The Ducati 848 is not just a small 1098, is much more than that. The 848 is a fast (maximum speed is 166 mph), fine-handling, gorgeous Ducati super bike in its own right. It's no longer the poor relations with his older brother, like the 748 and 749 is used. £ 9500 but you need to be anything but poor to afford one.

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Engine:
Desmodromic The new liquid-cooled, 849cc V-Twin Testastretta (Italian for "cut head") engine is designed and developed specifically for the Ducati 848 and it is not just a cheap-sleeved version of the 1098 engine.

Equipment:
Although expensive, the price of £ 9500 to buy a bike very high specification. You get a Showa rear shock the same as the 1098, a thick single-sided swingarm and a multifunction LCD dash, which is a replica of the unit used in the MotoGP Desmosedici of Casey Stoner.