Hi
I've always taken them (900's x 3) to 9000 if they were up for it at the time - all 3 have been fairly stock engine wise but they're deffo up for it - over revving would be a different story but up to the red line they've been fine... no.. wait.. that's not right - they've been feckin marvellous
.. if you could stick it on a dyno and see the torque curve that would be your change point ..the way to get the best from these is to ride the torque lol... when it tops out.. change up
... I'd say it was probably more shoddy maintenance than a glass jaw as far as the engine rumours are concerned - if you treat em right they're bulletproof ..and Mr ducati says where the red line goes.. good enuff for me hehehe
Cheers
Dano
(slight clarification - mine's a '91 and the red line is marked at 9000 as were the others... from rereading your original post I got the impression that it's not marked ? - my handbook gives max power output at 7000 rpm, and max revs as 9000)
[Edited on 30-6-2004 by DanShapotsky]