Here is my Ducati 1975 900ss, which i bought in 1985. I rode it as my daily ride for 12 years, but due to other commitments, i garaged it for 12 years. Took it out late 2007 after rebuilding the forks and brakes and a new rewound stater. Fired her up and now she is a great sunday ride.
Here it is in 1985 when i bought it -
And now -
The newer pics were taken at the 2008 Toy Run here in Adelaide. Unfortunately her 80's paint job is getting a bit faded, but she's one hell of a ride.
Andy
Another 1975 900SS is here.
Another 1975 900SS is here.
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beautiful!!!!
Belisimo!!!!! Ain`t she a beaut.................can`t get enough of those mid seventy`s SS . Blurs the lines between engineering and art.
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Thanks Dave.I bet you miss your 75.I remember well the guy selling mine was buying a house.BEVEL DAVE wrote:Still miss my '75 900, it was a great bike except for the shitty ignition packing in a couple of times.
I like the later ones also but my '75 was the best.
Keep the old paint on it, it gives it character. They cant all be perfect never ridden examples.
Dave.
So when I bought my house I put the bike in the garage and wrapped it up. It was worth the wait.
Andy
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Same bike
Well I bought it for $1700 and its a ripper bike. Here is a 1977 pic of the bike. I have great memories of that bike, including outrunning the cops on it. It did a big end, which my mate still has in his shed. Nice polished rods ??? Gum PS note the paint is not the same colour at all.
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[quote="Gum"]Well I bought it for $1700 and its a ripper bike. Here is a 1977 pic of the bike. I have great memories of that bike, including outrunning the cops on it. It did a big end, which my mate still has in his shed. Nice polished rods ??? Gum PS note the paint is not the same colour at all.
That's fantastic Gum now I can see it's original colour.
Andy.
That's fantastic Gum now I can see it's original colour.
Andy.
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Was the 75/76 blue a metallic paint.
The 75 had the darker blue it almost looked like a very fine metalic.The 76 had the same colour blue fairing but the tank was a lighter blue.Maybe gum could tell us how the original dark blue look.Martin Mille / SSD wrote:I was told some time ago that the 75 had a deeper shade of blue when compared to a 76
Andy.
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I've previously commented on the '75 blues, but here goes...
My roadworthy example had straight dark blue trim - I colourmatched it from the original decal on the front mudguard: I managed to cut back the yellowed lacquer to get to the 'fresh' colour, so I'm confident it's a good match...
Max Meyer Bilux
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The other '75 bike has metallic blue trim the same colour as the fairing.
Both have metallic blue fairings...next time I'm at the paintshop (soon....I just bought a N*rt*n C*mmand* for resto ) I'll get a colourmatch for the paint I got from ORSP in Italy.
I haven't seen the lighter straight blue on anything before the steel tank model introduced in '76...but I lead a sheltered life
Cheers,
Andy
My roadworthy example had straight dark blue trim - I colourmatched it from the original decal on the front mudguard: I managed to cut back the yellowed lacquer to get to the 'fresh' colour, so I'm confident it's a good match...
Max Meyer Bilux
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Enzianblau AU P5G
The other '75 bike has metallic blue trim the same colour as the fairing.
Both have metallic blue fairings...next time I'm at the paintshop (soon....I just bought a N*rt*n C*mmand* for resto ) I'll get a colourmatch for the paint I got from ORSP in Italy.
I haven't seen the lighter straight blue on anything before the steel tank model introduced in '76...but I lead a sheltered life
Cheers,
Andy
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I've previously commented on the '75 blues, but here goes...
My roadworthy example had straight dark blue trim - I colourmatched it from the original decal on the front mudguard: I managed to cut back the yellowed lacquer to get to the 'fresh' colour, so I'm confident it's a good match...
Max Meyer Bilux
Formula 7 0570 01
Enzianblau AU P5G
The other '75 bike has metallic blue trim the same colour as the fairing.
Both have metallic blue fairings...next time I'm at the paintshop (soon....I just bought a N*rt*n C*mmand* for resto ) I'll get a colourmatch for the paint I got from ORSP in Italy.
I haven't seen the lighter straight blue on anything before the steel tank model introduced in '76...but I lead a sheltered life
Cheers,
Andy
My roadworthy example had straight dark blue trim - I colourmatched it from the original decal on the front mudguard: I managed to cut back the yellowed lacquer to get to the 'fresh' colour, so I'm confident it's a good match...
Max Meyer Bilux
Formula 7 0570 01
Enzianblau AU P5G
The other '75 bike has metallic blue trim the same colour as the fairing.
Both have metallic blue fairings...next time I'm at the paintshop (soon....I just bought a N*rt*n C*mmand* for resto ) I'll get a colourmatch for the paint I got from ORSP in Italy.
I haven't seen the lighter straight blue on anything before the steel tank model introduced in '76...but I lead a sheltered life
Cheers,
Andy