Ducati 749 Dark (2005)

The 2005 Ducati 749 Dark is a motorcycle with a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 90-degree L twin cylinder engine. The engine has a capacity of 748.4cc and a compression ratio of 11.7:1. It is equipped with a Marelli electronic fuel injection system and can produce a maximum power of 79.4 kW/108 hp at 10,000 RPM. The bike has a dry multiplate clutch and a six-speed transmission.

The Ducati 749 Dark has a tubular ALS450 steel trellis frame and a Showa 43mm fully-adjustable upside-down fork with TiN for the front suspension, while the rear suspension has a fully-adjustable Showa monoshock. The bike has a front brake with two 320mm discs and a rear brake with a single 245mm disc. It comes with a Y-shaped 5-spoke design light alloy wheel and a front tire size of 120/70 ZR17 and a rear tire size of 180/55 ZR17.

The motorcycle has a length of 2095mm, a width of 730mm, and a height of 1090mm. It has a wheelbase of 1420mm and a seat height of 780mm. The dry weight of the bike is 188 kg and it has a fuel capacity of 15.5 liters, with a reserve of 3.0 liters. The average fuel consumption of the Ducati 749 Dark is 5.6 L/100km, with a top speed of 240 km/h. The bike is equipped with a speedometer, rev counter, high beam indicator, turn signals, oil pressure warning light, low fuel warning light, neutral light, water temperature, and an immobilizer. The Ducati 749 Dark can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, with a standing quarter-mile time of 11.2 seconds at 203 km/h.

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Technical specifications:

Make Model: Ducati 749 Dark

Year: 2005

Engine: Four stroke, 90 degrees L twin cylinder, DOHC, desmodromic 4 valve per cylinder.

Capacity: 748.4 cc / 45.7 cu in

Bore x Stroke: 90 x 58.8 mm

Cooling System: Liquid cooled

Compression Ratio: 11.7:1

Lubrication: Wet sump

Engine Oil: Synthetic, 10W/40

Exhaust: Single steel muffler with catalytic converter

Induction: Marelli electronic fuel injection, 54 mm throttle body

Ignition: Digital CDI

Spark Plug: Champion, RA6HC, NGK CR9VX

Starting: Electric

Max Power: 79.4 kW / 108 hp @ 10000 rpm

Max Torque: 80.4 Nm / 8.2 kgf-m / 59.3 ft-lb @ 8500 rpm

Clutch: Dry multiplate with hydraulic control

Transmission: 6 Speed

Primary Drive Ratio: 1.84:1 (32/59)

Gear Ratios: 1st 2.466 / 2nd 1.765 / 3rd 1.400 / 4th 1.182 / 5th 1.043 / 6th 0.958:1

Final Drive Ratio: 2.78:1 (14/39)

Final Drive: Chain

Frame: Tubular ALS450 steel trellis

Front Suspension: Showa 43mm fully-adjustable upside-down fork with TiN

Front Wheel Travel: 125 mm / 4.9 in

Rear Suspension: Progressive linkage with fully-adjustable Showa monoshock

Rear Wheel Travel: 128 mm / 5.0 in

Front Brakes: 2 x 320mm Disc, 4 piston calipers

Rear Brakes: Single 245 mm disc, 2 piston caliper

Front Wheel: New Y-shaped 5 spoke design light alloy, 3.50 x 17

Rear Wheel: New Y-shaped 5 spoke design light alloy, 5.50 x 17

Front Tyre: 120/70 ZR17

Rear Tyre: 180/55 ZR17

Rake: 24.5 degrees

Trail: 97 mm / 3.8 in

Dimensions: Length: 2095 mm / 82.5 in Width: 730 mm / 28.7 in Height: 1090 mm / 42.9 in

Wheelbase: 1420 mm / 55.9 in

Seat Height: 780 mm / 30.7 in

Dry Weight: 188 kg / 416 lbs

Fuel Capacity: 15.5 L / 4.1 US gal / 3.4 Imp gal

Reserve: 3.0 L / 0.8 US gal / 0.7 Imp gal

Consumption Average: 5.6 L/100 km / 18 km/l / 42.3 US mpg / 50.8 Imp mpg

Braking 60 km/h – 0: 12.0 m / 39.4 ft

Braking 100 km/h – 0: 37.5 m / 123.0 ft

Standing 1/4 Mile: 11.2 sec / 203 km/h / 126 mph

Top Speed: 240 km/h / 149 mph

Instrumentation: Speedometer, rev counter, high beam indicator, turn signals, oil pressure warning light, low fuel warning light, neutral light, water temperature, Immobilizer