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New bike: 1993 Ducati 900 SSSP
Quick pic, nice story.
 
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Nice lookin' bike Shaun.
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I think you and I have a different definition of "broke"
 Nice bike!
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I was a Ducati mechanic when the 900SS first came out around '91. It's one of my all time favorites. Congrats!
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Nice!
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Had one. Loved everything but the position, which is fine if you're ripping, sucks if there's any slab or normal road between.
Starter sprag failure is really common. Also, if the tank isn't coated, pull it and do it NOW. It has pockets in the rear below the pump where water settles and eventually the bottom corners rust out. Also, check the primary wiring from the regulator, really prone to failure. I loved that bike, though. The 2 valve torque and sound are just addicting.
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Nice bike!!!!!!
Make sure the belts have been changed.
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I hate you!
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Gorgeous. Congrats.
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I was just talking to a friend (another Ducatisti) about this era Supersport. Perhaps my favorite view of the bike is directly from behind. It's one of the few modern sportbikes where you can see empty space between the body of the bike and fairing. On every other bike, that space is filled with a wide inline-4, or radiator, or more plastic bodywork. On your bike, you see that little gap of sunlight, as if to remind you that the bodywork is like a little eggshell of plastic, hung to protect the rider from the wind. Something about the proportions of that bike is just...perfect.
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Your killin' me.
I was just looking at this 92 this morning. 
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sure you don't want to buy my ST2?
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How much? What year?
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wow very pretty bike. what do you think of those grips? i had em for a while but started to dislike the puffy, disconnected feeling i was getting
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Nice bike Shaun, what's the story?
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08-02-2008, 04:03 PM
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yeah, pretty, red and Italian, get that much of the tale, as Mr Harvey might say, page two, the rest of the story, should be happening
I thought you had some old Honda bike, CB 400 or something, or was that someone else?
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1979 Porsche 930 3.4
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