1995 Triumph Daytona 900 Super III In the early 1990s and 2000s, the British were never really able to compete in the race to have the fastest or lightest bikes. The business had hit a bit of rough patch and had them playing catchup to other manufacturers but that didn’t stop them from finding their…
It’s rare to see an 800SS, though it had a thoughtful group of compromises, the Terblanche design took many years to be accepted. Here’s an Iowan example which is a good year, in understated Senna colors, with several carbon updates. 2003 Ducati 800SS SuperSport Ducati’s new 800cc L-twin was a desmodue, but engineered for a…
Ducati definitely had a Monster for every rider in the mid-oughties, from a 996cc water-cooled naked superbike to a M400 progressive license special. The 800 S2R had a firm hold on the middle of the road, air-cooled and torquey, sporty but more like a ragtop sports car. This example barely has break in miles and…
Ran into an old friend recently who doesn’t seem to have aged in the several years since we saw each other. Still a looker in red and white, without the wear and tear affecting most of us. No longer a youngster, but still a nice package, well equipped from birth and spending time in the…
With its last major refreshening in 2003, the Ducati Supersport waited out the inevitable without much fanfare. Concentrating on the 1000cc variant, even Ducati’s own model archive doesn’t show the 800 SuperSport after 2004. Lightweight and simple compared to the SuperBikes, the SS models are great riders and the sculptural Pierre Terblanche design is still…