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[900MAN]

Biggest give away is the three spoke wheels, they changed to five spoke for the later SS model, also the swingarm is not the same ( non polished makes it easy to spot) plus non Ohlins rear shock.
It's obvious they have had them painted up to hide the fact it started off as a Matt black S

[skidlids]

Thats the trouble with owning a 750SSie for 6 years the 900 version looks pretty much the same but came with alloy arm and adjustable forks

[bradders]

looks just like every SS I've seen, 800 900 1000 alike Never seen one with an Ohlins rear as standard

[900MAN]

Originally Posted by bradders

looks just like every SS I've seen, 800 900 1000 alike Never seen one with an Ohlins rear as standard

S had only a steel swingarm for a start and all 900SS with 5 spoke wheels would have the Ohlins rear.
All 1000SS had Ohlins and the very last also went to red frame and black wheels

Sure you could get an extensive breakdown via google ;0)

[bradders]

Is there something pedantic or a nuance I'm missing; supersport = SS or is it super sport SS ?

mind you, with Ducati, they could have fitted anything to hand!!

[900MAN]

900 SS is supersport
900 S is sport

Ps think I'm the pedant getting annoyed with dealer calling sports supersports

[bradders]

well I for one would never have known! Everything is an SS to me

nothing wrong with being a pedant if it helps others not get ripped off

[bradders]

seems researching inst the answer either...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bi...0SS-1990-2002/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_SuperSport

clear as mud then.....SS is SuperSport and only mention of an S is as a lower spec SS - so still an SS then

Same guy has bike listed on MCN as 900 S

[900MAN]

In a nutshell from mcn

Ducati 900S: Budget version of the 900SS. Sold from November 2001-2002.

Painting it and declaring as an SS is simply misleading