DUCATI 600SS (1993 - 1999) Review

On the motorway or twisty roads performs well and being these bikes are getting rare always a conversation piece.

Easy to maintain back to basics much better than modern tech a manual some hand tools and most jobs not that difficult.

Carry out maintenance myself

Twin disc conversion is a help, suitable for the smaller rider, I find very comfortable, seat is soft...

It is what it is, 600cc L twin air-cooled carb motor, you get what you get...

Cheap to maintain if you can work your self, but definitely more work than a jap bike, but I'm happy to do it for the privilege of owning it

Brembo where's, brembo brakes, suspension is adequate, but it's an old Ducati after all..

I have used it for everything, it is at home on tight twisty back roads

Much better than people realise, it gets a bit buzzy above 125klms/hr but at normal speeds it is great on the road.

Build is good and never broken down.

Not expensive to run as it is very simple

The engine is so good very simple to work on and maintain.

Even though the engine is weak, the riding experience is really nice. Stable chassis and really good brakes. The bike feels extremely light, in fact it feels like any 250cc bike and is very easy to flick around.

The weak point but you could not expect much more from an air-cooled V-twin engine. Economy has been a key factor here. With that said it still takes you easily up to 180 kmph and will go another 20 if you stress it a little bit but who drives like 200 kmph when daily driving? This still could be used on a racetrack and due to a very nice chassis it could still give you a big smile.

Take care of it and it will do as fine as any other.

What you need, nothing more or less.

Single disc. Just enough.

With only approx a second slower on the 1/4mile and 7 mph slower on top speed it's not that slow like MCN wrote. In the midrange it still keeps up with my brothers bandit 650 and it runs easily 100mph. Vibration isn't that bad either. Maybe I have a well preserved model.

Guess what brakes down first? The rectifier. Which is from Japan.

Timing belts not too difficult to replace. Valve adjustment a little pricy but only 2 valves keeps it simple and easy accessible.

The bike loves the twisties, but you have to keep your throttle rolling or it will run wide on you. After you get to know how this bike handels you can really ride this thing in the corners especially when it is dry, the brakes are sadly a single disk but it does stop you well enough. It is pretty comfortable as well much beter as I anticipated.

The engine is not the most powerful with only 53 BHP but it is a great simple two valve per cilinder engine. But when do you need more on the road, it is like the people who reviewed the bike looked at it like a circuit bike. Mine is restricted for the A2 license and it runs really wel, and as I have limited power with my license I am happy that is has so much torque.

It is an Italian so will brake down at one point, but seeing that some have done more than 62K I figured they must be pretty reliable for an Italian. It is easy to work on and you can do almost anything yourself, everything looks and feels sturdy to.

Have not had to do servicing as it was done by the previous owner recently, but as I mentioned in Quality & Reliability they are pretty durable and are easy to work on yourself. So for the premium name this would be your cheapest way in.

As it being an old school starter bike from the mid-nighties, it is not the best equipped. everything is pretty basic but looks well made, al you have is actually all you need. This Ducati was made at the end of the Cagiva era and you can see a logo here and there, the SuperSport looks like it is made with the parts they had in the factory just like how the Monster was made. All in all that is not a bad things as it is well build bike.