Ducati Supersport

The Ducati Supersport, often shortened to SS, is a series of air-cooled four stroke desmodromic 2-valve 90 degree L-twin motorcycles that Ducati made from 1988 to 2007, with a limited edition SuperLight sold in 1992. The name recalled the round-case 1973 Ducati 750 Super Sport and the 1975 square-case 750 and 900 Super Sport, which grew out of the 750 cc Ducati that won the Imola 200 in 1972 with Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari finishing first and second. Early belt-drive models included the 350, 400 and 600 SS, the 900 SS and 750 SS followed in 1991, and the line was redesigned in 1999 with a fairing styled after the Supermono, fuel injection and the first Ducati looks drawn by Pierre Terblanche. The last of the original series was the Supersport 1000 DS, and Ducati announced a new Supersport 950 in 2016 for spring 2017.