Ducati 848 2008-2013 Service Manual

MCN's own review confirms exactly how close this bike is to Ducati's bigger flagship: "chassis-wise the Ducati 848 is almost identical to the 1098, save for slightly lower-spec, but still fully-adjustable, Showa forks and Brembo radial brakes. These cheaper units don't harm the 848's performance through the bends one bit though. Most significantly the Ducati 848 has a half-inch narrower rear wheel and a 180-section rear tyre, which gives the 848 greater agility and lighter steering than its bigger brother." That same review confirms this wasn't just a detuned bigger engine — "the liquid-cooled Desmodromic, 849cc V-twin Testastretta engine was designed and developed specifically for the Ducati 848."

Power on the original 2008-2009 model comes from an 849cc liquid-cooled V-twin. MCN's own review confirms the genuine engine update that arrived for 2010: "Ducati also revealed the 848 Evo for 2010 — featuring 1198R Brembo Monobloc brake calipers, a non-adjustable steering damper and tweaks to the engine to make it rev harder and faster." Autoevolution's own confirmed spec sheet lists the Evo's revised output at a claimed 140 hp at 10,500 rpm and 72 lb-ft (98 Nm) of torque at 9,750 rpm — a genuine 6 hp gain over the base model via higher-compression cams, run through a 6-speed gearbox with chain final drive and a top speed around 162 mph.

The chassis uses a tubular steel Trellis frame with a 43mm fully adjustable Showa fork and a fully adjustable Öhlins rear shock, braking through dual 320mm front discs with four-piston Brembo Monobloc calipers and a 245mm rear disc. Autoevolution's own account confirms this platform spawned several trims across its production life — the standard Evo, the blacked-out Evo Dark, and the range-topping Evo Corse SE, which added a lightweight aluminum fuel tank shaving roughly 2.2 lbs.

Autoevolution's own confirmed history places this bike's whole life span precisely: announced November 6, 2007, replacing the 749 for 2008, and running through 2013 before the Ducati 899 took over. The 848 Evo Dark and Evo Corse SE both closed out this range in the platform's sixth and final production year.

This factory service manual covers the procedures, torque specs, and diagrams needed to keep a 2008-2013 848/848 Evo running the way it was built to.