I have owned a 900 Supersport for nearly 30 years. Never wanted to change it for something else in all that time. It has a heart and soul that I just cannot describe. I have ridden it to Madrid in Spain numerous times, the twisty roads in the mountains more than making up for the drudgery of motorways. My wife had a slightly younger M600 for all those years too. While I prefer my 900 I still enjoy the 600 motor as well. Most middleweight bikes have more power than both of these but they make you feel like , well, who needs all that power anyway. Best mod for both of these machines is to replace the ignition module with one by Ignitech. It completely smoothes out the roughness at lower revs and gives it more sparkle at higher revs too.
Well they are a hoot. We have had a few 600 fours and of course they have a lot more power but they do have very little mid range. Too much like hard work I recon
A decade ago I used to deliver bikes for a mate of mine so had rides on all sorts of things: GSXR600, Goldwing with sidecar, BMW K1, Buell 900 AND a 600ss. It is a beautiful bike and great on twisty roads.
Good overview, I'm riding a 600 monster daily and what you say rings true. Bit of a pig low down and the controls are all heavy but comes into it's own on the backroads. MCN really slated the 600ss, maybe they weren't treated to a press launch ; )
Ahhh the 600 Bandit it’s just about the easiest bike I’ve ever owned. Except two up when the front end was light when you accelerated hard Brilliant fun
Nice review. I have one and love it. I hated how MCN (and just about every other magazine) reviewed this bike. They virtually put it up against the japanese 4 cylinder 600's. I have always wanted the 900, but can't see me getting one anytime soon.
MCN are power obsessed morons at times Sometimes less is more I’ve owned a few 600 fours and they don’t have the low down punch of the SS On twisty roads the little Duke is much more fun And sound way better too
brought my 400 ss 1999 , less power than 600 (42 bhp ) was good fun bit flat until revs up , big carbs for 400 . i still have it , going to get it back on the road.
The 90's supersports (all three sizes) HATE mini roundabouts when there's traffic... But LOVE them when they are empty. Then they become kinda-sorta like being on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral...
@@bikerdood1100 Get on the brakes as late as you dare, shift down and enter the roundabout while still braking, and those things will let themselves to be thrown from left to right and VV like they are weightless. and launch you out of it like there's no tomorrow... Brilliant...
Not my experience. 8 hours on twisty roads in England or on highways never tired, very comfortable. On a 900ss outbreaking all 125 HP Japanese, drifting is a great pleasure, perfectly controllable, enough torque at 1500 RPM to control every curve. On track always first after the curve, to see them all pull away ... until the next curve.
Thanks for showing! I would never recommend the 600ss if you had to pay for it. The 750 is the better choice and nearly as cheap here in germany. Nevertheless i have and love my 600ss. And after changing "some" bits she works great. Superbikefork 996, longer better rear shock, lighter wheels, better brake pads plus lighter disc, monoseat, bikini fairing, alloy swingarm, bigger rear sprocket, modded exhaust from the superlight, dynojet kit.... Now she is 154Kg without gas and even likes townriding as well as revving above 10k.
Wait so you augment is the 750 cost only slightly more then you spend a small fortune in custom parts 😂😂😂 Ahh but the 600 is a fair bit less to ensure Not ever rider in the world is middle aged remember Just far too many of them
I had a 900SS SP from the mid 90's. It was a really great bike to ride on the twisties but a real turd around town and in traffic. Unfortunately I wrecked it rather severely and it was not repairable so it went for scrap.
Loved mine but do remember spending too much time riding in town traffic which is not it's natural habitat. As I now live in SW Scotland I may get another. Edit: I picked up a 750 injected one on Sunday and have to collect a carbed verson on Friday - should give me an interesting summer of comparisons.
Im on the cusp of making an offer for one of these. I dont commuting on my bikes, some 50-60 miles journeys and local country riding. This review has swayed me to definatly put an offer in
Love my 600ss and its been one of them on the road for many years. becoming rare bikes and I've 2 of them. Restoring one ATM with my 750ss is almost completely restored. Take note parts are expensive but the ride on these bikes are something else...Amazing to ride and so light..
I had a 750Ssie, best bike i ever owned! Light and powerfull enough to have fun.Swapped it for a duc 996S, it is far more demanding to ride, a real handfull.... maybe sometime i buy back a SS750 or a SS900
I started my Ducati life with riding a 750ss 25 years ago and currently own a 996 too. The 996 is a completely different bike. Much more forgiving below 3000rpm, but I believe the ss had more caracter. And also the sound of a desmodue is unbeatable!
I have owned a 900 Supersport for nearly 30 years. Never wanted to change it for something else in all that time. It has a heart and soul that I just cannot describe. I have ridden it to Madrid in Spain numerous times, the twisty roads in the mountains more than making up for the drudgery of motorways. My wife had a slightly younger M600 for all those years too. While I prefer my 900 I still enjoy the 600 motor as well. Most middleweight bikes have more power than both of these but they make you feel like , well, who needs all that power anyway. Best mod for both of these machines is to replace the ignition module with one by Ignitech. It completely smoothes out the roughness at lower revs and gives it more sparkle at higher revs too.
Well they are a hoot. We have had a few 600 fours and of course they have a lot more power but they do have very little mid range. Too much like hard work I recon
A decade ago I used to deliver bikes for a mate of mine so had rides on all sorts of things: GSXR600, Goldwing with sidecar, BMW K1, Buell 900 AND a 600ss. It is a beautiful bike and great on twisty roads.
