Comments on: Ducati 750SS custom

By: dr death

dr death — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:35:20 +0000

naked rules! God, every other crotch rocket with a pipe looks the same as the last. most are piloted by wanna-be’s who barely know where the gas goes… that was jest, but you all know what im talking about. anyhow, nice bike. always cool to see a duck done up n looking like a real motorcycle. man, i sound like an old guy.

By: Hilly

Hilly — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:29:15 +0000

It’s cool if a little ratrod, there’s only one modified ducati I’d entertain and that’s JVB’s scrambler, absolutely stunning…

By: Gabe Ets-Hokin

Gabe Ets-Hokin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:19 +0000

“Lascaz said:
Monday 19th July, 2010 at 6:18 pm |
MMM….. Lets break down this bike. It has a ducati engine, trellis frame, single headlight, clip- on and is meant to look like a modern day cafe racer, I known what the M stands for …..MONSTER!!! Why blow sunshine up where it doesn’t belong.Granted the execution is well done but why waste all that time and effort when you can buy an off the shelf MONSTER that is identicle.
What a waste of time!”

Waste of time? The Monster is an entirely different animal, one I never cared for much until Ducati introduced the 696. The Supersport, to me, is the perfect chassis: stable, with progressive, responsive steering. The Monster just never felt right. You can also pick up a Supersport to build into a streetfighter very inexpensively. Waste of time? If that’s really your opinion on custom bikes, maybe you should just buy a car; I don’t think you get it.

By: Bluey

Bluey — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:47:06 +0000

I believe the 750ss are very under rated machines. The 900ss dominated the market with it’s larger motor. I must point out that the 750ss has a wet clutch, therefore no clutch rattle. Paso & 750F1′s had dry clutches, these did not rattle noticeably either. Ducati clutch rattle surfaced with the 900ss when they changed the position of the clutch slave cylinder to the Lf. hand side were it picks up the crud off the drive chain & is renown for failing.

Although I appreciate what this bike is, I love the “Keep it Simple” approach.
I find this bike drab and lacking something, maybe a touch of red.

I have a 750 Paso, MUCH modified, although the motor is std. it has 42mm Dellortos, Upside-down forks & a Vellechi style trellis frame (abiet My Grandfathers axe). I have messed with both the electrical & cam timing and it weighs in at 140Kg (306lbs) with 3 litres of fuel on board. As it has no lighting system, it is not road legal. It puts out 75 bhp at the rear wheel & beats std 900ss in a straight line as well as round the corners.

By: mudplug

mudplug — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:51:33 +0000

In many ways it reminds me of the Yamaha SDR200, albeit a beefy 750 Ducati version – and in my books that’s a very good thing.

I can appreciate both points of view regarding the trellis frame and its impact on the overall result; quote Bald Shaun: “industrial” – hits the nail on the head. You couldn’t possibly hide everything behind the trellis – unless you hid it inside the trellis!

By: Dan Dan

Dan Dan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:47:05 +0000

i’m going with badhairday on this one, “Reduce to seduce”
The last pic with the silhouette says it all, Lean and definitely mean.
WM know what they’re doing, and not a one trick pony doing up every sr 500 or xs 650.
I absolutely love the BMW they did
http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee09.html

the motorcycle gods should be pleased with these guys

By: larry kahn

larry kahn — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:32:38 +0000

Just needs one o’ my stickers!
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/04/the-antidote-to-shiny-new-duca.html