Ducati 900 SS Gallery

Following their success at the 1972 Imola 200 when Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari had achieved a 1, 2 with machines developed from the recently introduced 750cc GT bevel drive vee-twin, Ducati were quick to announce a more obviously sporting model in the form of the 750cc Sport, this was followed in 1974 by the Desmo equipped production racer, the 750cc Super Sport. The new model was endowed with 40mm Dell'Orto carburettors and a 10:1 compression ratio combined with cycle parts that reflected its track aspirations. Built in limited numbers it is now one of the most highly sought after Ducati motorcycles.

1977 witnessed the introduction of the 900SS in response to the improved performance of rival machines. Early variants were equipped to a similarly Spartan level as the 750 Super Sport, however later models were better equipped and more reliable losing some of the earlier models purity and performance.

Bike	Image	Description
1975 Ducati 900 SS		Air cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valve per cylinder.
1977 Ducati 900SS		DESMO Bevel Twin.
1977 Ducati 900 Super Sport		Ducati's original 900 Super Sport was one Of the most single-minded sporting superbikes that ever devoured an innocent public road. It was essentially a street-legal production racer: fast, raw and uncompromising. It handled and slopped brilliantly, looked and sounded gorgeous and was a match for anything on road or track. The 900SS owed its existence to Ducati's victory in the Imola 200 race in 1972. when factory pilots Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari had finished first and second ahead of numerous factory opponents. The factory celebrated by producing a small batch of road-legal replicas of the racebike. These were popular, so more were built, this time called the 750 Super Sport instead of Imola Replica as the model had initially been known.
1978 Ducati 900 SS		Air cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valve per cylinder.
1980 Ducati 900SS		Engine - 864cc, air-cooled desmo V-twin Top Speed - 125mph Power - 68 bhp Launched - 1974-1979
1980 Ducati 900 SS (Super Sport)		Engine rebuilt by Tony Brancato (Bevel guru of Brancato Engineering)
1981 Ducati 900 SS		Ducati 900SS - A Buyers Experience
1983 Ducati 900SS/2 Bevel - Special
1983 Ducati 900SS/2 Bevel - Special		Cylinder head new items: 2X Gas flow / All gaskets & O rings / 2X Spark plugs / 4X Stem seals / 2X Tab washers / 4X Valve guides / 4X Face seats / 4X 38-42 Valves / 6X Cam bearings / 8X Desmo shims / Full bead blasting. Barrels & bottom end new items: X2 Re-bored & honed & blasted Barrels / X2 High comp` pistons & rings (86.4mm) / V2 high flow oil pump / All gaskets, tab washers, cir-clips, shims & seals / Re-built & balanced crank / X2 Special Ducati main bearings / sprocket & castellated nut / X8 Cylinder head nuts & washers / X4 Gearbox (3 dog type) bearings / Bead blasted crank cases & breather tower / re-tracked oil ways for higher flow.
1989 Ducati 900 SS		Air cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valves per cylinder.
1990 Ducati 900 Supersport
1991 Ducati 900 SS		Air cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valves per cylinder.
1992 Ducati 900 SS
1993 Ducati 900 SS

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