Ducati 900 Super Sport
With Phil Aynsley
Wow, this bike is truly an icon! The 1975 Ducati 900 Super Sport followed the popular 750SS (“Greenframe”) of 1974 and was the company’s highest performance model until it was replaced by the 900S2 in 1982. If anyone has a picture of one The Ducati SS in my head is most likely a 1975 Ducati 900 Super Sport. is 900
Only 246 ’75 900SSs were produced (along with 249 750s), but they proved so successful that an additional 6,100 900SSs were produced. Australia is a major export market with 99 ’75 and later 904 models imported (for the 750SS, the numbers are 99 and 149).
The ’75 900SS was the favorite for production racing and Ken Blake and John Warren were the most famous racers.
The 1975 bikes were the last produced with right-hand shifters and were not approved for road use in the US. They also feature polished con rods, 40mm Dell’Orto carburetors with velocity stacks, and Conti mufflers.
Power at the rear wheel is 68 horsepower at 7000 rpm, with a dry weight of 188 kg. Maximum speed is about 217 km/h.
Each year later versions became a little more civilized (and heavier) with the introduction of indicators, larger taillights, air filters, more restrictive exhaust pipes and the like.
A typical example today would cost around $150,000.
Ducati 900SS 1975 technical specifications
| Ducati 900SS 1975 technical specifications | |
| Engine | 904 cc SOHC 2 valve Desmo 90° L-twin |
| Diameter x piston stroke | 92 × 68 mm |
| Compression ratio | 9.2:1 |
| Power is required | 80 horsepower [58.8 kW] @ 7500 rpm |
| Torque is required | 57 ft-lbs [77 Nm] @ 6500 rpm |
| Instruct | Dual Dell’Orto PHM 40 carburetors |
| Transmission process | Five speeds |
| Begin | Stone |
| Suspended | 38 mm Marzocchi fork, 310 mm Marzocchi shock absorber, adjustable |
| Brake | Dual 280 mm rotors, single piston Brembo caliper, 229 mm rear rotor |
| Wheel | 3.50 x 18, 4.00 x 18 inches |
| Length x WIDTH X HEIGHT | 2200x675x1050mm |
| Seat height | 760 mm |
| Weight | 188 kg dry |
| Fuel quantity | 20 liters |
| Max speed | 217 km/h |
