I bought this 2001 Ducati 748s in January 2025 and performed a 90% tear-down to restore and rebuild this timeless beauty as a daily rider.
Quick details:
9,180 miles at time of publish (10/24/2025)
Yoyodyne slipper clutch, Carbon Fiber air ducts, Rechargeable BMC air filters, Rizoma fluid reservoirs, new fuel filter, pump, and lines with proper submersible lines installed in tank, new Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV tires (4/2025), lots of heat shielding/AZ-proofing, all fluids changed, new chain, new iridium plugs, new Superlite sprocket and cush drive, Headlight restoration (no foggy lens), chipped ECU, new YUASA battery, Corbin Saddle… and more. Belts are in great condition / proper tension leading me to believe to have had at least 1 DESMO service.
This was going to be my daily rider, but need to sell beacuse someone thought that it would be a good idea to layoff me and my team last year.
February 2025
Heat shielding / AZ-proofing.
Thermal shielding under cans/seat, crankcase breather w/upgraded breather valve (replacing stock which has reportedly cracked for some, and caused castastrauphic grease fires). I went through all lines, replaced all fuel lines including an improper rated in-tank tube (was not submersilbe rated - and was deteriorating). Thermal shielded all the fuel lines from tank to throttle body and back.
Rerouted and cleaned up electric, brake, breather, and vaccuum lines.
Late February 2025
Stopping is a good thing.
Upgraded all brake and clutch lines with braided lines, Rizoma reservoirs top it off… get it?
May 2025
Media controller.
First mordernization update was adding a Bluetooth audio controller. I repurposed some old picatinny rail, and an offset flashlight clamp to use as the method for mounting the controller. I found a cylindrical body secrew-down marine application BT5 controller. It needed to have the exterorior threads shaved down to fit the diameter of the clamp sections properly.
While I had the air stock ducts out, i decided to replace them with carbon fiber ducts where my BT controller would be mounted to.
Final assembly turned out perfect. Control is via single knob, rotate Left/Right, rotate and hold, push-in, push-in and hold, are the combos that execute commands. I can control my iPhone tracks and levels with my hand still on the grips, using just my thumb!