It is indeed
Good overview, I'm riding a 600 monster daily and what you say rings true. Bit of a pig low down and the controls are all heavy but comes into it's own on the backroads. MCN really slated the 600ss, maybe they weren't treated to a press launch ; )
They can be ass holes in MCN
150hp -+ or nothing for them
Great review of a great Bike! Reminds me of my 2000 Suzuki 600s Bandit in some ways.
Ahhh the 600 Bandit it’s just about the easiest bike I’ve ever owned. Except two up when the front end was light when you accelerated hard
Brilliant fun
Nice review. I have one and love it.
I hated how MCN (and just about every other magazine) reviewed this bike. They virtually put it up against the japanese 4 cylinder 600's.
I have always wanted the 900, but can't see me getting one anytime soon.
MCN are power obsessed morons at times
Sometimes less is more
I’ve owned a few 600 fours and they don’t have the low down punch of the SS
On twisty roads the little Duke is much more fun
And sound way better too
brought my 400 ss 1999 , less power than 600 (42 bhp ) was good fun bit flat until revs up , big carbs for 400 . i still have it , going to get it back on the road.
On a good road you really don’t need a lot of power.
The little 400 would be great fun
Nice bike i remember them
Pretty things they are
The 90's supersports (all three sizes) HATE mini roundabouts when there's traffic... But LOVE them when they are empty.
Then they become kinda-sorta like being on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral...
That is very true
Strange roundabout behaviour does appear to be the norm
@@bikerdood1100
Get on the brakes as late as you dare, shift down and enter the roundabout while still braking, and those things will let themselves to be thrown from left to right and VV like they are weightless. and launch you out of it like there's no tomorrow...
Brilliant...
One thing it's for sure, it does look much better than the actual supersport
Well technically it is a super sport (SS) just an earlier version
@@bikerdood1100 exactly, they could had taken inspiration on this one
Not my experience. 8 hours on twisty roads in England or on highways never tired, very comfortable. On a 900ss outbreaking all 125 HP Japanese, drifting is a great pleasure, perfectly controllable, enough torque at 1500 RPM to control every curve. On track always first after the curve, to see them all pull away ... until the next curve.
Hmmm 🤔
Thanks for showing!
I would never recommend the 600ss if you had to pay for it. The 750 is the better choice and nearly as cheap here in germany. Nevertheless i have and love my 600ss. And after changing "some" bits she works great. Superbikefork 996, longer better rear shock, lighter wheels, better brake pads plus lighter disc, monoseat, bikini fairing, alloy swingarm, bigger rear sprocket, modded exhaust from the superlight, dynojet kit....
Now she is 154Kg without gas and even likes townriding as well as revving above 10k.
Wait so you augment is the 750 cost only slightly more then you spend a small fortune in custom parts 😂😂😂
Ahh but the 600 is a fair bit less to ensure
Not ever rider in the world is middle aged remember
Just far too many of them
I had a 900SS SP from the mid 90's. It was a really great bike to ride on the twisties but a real turd around town and in traffic. Unfortunately I wrecked it rather severely and it was not repairable so it went for scrap.
Commuting bikes they are not
Had mine for nearly 30 years, still have a big grin embarrassing superbikes on the right road!
That’s what we like to hear
Loved mine but do remember spending too much time riding in town traffic which is not it's natural habitat. As I now live in SW Scotland I may get another.
Edit: I picked up a 750 injected one on Sunday and have to collect a carbed verson on Friday - should give me an interesting summer of comparisons.
It would b3 perfect in the twisty roads of Scotland
But as you say not great in traffic
Im on the cusp of making an offer for one of these. I dont commuting on my bikes, some 50-60 miles journeys and local country riding. This review has swayed me to definatly put an offer in
Hope you find a good one and enjoy
The best 9'44" i've ever had ! Thanks a lot for this report. I want one !
Well glad you enjoyed it
Will be doing a more detailed one soon
Love my 600ss and its been one of them on the road for many years. becoming rare bikes and I've 2 of them. Restoring one ATM with my 750ss is almost completely restored. Take note parts are expensive but the ride on these bikes are something else...Amazing to ride and so light..
Not intending to break it
Fingers crossed
@@bikerdood1100 no way this is fully restored and amazing to ride.
It’s a Guy Martin helmets right ?
Well, very popular apparently
I had a 750Ssie, best bike i ever owned! Light and powerfull enough to have fun.Swapped it for a duc 996S, it is far more demanding to ride, a real handfull.... maybe sometime i buy back a SS750 or a SS900
Less really is sometimes more.
I started my Ducati life with riding a 750ss 25 years ago and currently own a 996 too. The 996 is a completely different bike. Much more forgiving below 3000rpm, but I believe the ss had more caracter. And also the sound of a desmodue is unbeatable!
I got a '92 SS750
really nice on country roads.
long distance not the most comfortable, made for people of Italian heights
Or flexible and young, my son is a little over 6ft and finds it ok but he is 19
@@bikerdood1100 I'm 30years older than your son, might be the flexibility and age than yes.😉
@@wilfredprins9718 I’m 35yrs older and loss of flexibility is definitely a think I can confirm having rode the thing a few times
@@bikerdood1100 me being 6ft and 17stone, a bit bigger than a average Ducati country native
funny - see these for sale pretty frequently here in Australia
There are 7 in the Uk
We checked