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First Ride: 2004 Ducati 749R
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 20:50:17
Following its launch at a soggy Valencia, we try Ducati's beautiful 749R in the dry at Donington.
There are some lessons in life that you learn the hard way. Accidentally urinating on an electric fence is one of them, drinking too much cheap cider is another and trying to out-brake Niall Mackenzie is one that I learnt while riding Ducati's 749R
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Buyer Guide: Ducati 999 & 749
By Visordown on 12/10/2010 15:57:06
Everything you need to know about running the Ducati 749 and 999 from actual owners
sportsbikes money can buy.Sixty-nine owners filled in our online survey this month. Of those, six have the 749 Dark, 11 have the 749, 17 the 749S, five the 749R, 15 the 999, 14 the 999S and just one lucky guy has the 999R. They’ve covered about half a million
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Road Test: Rush Hour
By Simon Bowen, Warren Pole, Grant Leonard, Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 23:11:17
Woke up. Fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup and looking up, I noticed I was late...
is hardly the domain of the most overblown of racetrack fugitives like the 749R. Or is it? Well, no actually, it isn't and anyone buying one of these as a town runabout needs beating soundly around the head. Of course the fact this is the narrowest
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First Ride: 2004 Ducati 999R
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 22:03:19
When the going gets tough, Ducati brings out a new model to beat the opposition. Cheating? No, just bending the rules...
engine. Bigger valves - intake up from 40 to 42mm, exhaust 1mm wider at 33mm - are made from titanium instead of steel, so are 35% lighter, and have slimmer stems retained by 749R-style cones, not shims. New cams with more lift mean the valves open
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Road Test: Ducati 749 v GSX-R750 K6 v 675 Daytona
By Jon Urry on 18/05/2008 21:29:53
Oversized 600s or underpowered1000s? With choices like these now is the time to think outside the box and dip into the middle ground.
? Well, try this. It isn't even a 749. The only 749 that actually has 749cc is the 749R, because that's the bike homologated for supersport racing. So what, exactly, is the 749?Quite simply, the 749 is a bike made for people who want a sporty Ducati
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Living with a 2004 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR
By Jon Urry on 15/08/2004 09:21:25
Urry spends some quality time with a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
excitement of the chase. But I have to confess I took a fiery Latino lady home the other night - Ducati's 749R. But she was too much like hard work and I was soon looking forward to the home comforts of the Honda.Our relationship needed a kick, so I treated
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