thinking about a 900SS/SP

[sofadriver]

thanks, but it appears it's priced low for a reason.
seems to be a lot of them on the east coast. especially Florida.  aren't all the roads flat & straight there?
they're all are little too far for a one week "fly, buy & ride".

[The Bacon Junkie]

If I had $2800.00 I'd snap that up in an INSTANT!!!

I've always loved 900ss's, and the half fairings jobbies are my FAVE!

I just love being able to see the trellis and the engine!

Crap...  I really miss riding.     

I wish I didn't have to leave my 999 in Cali. 

Oh well...  C'est la vie...   




 

[zooom]

you could always get this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ducati-900ss-1995-/150833115268?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item231e5ab084

and then turn it into something like this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ducati-F1-Endurance-Racer-Tribute-900SS-Ducati-Cafe-Racer-Ducati-TT1-Ducati-TT2-/320922317142?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item4ab875f156

[Travman]

and then turn it into something like this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ducati-F1-Endurance-Racer-Tribute-900SS-Ducati-Cafe-Racer-Ducati-TT1-Ducati-TT2-/320922317142?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item4ab875f156

That tail section looks like it has a flat screen TV glued to it.

[Raux]

That tail section looks like it has a flat screen TV glued to it.

it's the top of the battery

[the_Journeyman]

Crap...  I really miss riding.     

I wish I didn't have to leave my 999 in Cali. 
 

Come south.  I've got my M750 and my wife's Hawk 650.  We can enjoy some great roads on two great bikes!

JM

[The Bacon Junkie]

I wish I didn't have to leave my 999 in Cali. 
 

Come south.  I've got my M750 and my wife's Hawk 650.  We can enjoy some great roads on two great bikes!

JM

Awesome!   

I miss my '99 M750 too..!   


Maybe when I'm done with this Hellish course I'm taking...   

[Ddan]

This looks pretty good, except for the local pick-up.  Maybe you could work something out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ducati-Supersport-1996-Ducati-900-SS-SP-/190689386889?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item2c65f92189#v4-41

[Howellerman]

I've always liked the old 900SS models. It seems that $5k will buy a really nice '96 or '97 SP and I don't see them ever going much lower than that. I'm only interested in a '96 or '97 SP or FE.
I can't think of any negatives, can you?
Anything to be wary of?
I've got my eye on a pristine, unmolested '96 but it's "spoken for" until Tuesday. No money has changed hands yet. I've got my fingers crossed.
Wish me luck! 

I had a 96 SP. Gorgeous bike, lots of compliments on its look, and had the suspension tuned by Lindemann Engineering so it worked pretty good. Two biggest problems I had, also mentioned elsewhere in the thread, was frame cracking on the upper frame near the steering head (had it fixed by the good welder for 50 bucks), and, more concerning, throat erosion on the Mikuni carbs. The later FI models would not have this issue, as I think 96 was the last carburetor model, but that was a real pain. I eventually sold it, and definitely warned the buyer about the carbs as I never got around to fixing the issue - never did find out what he did with it.

[ducpainter]

900 SS models became FI in '99.

[Privateer]

if you could pick one up cheap enough, could you throw a bunch of radical ducati parts at it?  I have trouble navigating their site to figure out if their stuff works on the supersport.

[bdub]

Superlight for sale on MidAlanticDucatiClub classifieds

[zooom]

Superlight for sale on MidAlanticDucatiClub classifieds

you talking about this one? -> http://www.mad-ducati.com/GalleryShowTNNew.php?GalleryId=819

[Raux]

 

[techno]

Have you ridden one yet?

I borrowed a friends 600SS for about 6 months while I was between bikes. I am just short of 6 foot tall and had trouble tucking my knees into the tank cutouts. Maybe some rearsets would have helped but as it wasn't my bike, it was not an option.

600 needed more grunt but I think the 900 should be fine.

Said 600SS...