SBK on a budget – 2005 Ducati 749 Dark

Kid brother to the Pierre Terblanche-designed 999, the 749 looked down-market to pick up more riders.  It also made possible to homologate the 749R for the AMA Superbike series.  The most basic faired model in the range, the matte black 749 Dark has a few less bangles than an -S ( which has quite a…