[Ducati] Supersports officially dead

[Bruce Bellm]

My '97 & '96 SP's were my "do everything" bikes. Went cross country several
times with them. Lots of twisties and camping here in the northeast as well.
The only thing I ever wanted from that bike was a little more power and fuel
injection. FWIW, I bought my first Duc (the '97 SS/SP) in Spring of '98 when
I saw the new PT design and realized it was my last chance to get the "old"
design new. Had to sell my last SS and might have bought a new DS but a 998
came my way. Have to say though, had the PT designed SS been a little
gentler on the eye I might still own a SS.

bruce19
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Betts" <ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com>
To: <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Supersports officially dead


> I still stare at my 95 SP. I still enjoy it's timeless design. It ,to me
,is
> the motorcycle equivalent to the 57 Chevy. I'm a Dustbin fairing nut
anyway.
>
>
>
> Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
> I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Kevin Desjardins" <kevin.desjardins at globel.com>
> >Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
> >To: "'Ducati Owners Group'" <ducati at ducati.net>
> >Subject: RE: [Ducati] Supersports officially dead
> >Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:48:56 -0700
> >
> >
> >Couldn't agree more Mikiel, I think my 93 750 SS sp is a perfect
> >combination
> >of engine exposure and styling that works perfectly. I make a special
trip
> >through my garage just to 'take a look' on my way to work each morning.
> >Indivertibly Ducati will bring back a version of the SS in later years
and
> >when they do, the market will come to realize what a truly beautiful
design
> >it was (is)......
> >Long live the SS's
> >
> >Kevin Desjardins
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> >Behalf
> >Of Mikiel Kingsley
> >Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:32 AM
> >To: Ducati Owners Group
> >Subject: Re: [Ducati] Supersports officially dead
> >
> >I bought my used '96 SS back in '01 because, among other reasons, it's
one
> >of the most beautiful bikes ever made.  Even today the 10-year-old SS is
> >still gorgeous.  The Terblanche SS just leaves me flat.  It's not ugly,
but
> >it's not anything to get excited about either.  I rented a late model
900SS
> >this year for the Motogiro and I certainly enjoyed riding it.  It's a
very
> >competent machine and has some handling improvements over my own bike,
but
> >in the looks department the new one is just so blah.  Ducati had rows of
> >the
> >new SS hanging around inside the factory, some of them a few years old.
> >The one they rented me was 2 years old and had just 13 kilometers on the
> >odo
> >when I rode out with it.  By comparison, they did not have enough
Monsters
> >or STs to meet demand for the Giro, and many people got "stuck" with a
> >900SS
> >when the other bikes were taken.  The later SS is certainly a competent
> >bike, but for the money there are plenty of other bikes around that have
> >better performance and don't look about as interesting as a mini-van.
That
> >Ducati is discontinuing the line is not surprising to me, or even
> >disappointing really.
> >
> >--
> >-Mikiel
> >'96 900SS/SP "Buttercup"
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