Tell me about the Ducati 900ss - Page 7

BeeCeeGS · 07-11-2006, 10:55 PM

I really, really want one of those...someday. *sigh*

mrdennison · 07-12-2006, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jdiaz

Holy smokes! Get some new tires (those look like Bridgestone BT57s!!) and brake fluid in that bad boy as well.

Nice looking bike! There's a rabid following out there for these bikes if you decide to sell it. I think Arch still has "900SS" tattooed on his body somewhere.

What are some decent tires to replace the Bridgestones?

ImaPoser · 07-12-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mrdennison

What are some decent tires to replace the Bridgestones?

IMHO Michelin pilot sports. If I can remember the link, someone was running a sale on the pair sized for the 900. One of the duc oriented sales sites I think.....

rokklym · 07-12-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Cat0020

I've always wanted a SS, but it just never seem all that practical to me.. yet it is soooo sexy:

Oh my god thats awesome!!!

edwyun · 09-19-2006, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mark1305

there is an outfit doing custom Ducati exhausts of all types including custom spaghetti setups for SSs. No FHE with them, but IIRC for their website, they may have some affiliation with BCM.

They work/sound great!

http://www.geocities.com/edwyun/pastasound2.mp3

http://www.geocities.com/edwyun/pastasound1.mp3

http://www.geocities.com/edwyun/pastasound3.mp3

KL5A · 09-23-2006, 10:57 PM

Count in another sucker for that Ducati 900SS madness!

About 7 hours ago I bought a 94 900SS with the neat little SP badge 026 on the upper clamp. It's got a few issues, the stock fairing is gone, replaced by a 70's style supersport fairing

, it's missing countershaft sprocket and timing belt covers, and the battery is on it's last legs. Highly doubtful I'll replace the battery this late in the season. There are a set of custom pipes that are stupid loud, the carbs are acting a bit off (flooding) and it could use a new set of plugs.

OTOH, it's a Ducati 900SS, how can a guy go wrong?

And there's a mystery, at least to me, it is wearing a set of wire spoke wheels and alloy rims. Man do they make the bike look pretty....

but I can't seem to find out where such a set of wheels came from. mayhaps one of the experts can shed some light on the wheels.

My initial inclination was to get the proper SS bodywork and put the bike back closer to stock form, but after another look I'm kind of wondering. Whoever put the holy baloney fairing on used a big round headlight, in a normal headlight housing. After looking at the GT1000 again I'm tempted to do something similar, tubular handlebars, naked front end, maybe a 2 up seat,especially with the spokers it's wearing. I know that many will cry butchery but I can see that butchery has already been done, I'm trying to decide if the healing process will take recontructive surgery or a radical makeover.

Pictures tomorrow, once the sun makes it's rounds again, so you can see the horror that is the present fairing.

ImaPoser · 09-24-2006, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by KL5A

I know that many will cry butchery but I can see that butchery has already been done, I'm trying to decide if the healing process will take recontructive surgery or a radical makeover.

Do it! I'm on the look out for a bastard 900 to tinker with myself. No worries about it not being original, or built the way everyone thinks it should be. I've got one of those already, and I'd bet ya yours would get more attention parked side by side with mine because it's not the norm. Dare to be different! Post the pics

KL5A · 09-24-2006, 03:51 PM

This is where I'm starting from...

I took it out for a good run this afternoon, my initial reaction was to ditch the old style SS fairing but before I do that, I think I'll paint it black to match the bike.

a_road_less_traveled · 09-24-2006, 10:54 PM

Hmmmm. you may be on to something here. Paint te fairing black, clean it up, and then decide.

snowrider · 09-24-2006, 11:30 PM

That thing is neat. If that fairing is aluminum, I would leave it as is.

800SSDuc · 09-25-2006, 04:27 AM

The 900 SS is the bike that really caught my eye and got me interested in the ducs back in 94 or so..... took me till this year to finnally get a duc. I actually went in looking for the new M695 but walked in and the 800SS was just sitting there begging me to take her home...

broskinny · 09-26-2006, 10:24 AM

I had a 95 900SP that I rode 28,000 miles in 2 years. Headlight wiring melted down, frame cracked, and the swingarm cracked.
I would buy another one in a second - miss that bike!

I then bought a 98 916, didn't have really any issues with it and loved the look. Probably wouldn't buy another 916.

If you find a nice 900, buy it!

mark1305 · 09-26-2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KL5A

This is where I'm starting from...

I took it out for a good run this afternoon, my initial reaction was to ditch the old style SS fairing but before I do that, I think I'll paint it black to match the bike.

Man!!! Those spoked wheels are worth the price of admission alone. +1 if the fairing is aluminum as it looks in the photo, you have quite a bike already. That fairign looks like either an Imola replica or one of the Paul Smart replicas from back in the day. Snoop around and you will find lots of resources to help with any wiring issues or other little things that would benefit from cleaning up. Can't see thru the fairing but if it still has stock carbs, don't throw good money away, upgrade to 41mm Kehin FCRs from Ca-cycleworks.com Chris has the complete kit with easy installation instructions.

