Ducati 848 servicing

For the Ducati 848, 848 EVO, EVO Corse SE and the black Dark versions (2008 to 2013), Ray Petty Meccanica provides servicing and repairs at its independent Ducati workshop in Greenwich, London. Ducati called the 848 its best-selling middleweight superbike, and RPM handles everything from its belt and Desmo services to the traction control and quickshifter on the Corse SE.

About the 848

The 848 replaced the 749 for 2008 as the middleweight of the 1098 family, with a trellis frame and single-sided swingarm like the bigger bike's. Its 849cc Testastretta Evoluzione V-twin (94 x 61.2mm) is liquid-cooled with four desmodromic valves per cylinder and, unusually for a Ducati superbike of the time, a wet clutch rather than a dry one. The 848 EVO arrived for 2011 with new cylinder heads, pistons, camshafts and throttle bodies, 13.2:1 compression, Brembo Monobloc calipers and a steering damper. The EVO Corse SE of 2012 and 2013 added Ducati Traction Control, the DQS quickshifter, the DDA data logger, an Öhlins shock and 330mm front discs. Cheaper all-black Dark versions were also sold. The 899 Panigale replaced it.