Description
27th Oct, 2024 10:00
The October 2024 Auction
1999 Ducati 900 SS Final Edition
What an example of this beautiful machine
Estimate
£8, 500 - £9, 500
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: S90 SFE
Frame: M906SC2026707
Odometer: 20, 709
MOT: May 2025
UK bike
Model related private plate included
Valves done at 18, 350 miles
V5
Lots of paperwork, receipts and service history
MOT’d
It’s 1991 and the Bologna SuperSport machines feature a white frame which sets off the blood-red colour scheme perfectly - it couldn’t get any better. But fast-forward seven years and the ultimate incarnation of the 900 SS is born - the FE or ‘Final Edition’.
The FE was built to celebrate the last of the carburetted 900cc SuperSport air-cooled Ducati’s and only 800 were built worldwide - 300 went to the USA and the remaining 500 to the rest of the world.
Announced in 1988, the Ducati SuperSport used a Pantah based 904cc air-cooled 90° V-twin, two-valve ‘Desmodue’ engine with crankcases derived from the 851 motor. It was mounted in a tubular trellis frame. The resurrection was due largely to Ducati being bought out by Cagiva and the first reborn SuperSport was released as a 750 Sport. It met with failure due to its 16-inch wheels and a kludgy Weber carburettor and cracking swingarms.
From 1988 to 1991, the model was called a 900 SuperSport, and had a full fairing. The 1989 SuperSport received a revised air / oil-cooled motor from the 906cc Ducati Paso incorporating many changes to the Panth motor, including a six-speed gearbox. From 1989 to 1990 the motorcycle was fitted with a Marzocchi rear suspension, then first changed to Showa, and then to better quality Marzocchi damping in 1990. Marzocchi M1BB front forks were used until 1990, when they were replaced by Showa upside down units. The Marelli DigiPlex ignition was used in early models, and then replaced by a Kokusai ignition.
This example is a seriously top class example of this rare bike. 226 of 800 and in superb condition. Extensive service history, large pack of documents and paperwork, MOT, 2 keys, 2 fobs, and Corbin seat plus original. This bike needs to be seen to be appreciated, starts on the button and has been ridden recently.
