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[Nigel C]

There is one of these in my local bike shop it's on an 04 plate twin discs and it's silver can't find it anywhere on the official ducati site and to be honest i didn't know they made an 800 SS i thought they just did the 750 900 and the 1000

any info gratefully recieved

[TP]

It was only made for two years (03, 04). I believe it's essentially the same spec as the 1000 in terms of suspenders and brakes etc just with the smaller engine.

[TP]

Oh and Ducati seem to have changed the website so the link to previous model years has gone?

Has anyone managed to find it?

[twpd]

I have the links and they still work. Will post them up later.

The 800ss actually came in two variants for 03: 800 Sport and 800SS.

The 800SS had an aluminium swinging arm, a better spec Sachs shock with position sensitive damping, fully adjustable Showa forks, better spec front brake and clutch master cyclinders a la 748 type and 5-spoke alloy Marchesinis.

The Sport was lower rent with a steel swinging arm as per the 620 Sport, non-adjustable Marzocchi forks, a lower-spec Sachs shock and 3 spoke wheels. The engine was the same as the 800ss

For 2004-2005 the SS and Sport designation was dropped to become just an SS. Sadly, the SS adopted the Sport's lower specification

The best of the bunch is the 03 SS.

I have an 03 SS and an 04 Sport. Ducati being Ducati saw fit to equip my SS with a Showa shock though. My Sport has now migrated to SS spec and has all the nice bits including wheels and fully floating cast iron Brembo discs.

Just the job for Minitwins racing.

[Edited on 10-2-2006 by twpd]

[twpd]

I forgot to add that the 800 has a stonkingly good engine that is easily tweaked. It is a much better engine than the 750ss with revised heads, cam timing, a six-speed box etc. I posted the dyno charts for mine in the SS section - have a look - it will match a std 900ssie.

[TP]

Originally posted by twpd
Just the job for Minitwins racing.

Indeed

About that ....

[twpd]

I've got to hand it to you - you're persistent if nothing else.

Btw...I have a rather large tub of titanium bits ready to go on the race bike. Yum. However, before then the frame is off to get tweaked.

[Nigel C]

Thanks for that

this one has 800sport on the side now i've had a chance to look at it again.

what sort of bhp is it putting out ??

aah just read the last bit of your post i'll look for the dyno prints

[Edited on 10-2-2006 by Nigel C]

[Edited on 10-2-2006 by Nigel C]

[TP]

Originally posted by twpd
I've got to hand it to you - you're persistent if nothing else.

Btw...I have a rather large tub of titanium bits ready to go on the race bike. Yum. However, before then the frame is off to get tweaked.

I'm just keen as fcuk to race it!

[twpd]

800ss links:

800ss vs Sport comparison

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