1974 DUCATI 750 SS
BUILT BY DUCATI MECCANICA S.p.A.
FROM BOLOGNA, ITALY
COURTESY OF STUART PARR COLLECTION
PHOTOS BY TED7
Winning the 1972 Imola 200 “Italian Daytona” race put Ducati’s new V-twin on the map. Amazingly, the factory followed up in 1973 by offering hand-built race replicas, the 750 Super Sport. The 750 SS was the fastest road-legal motorcycle in the world when released in 1973, and as beautiful as it was effective on the racetrack. The duck-egg green frame and see-through fuel tank are legendary, and it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece of design.
748cc desmodromic overhead camshaft V-twin,5-speed, 397lbs, 70hp @9000rpm, 143mph top speed
401 built in 1974
