1000SSie DS/900SL Project

[Nasher]

Thought you guys might like to see how I'm getting on with my Ducati Non-Monster project.

2003 Ducati 1000SS with that peach of a Duel Spark engine, Ohlins/Showa suspension, EFI etc. But Pig Ugly.





Now fitted with very pretty 1992 900 Superlight bodywork and Remus DP Oval cans.





It’s been more work than I thought, obviously, and I’ve still got a lot to do.
Spraying the seat unit was fun this weather with rattle cans in buckets or warm water and a hair drier warming the parts.

I’m going to change the seat unit numberboards I cut from White vinyl and paint them on with a slightly yellow or grey off-White paint as they are too White.
I’ve got some different Tank decals on the way to match the fairing ones, as the tank I used is late 90’s with a different colour decal.
Then I need to strip the whole thing down again and give it a deep clean under all the bodywork as I found some significant crud etc when I took the old bodywork off.

More info here:- https://www.ducati.community/threads...0/#post-314523

Nasher

Looking good Nasher...............fairing is a huge improvement

[alan s4]

That looks fantastic, I think the 900ss/851 era of bikes is my favourite.

Is it pattern parts Nasher or original?

[Nasher]

It's all original Ducati parts except the seat unit, which is quite a good copy of the SL part, and rear light.
Although the seat pad is genuine Ducati.

All the std 1000SSie DS parts are wrapped up nicely so it can go back to standard if required and I've not touched the frame.
Because despite it being really ugly, it's actually quite a rare bike.

Nasher.

[Bitza]

Total transformation looking great now. The original was yes pig ugly, but I never "Got" what the designer was trying to create, it had no lines just bits going in & out all over. i.e. The bottom line of the fairing, has a defined kink which kind of looks like damage to me. So yes you've done the right thing. Bitza.

[velosam]

Very cool. Have a constant argument with a mate of mine who hates the early-90's shape - I love it. Then again, he doesn't like the Troll Supertwin inspired later models either!

[Darren69]

What a transformation! Nice job.

[Pedro]

That looks pukka!

[Mr Gazza]

Nice job Nasher, everything looks as if it belongs now instead of the "damage" that Bitza referred to.

The early SS was a classic looking bike, the only jarring note for me was the square headlight and to add injury to insult it was a pathetic light too.. Or at least mine was.

I wondered if you were considering anything with the lamp? I think we discussed it before?
I thought this was a good conversion, which I bookmarked in case I ever ended up with a Paso.. It might work on an SS or something like it?

http://ducatipaso.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3261
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[Nasher]

Originally Posted by Mr Gazza

The early SS was a classic looking bike, the only jarring note for me was the square headlight and to add injury to insult it was a pathetic light too.. Or at least mine was.

I wondered if you were considering anything with the lamp? I think we discussed it before?

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Thanks for all the nice comments.

Mr G.
I wasn't going to build it with the original headlight, but used it to set everything up and have got used to it.

The rear end has some tiny, just legal LEDs:





And the eventual plan for the front is to use a race front fairing piece I have with no current headlight aperture, and a single small round projector offset to one side.
I already have the projector, it has just one bulb filament and a solenoid operated internal flap for Dip and main beam.
I'll get some images tomorrow.

Nasher

[Flip]

Loving your work there Nasher although I think Ducati missed a trick in not making the original bodywork more like their ‘Supermono’ racer that they claimed it took the styling cues from.

Originally Posted by Nasher

And the eventual plan for the front is to use a race front fairing piece I have with no current headlight aperture, and a single small round projector offset to one side.
I already have the projector, it has just one bulb filament and a solenoid operated internal flap for Dip and main beam.

I ran my Monster with a similar set up several years ago using a carbon S4 Challenge fairing (which I part painted) in a kind of homage to the original domestic Italian one model race series based on M900’s.



All the accessories were listed in the catalogue that accompanied my bike from the shop when it was brand new.

[yellowfever]

Originally Posted by Flip

Loving your work there Nasher although I think Ducati missed a trick in not making the original bodywork more like their ‘Supermono’ racer that they claimed it took the styling cues from.



I ran my Monster with a similar set up several years ago using a carbon S4 Challenge fairing (which I part painted) in a kind of homage to the original domestic Italian one model race series based on M900’s.



All the accessories were listed in the catalogue that accompanied my bike from the shop when it was brand new.

Damn that yellow monster race Nike is sweet! Where do I buy that?

[Darkness]

Originally Posted by Flip

I ran my Monster with a similar set up several years ago using a carbon S4 Challenge fairing (which I part painted) in a kind of homage to the original domestic Italian one model race series based on M900’s.

That looks very rakish with a monacle!

[slob]

Massive improvement! Nice work

[Zimbo]

It does look good, but I was glad to hear that you kept all the original bits. I'm a fan of the injected SS bikes, having had three of them so far, and I think that particular model with the five spoke wheels and Ohlins shock is a sure future classic ...