Ducati 748

The Ducati 748 is a Ducati sport bike produced from 1994 to 2002, the smaller displacement version of the 916 and the model that the 749 succeeded in 2003. It is identical to the 916 in almost every way, both being designs of Massimo Tamburini, and differs in a smaller 180/55/17 rear tyre against the 190/50/17 of the 916 and in a 748 cc engine with an 88 mm bore and 61.5 mm stroke, whose shorter stroke gives a higher rev ceiling of 11,500 rpm. The line began with the 1994 Biposto and continued with the 748SP in 1995 and 1996 and the 748SPS from 1996 to 1999, then in 2000 with the 748E, 748S and limited 748R. Fewer than 20 748RS full racing machines were built, and the 2002 748S Titanium Grey is commonly called the Senna.