I’ve got one exactly like yours in my garage. Before I put a race cam in it you could crank with your hand. The only difference, I painted it black when the original color went bad and I’ve got the original saddle on it still.
I traded my 250 Ducati for my 750. The bikes have no resemblance whatsoever. The 250 is like a bicycle that goes very fast; I could casually throw it around. And it shook like hell; I could only ride it for an hour or so before the vibration go to me. But it was massive fun. The 750 was like a locomotive from outer space. 100 MPH felt like standing still. No vibration, amazing cornering, total composure in every situation. I could ride it 500 miles in a day.
My favourite bike ever. I owned a 750 Sport for 40 years and it was fantastic; I just wish that I had bought a GT when they were affordable. I tried to explain to younger riders of modern Ducatis what it feels like to ride a Ducati with heavy flywheels that just pulls like a train after you change up. They didn't understand......
@@y4nnickschmitt He makes perfect sense, if not perfect word usage. Older bikes were frequently referred to as having "double-throw " flywheels- one "throw" on each side of the con-rod, for example. And most had to be pressed together for assembly and pressed apart for dis-assembly, so they certainly seemed like 2 or 3 flywheels in one "flywheel assembly". The 750 Sport was one example of this design. And now we have bike engines with counter-rotating assemblies to quell the vibration that the proper flywheel(s) can't cancel. These are often referred to as flywheels also. Finally, his post referred to Ducati singular and plural. So perhaps you should be better informed. eh? 🤔
There's no way to convey with words the feeling of riding a bevel drive with the Imola cams and Conti pipes, I have a 78 900SS Desmo. I've bought and sold a lot of bikes but never sold this one.
This video has ben up for four years, and I just now realized that I had the right side cover off when I shot it, having just installed a new battery. That said, it now has a nice Keihan stainless steal replica Conti exhaust system that sounds sweet. I guess it is time to shoot a new video. Stay tuned as I'm going to start shooting some new video, and will add some voice commentary and historical information for each bike I ride.
Beautiful. That includes the '69 Mach 1 Mustang driving past at 1: 20. I would love it if the person in the Mach 1 had been doing a video at the same time.
Beautiful to look at and listen to. Roads look so familiar to me outside of Reading PA. I have my eyes on one for sale on ebay right now. Fingers crossed.
What a beautiful machine and in a really nice part of PA......the roads are much better centrally than in the Southeastern side where I'm at - guess when you live closer to the city (Philly), you got more traffic zooming about. I was at a conference last year in Hershey and on the way home took some back roads which turned out to be pretty dang good - unfortunately I was in a cage rather than 2 wheels. Thank you for sharing this and your other bikes - gorgeous look and sound! EW :)
I noticed how smooth that asphalt was, too. I’m pretty far out in the sticks in the DFW (Texas) area, in a somewhat affluent area, and even here all the back-roads are chewed up. Can’t really enjoy the Ducati anymore because of the crumbled roads, but thankfully the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 takes them like a champ.
Back in 1973, I test-rode the Commando and the Ducati. Both were great handling bikes and a joy to ride. I bought the Ducati because it was easier to start. I rode that bike for 20 years until it was lost in a fire. It was an absolutely great ride and quite reliable.
I had both, a 74 850 Commando which I sold because I needed the money... to buy my 78 Ducati 900SS Desmo. Young, broke and ALWAYS needing money, I never sold my DUC. 😂
here's the retro bike every one wants. Simple with tons of character, rides and stops well. Get the dies out of mothballs, all the design is done, produce it cheap and sell a million of them. .
Are the gear selections 1 up and 4 down for the 73 gt? I have just inherited one and intend on never selling it. Watching these videos make me so grateful and wanting to sherish the ride...
