750ss

[Fastfasulli]

Hi,

I'm thinking about a 750ss seen a 97 spec carb model bike. Can anyone tell me what they are like for performance on the road? Good fun or boring. I just want something cheap to buy that I am proud to own and fun to ride.

Any comments appreciated

[phil_h]

We've just bought one for Sue - she liked riding the dd600ss so much she wanted one for the road.
The 750 carby is a lot smoother in traffic than the 900 carby, and a bit lighter too.
It has quite a bit more mid-range than a 600 (qed) but its top-end is 'only' similar to the 620i, but again it has more in the mid range.
That makes it easy to keep on the boil round the twisties without it feeling as hard work as the 600 :D
Doesnt match the grunt of a 900 though ;)
Given that I was in the fast group at Lydden on the dd620 playing with a bloke on an R6, I think that kind of power is enough to have fun with - it depends whether you want to get your kicks blasting the straights or surfing the bends :biaggi:

[Fastfasulli]

Thanks for that Phil. I defintely want to do the bends rather than starights - and then see how things go.

That's good food for thought. You don't happen to know what a looked after 21000 mile bike with history should go for. You think the mileage is too high?

[phil_h]

Well, we bought payne_p's '92 with a 12000 mile engine (original was 38000) for 1250. In excellent nick except a small dent on the tank.
If its had regular oil changes, mileage is not a problem, and the belts have an easier time on the old small-crankcase engines, and changing them is easy-peasy anyway.
Personally, I am suspicious of bikes that *dont* get ridden enough (several of mine are getting like that :o ) as mileage means they are working ;)
I sold my immaculate 900FE for just over 2k.
Make a low offer (even in a dealers) and play it by ear :saint:

Not interested in a 620 monster then :eureka:

[Fastfasulli]

Thanks for that. The bike is currently at £1000 but who knows what it will be once the auction ends.
I hope I'm doing the right thing going down this route - I wanted to keep a road bike going while racing in the 583 grid and thought this kind of thing might do the job. I havn't got a large budget to spend unfortunately otherwise I would be interested in your 620 :( I do have a soft spot for Guzzis too but am really thinking of a Ducati at the moment.
I wonder whether I would get bored of a 750 though considering I have owned two RSV Milles in the past:puzzled:

[psychlist]

Wahey, another convert to MiniTwins ;)

[Herb]

I have a 95 750ss and it is a lot of fun. Power and Torque are acceptable, and I am a bit of a porker, might be even better for a smaller lighter rider. It did not like the winter much and suffered from carb icing when it was cold and wet but apart from that it has been a good fun bike for not much money.

[Fastfasulli]

Cheers Herb...Im keeping an eye on this auction if it is going for the right price I think I might go for it

[Fastfasulli]

Originally posted by psychlist
Wahey, another convert to MiniTwins ;)

Are you talking about racing one Kevin???

[psychlist]

Originally posted by Fastfasulli
Originally posted by psychlist
Wahey, another convert to MiniTwins ;)

Are you talking about racing one Kevin???

No, but I'm thinking of racing one WITH Kevin ;)

[Fastfasulli]

Oops sorry Paul:lol: Meeting all you new people is just TOO much for me;)

That sopunds interesting - so that'll be with BEMSEE then

[twpd]

Originally posted by psychlist
Originally posted by Fastfasulli
Originally posted by psychlist
Wahey, another convert to MiniTwins ;)

Are you talking about racing one Kevin???

No, but I'm thinking of racing one WITH Kevin ;)

You will need more than a 750ss to be competitve at Bemsee. You'll be giving away about 10bhp to start with. Get an 800ss ;)

[tranquil_rage]

I've just bought a '96 750SS and I'm loving it. The power is very usable, plenty of mid range. After riding a 600 Monster and a 900SS I love the 750SS the most out of the 3 engines.

More poke than the 600, a LOT smoother than the 900.

Get one, you wont regret it at all! It's one of those bikes that you love, you eagerly await opening the garage each day to ride it. This feeling is lasting even after commuting every day on it for months 80 miles a day.

[Fastfasulli]

Originally posted by twpd
Originally posted by psychlist
Originally posted by Fastfasulli
Originally posted by psychlist
Wahey, another convert to MiniTwins ;)

Are you talking about racing one Kevin???

No, but I'm thinking of racing one WITH Kevin ;)

You will need more than a 750ss to be competitve at Bemsee. You'll be giving away about 10bhp to start with. Get an 800ss ;)

I see. To be fair I'm not quite in the market to start racing in another series yet but will bear in mind if I do

[Fastfasulli]

Originally posted by tranquil_rage
I've just bought a '96 750SS and I'm loving it. The power is very usable, plenty of mid range. After riding a 600 Monster and a 900SS I love the 750SS the most out of the 3 engines.

More poke than the 600, a LOT smoother than the 900.

Get one, you wont regret it at all! It's one of those bikes that you love, you eagerly await opening the garage each day to ride it. This feeling is lasting even after commuting every day on it for months 80 miles a day.

Thanks for that - a fine review. Unfortunately I lost out in the auction last night - it was a really nice example too :(

Ah well there will be more I'm sure. Does th same logic go for the injection models?

Francio

[phil_h]

Originally posted by Fastfasulli
Originally posted by tranquil_rage
I've just bought a '96 750SS and I'm loving it. The power is very usable, plenty of mid range. After riding a 600 Monster and a 900SS I love the 750SS the most out of the 3 engines.

More poke than the 600, a LOT smoother than the 900.

Get one, you wont regret it at all! It's one of those bikes that you love, you eagerly await opening the garage each day to ride it. This feeling is lasting even after commuting every day on it for months 80 miles a day.

Thanks for that - a fine review. Unfortunately I lost out in the auction last night - it was a really nice example too :(

Ah well there will be more I'm sure. Does th same logic go for the injection models?

Francio

yep, pretty much, but the ss-ie tank is more different than it looks to the ss-carb tank, and you may not find it as comfy.