KL5A · 09-26-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mark1305

Man!!! Those spoked wheels are worth the price of admission alone. +1 if the fairing is aluminum as it looks in the photo, you have quite a bike already. That fairing looks like either an Imola replica or one of the Paul Smart replicas from back in the day.

I gave it the magnet test, it appears to be aluminum, the windshield is from Gustafson. The whole setup weighs hardly nothing. It needs some holes filled in, some cracks repaired and to be smoothed up a bit, I don't know if it's a candidate for polishing. It will likely get painted black to match the bike.

Nobody seems to have any idea where the wheels came from, or the front fender. Interesting things have been done to the bike, good thing for me that the DPO's lost interest. The guy I bought it from bought it from a buddy of his in June, but decided he'd rather ride a croozer.

speckypete · 09-26-2006, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by KL5A

This is where I'm starting from...

I took it out for a good run this afternoon, my initial reaction was to ditch the old style SS fairing but before I do that, I think I'll paint it black to match the bike.

A Ducati dealer in UK, Chris Clarke Motocycles, used to make a kit to convert 900ss bikes to a classic look like this. They are long gone now though.

Why not start a thread over at www.ducati.ms, in the Supersport forum? Someone will know about the wheels and fairing.

Great looking bike you have sir

07-11-2006, 10:55 PM	#91
BeeCeeGS WeaponOfMassDestruction Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Chilliwack, BC Oddometer: 1,695	I really, really want one of those...someday. sigh __________________ Every day I break my previous record of consecutive days still alive.

09-23-2006, 10:57 PM	#96
KL5A Bugs are the new black Joined: Jun 2003 Location: BP51HO Oddometer: 4,477	Count in another sucker for that Ducati 900SS madness! About 7 hours ago I bought a 94 900SS with the neat little SP badge 026 on the upper clamp. It's got a few issues, the stock fairing is gone, replaced by a 70's style supersport fairing , it's missing countershaft sprocket and timing belt covers, and the battery is on it's last legs. Highly doubtful I'll replace the battery this late in the season. There are a set of custom pipes that are stupid loud, the carbs are acting a bit off (flooding) and it could use a new set of plugs. OTOH, it's a Ducati 900SS, how can a guy go wrong? And there's a mystery, at least to me, it is wearing a set of wire spoke wheels and alloy rims. Man do they make the bike look pretty.... but I can't seem to find out where such a set of wheels came from. mayhaps one of the experts can shed some light on the wheels. My initial inclination was to get the proper SS bodywork and put the bike back closer to stock form, but after another look I'm kind of wondering. Whoever put the holy baloney fairing on used a big round headlight, in a normal headlight housing. After looking at the GT1000 again I'm tempted to do something similar, tubular handlebars, naked front end, maybe a 2 up seat,especially with the spokers it's wearing. I know that many will cry butchery but I can see that butchery has already been done, I'm trying to decide if the healing process will take recontructive surgery or a radical makeover. Pictures tomorrow, once the sun makes it's rounds again, so you can see the horror that is the present fairing. __________________ HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. Only dead fish go with the flow.

09-24-2006, 03:51 PM	#98
KL5A Bugs are the new black Joined: Jun 2003 Location: BP51HO Oddometer: 4,477	This is where I'm starting from... I took it out for a good run this afternoon, my initial reaction was to ditch the old style SS fairing but before I do that, I think I'll paint it black to match the bike. __________________ HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. Only dead fish go with the flow.

09-24-2006, 10:54 PM	#99
a_road_less_traveled Digital Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Oddometer: 9	Hmmmm. you may be on to something here. Paint te fairing black, clean it up, and then decide. __________________ '04 Tiger (sold) '05 Ducati ST3 www.sportmotogear.com

09-24-2006, 11:30 PM	#100
snowrider Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Wisconsin Oddometer: 1,099	That thing is neat. If that fairing is aluminum, I would leave it as is. __________________ Alaska ride 2005 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83480 Hard copy: http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/43597 Mexico ride 2006 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143434

09-25-2006, 04:27 AM	#101
800SSDuc Who is John Galt? Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Smithsburg, Maryland Oddometer: 346	The 900 SS is the bike that really caught my eye and got me interested in the ducs back in 94 or so..... took me till this year to finnally get a duc. I actually went in looking for the new M695 but walked in and the 800SS was just sitting there begging me to take her home... __________________ Mike B 08 HYM1100/S 06 800SS 89 KLR650 87 750 Paso Ltd 65 H-D M50 64 125 Bronco A few Chinese 150 Dirt Bikes

09-26-2006, 10:24 AM	#102
broskinny Adventurer Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Oddometer: 68	I had a 95 900SP that I rode 28,000 miles in 2 years. Headlight wiring melted down, frame cracked, and the swingarm cracked. I would buy another one in a second - miss that bike! I then bought a 98 916, didn't have really any issues with it and loved the look. Probably wouldn't buy another 916. If you find a nice 900, buy it!

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