1998 Ducati 900SS FE #212 with 5820 miles!
i bought this Ducati from a ducati nut in cambridge, MA in 2003. I have kept the bike in my heated garage and it is in unbelievable original unmolested condition. It has fancy carbon ferraci exhausts(the originals are included also). Also included is a new right side fairing that i never put on(the bike fell over and put a scratch in the fairing…you can hardly see the scratch so i never put the spare on…the prev owner literally bought a new fairing from the dealer since he wanted his bike perfect)
It’s been a long, hard winter and I bet most of you are looking forward to riding again in some warm weather. Well, what better way to kick start the new riding season with one of these older, classier Ducatis? Sure, it’s a bit down on power @ 84 hp from the air-cooled 2V engine, but the way it delivers the power makes it a real fun ride – none of that silly traction control or power modes required! You can crank it over and crack open the throttle without having to worry too much about it throwing you off. And the 900SS FE’s are only made in limited numbers as well (this one being #212 of 300), so that makes them just a bit more special as well.
And maybe it’s just me, but I find the older Ducs more pleasing to look at. The Tamburini designed 916 was iconic; Terblanche’s 999/749, while controversial, is starting to grow on me (the 2004 749R previously listed on RSBFS helped); but the 1098/1198, even though an excellent performing bike, seems to lack some of that unique Ducati-ism of old – if I saw it in my mirrors, I could’ve easily mistaken it for an R1 or CBR or ZXR or some GSXRCBZX thingee. And don’t even get me started on the Diavel monstrosity…
So, if you’re an old fogie like me looking to re-capture some of that Ducati charm of old, . Just for reference, here are the 900SS FEs that we have listed in the past, and here’s my own 900SS FE (#299) up for sale.
ph
right on point phil. i have the ducati catalog and it has the deli mustard yellow one in it. have you seen that one?
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