put me off what all the little gliggly bits you dont think about as you go along. All those un thought about spacers wiered bolts and what ever else all add up.
Luckily I ended up buying a running 916 for £1500 with a bucket full of spares. Yes it was a the worlds cheapest 916 and to this day I have not seen one cheaper. Anyway I stripped it and sold off the bits I knew I would be upgrading. I sold all the crap I did not need which netted me about £600. It turned out to be a belting little bike plus I had the enjoyment of seeing it go from a bit of a turd to a decent track bike. I sold it a couple of years later for just shy of £3k

 

I thought the 4 injector throttles worked ok on the sps etc, as they worked sequentially. dual ign pick-up and P8 ecu.

On the 996 they worked concurrently. You can get an Ultimap chip and r/road set-up to get them to run on two injectors.

Restricted, please take advice from members, they could offer great advice and save you some cash. Also, I know you are doing an ebay only build but don't discount items offered here, as they might be cheaper, or indeed hard to find.

Andyb has vast knowledge on Ducatis. I am not sure he has a build thread on here but here is some info.

http://www.italiansportingclub.co.uk/my-748r-build_topic5483.html?KW=

 

Indeed, if required you can just disconnect 2 injectors and then it is as per the single injector TB, so nothing lost if only single injector is required...

 

You cannot just disconnect the injectors, as the injector timing pulse needs to be altered (extended)via the new chip.

 

Agreed, but what I meant was that if the bike was built with, for example, a 748 ECU then unplugging the injectors would make it the same as single injectors. So actually this TB setup gives more options with the build as the option for twin injectors is there which would not be the case if single-injector TB was fitted (ECU dependent)

 

No witch hunt. you shouid post up any bits you are looking, i could have sold you a standard steering damper for a fiver.................

 

Oh dear, not sure this thread took the right direction.

 

Dont mean your build, I meant the whole advice/comment and erhem... "friendly banter"

 

Good luck with all the advice in that case

 

Ive got an ebay special on the go aswell.Its probably never gonna be finished but gets me down the shed.Bits arrive as I find/can afford them.So I will be interested in this builds progress.Good luck.By the way,there is good advice on this forum and they do know there shit.