[Noah930]

The biggest difference (other than the aesthetics) is that one bike is carbureted (the 900SS) and the other has fuel injection (750SS). Do you mind fiddling with carbs and a choke? Or are you a hop on it and ride kind of guy? I didn't think I would mind having a carbureted bike again, but it's certainly nice to just start up a motor and go riding on my FI bike. I use my 900SS for commuting, so sometimes it's a pain to fiddle with the choke and stumble around on a cold motor when I'm late and just want to go. With a fuel injected Ducati, you just fire up the motor and go.

If you upgrade the 900SS carbs to the common FCR mod, note that you lose the choke, so the bike is even more cold-blooded.

I'd go for the 900SS because I think it's the prettiest modern-ish sportbike out there (for mass consumption) and I've wanted one ever since I was in college, but I'm biased. It's fun to ride, but it's not super-exciting the way truly modern sportbikes are. (Though neither is the 750SS.)