Ducati 748 in thundebike

[MUZ720]

Money and racing!! Your kiding right? Ands its a moot point if the only class you can run the Duc. in is Fusa Thunderbike! I will just stick with my cheap Kawasaki ;D

[gpstar1]

Ok let me be a little bit more exact here. Racing does cost money thats a no brainer, duh, but what i am trying to say is that a ducati cost 2/4x more to repair than any other race bike out there. I had to replace my motor on my duc, and the thing cost me $ 6,000 to fix it., my S.S. SV when i spent the motor $1500 :'(  It just seemed to me that everything on that bike cost alot more than a japanese bike, thats why i sold it and got on a SV. The ducati does have the power and what it takes to race it, but if you need to do repairs on it, even little ones, hope you have deep pockets, and a fat check book.  ;D Oh well, i'm rambeling here, i guess i'm still salty about the whole situation.  >:(

[james-redsv]

Ok let me be a little bit more exact here. Racing does cost money thats a no brainer, duh, but what i am trying to say is that a ducati cost 2/4x more to repair than any other race bike out there. I had to replace my motor on my duc, and the thing cost me $ 6,000 to fix it., my S.S. SV when i spent the motor $1500 :'(  It just seemed to me that everything on that bike cost alot more than a japanese bike, thats why i sold it and got on a SV. The ducati does have the power and what it takes to race it, but if you need to do repairs on it, even little ones, hope you have deep pockets, and a fat check book.  ;D Oh well, i'm rambeling here, i guess i'm still salty about the whole situation.  >:(

I race a 853 and an sv, I work on the things myself. If I didnt do as much myself as possible I couldnt race either one. I dont even have any decent dealers within a few hours drive. I get most all the parts I can used off e-bay. I have bought enough motor parts for almost 3 complete 748/955 motors. Cost me less than $1500. I aready have a spare frame, tank, bodywork, subframe, exhaust etc for the the ducati. Got it all off e-bay for cheap. If you had to buy all that stuff from a dealer it would break the bank. You can race a ducati if you are smart about it and dont have a brain fart so you crash. :o

[TZ_Boy]

  So is the 748 allowed in Thunderbike???????

[james-redsv]

 So is the 748 allowed in Thunderbike???????

Formula USA thunderbike yes, CCS thunderbike no. :(

[gpstar1]

I race a 853 and an sv, I work on the things myself. If I didnt do as much myself as possible I couldnt race either one. I dont even have any decent dealers within a few hours drive. I get most all the parts I can used off e-bay. I have bought enough motor parts for almost 3 complete 748/955 motors. Cost me less than $1500. I aready have a spare frame, tank, bodywork, subframe, exhaust etc for the the ducati. Got it all off e-bay for cheap. If you had to buy all that stuff from a dealer it would break the bank. You can race a ducati if you are smart about it and dont have a brain fart so you crash. :o

True That !!  ;D Didn't even think of trying ebay. ::)

[DucOwner23ex]

749 should be allowed in both classes. It's simply not fair. I'd spend my money doing it if CCS will allow it. The 749 is so slow we'd just be taking up the rear of the pack anyway, my SV is faster.  

Clayton

[Eric Kelcher]

749 answer

http://www.meccanicacorse.net/gallery/749R-Tech/749R_1

http://www.meccanicacorse.net/gallery/749R-Tech/749R_2

plus the chassis diffences that distinguish it from the other players in the class