Description
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 1998 Ducati 900SS Final Edition. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
Ducati’s Supersport may be back; however, over two decades ago, the iconic air-cooled SS line came to a halt with a one-year run of 800 bikes. Expectedly, Ducati called it the Final Edition, or FE, for short. All of the bikes got silver paint as well as some tasty upgrades like an Öhlins rear shock. 300 of the 800 examples were sold in the US – here’s #137.
Ducati started with the Superlight variant of the SS, and then — in addition to the silver paint — added a whole bunch of carbon fiber: the mudguard, the chain guard, the rear fender, the countershaft drive cover, and even the dashboard cover. Moreover, they raised the pipes for more cornering clearance, fitted new cast iron floating rotors, and added a new voltage regulator and alternator. Some riders believe this is the best of the 900SS breed simply because Ducati had sorted out any issues by the end.
A 1998 review from Motorcyclist had this to say – “Call it irrational. Call it delusional, but beware. Any nonlinear-thinking, creative-type human mind is susceptible to the desmo’s aural brainwashing. Flaws become character. Freeways and constipated surface streets submerge beneath the Ducati’s sporting dignity, and all that matters is tracing as many gnarly little lines on the map as the weekend will allow.”
This example is VIN: ZDM1LC4MXWB027198. The seller has owned the bike for approximately one year. He has decided to sell as he has too many projects and needs to thin out his herd.
During his ownership, the seller estimates that he has covered approximately 300 miles. The odometer shows 11,428 miles.
Maintenance:
Per the seller, “I checked valves and belts, tuned the carbs, upgraded the discs to proper Beringer stoppers, and changed springs for my weight. This is a proper example of a modified 90’s 2V Ducati.”
Modifications:
OZ Racing wheels, Beringer aeronal disks.
Termignoni exhaust.
Keihin FCR flatslide carburetors.
Race Tech internals.
Corbin seat.
CFM rearsets, carbon fiber clutch cover.
CRG levers, bar-end mirror.
Oberon slave cylinder.
Steering damper.
Not shown: Manual petcock added for storage, so no flooding engine when put away.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Power tires with date codes of 0219 and 3419.
The sale includes one key.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located in Brooklyn, New York, this Ducati is offered on a clean New York title. Have any 900SS Final Edition stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
