REFRESHING A Ducati 750SS
I HAVE WANTED TO OWN A DUCATI FOR A LONG TIME.
One became available from a surprising source – someone I knew outside of biking. I saw him wearing a Ducati badge and following a brief discussion, he said he was thinking of selling his 1992 750SS Supersport. After taking another friend along (who owned a 748 Ducati) and both of us having a test ride, a deal was soon done and at last I owned a Ducati. Hooray... or at least I hoped so, given reports that they are unreliable with fickle electrics and are difficult to work on.
The bike looked in good working order, although the fairing flattered its appearance by hiding a tatty-looking engine. Surely all it needed was refreshing. As always, you discover much more when you get the bike home and use it a bit – you see and learn a lot more than a brief test ride reveals. However, nothing major was found. Minor faults included the charge light not coming on because it was disconnected, with some of the other problems shown as advisories on the last, albeit current, MoT certificate.
Brief model history
The Ducati model being refreshed here is not the 1970s and early 1980s 750SS or 900SS, which are both gorgeous but now go
