[Ducati] Which 900 engines had the bad studs

[stevepatterson at comcast.net]

The  story is : The studs were tempered wrong for the application. Whether the wrong spec was used or the wrong manafacturing process depends on who is telling the story. Per several Ducati books.

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> Dave: 
> I don't know what caused 3 head studs to break on my 95 900sssp at 29,000 
> miles but it happened. I had them replaced, I later sold bike and bought a 916. 
> To my knowledge it hasn't happened again, I keep in touch with the buyer. 
> Wally Anderson 
> State College, Pa. 
> 97 916 
> 03 500R Ninja 
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