Model(s) covered: 2003 Ducati Supersport 800
Ducati's range of Supersports has received a major revamping for 2003, as we found out during a full day riding them around Southern Spain yesterday. The Supersports slot in behind the full-monty Superbike lineup (999, 749), sharing the air-cooled, two-valve Desmo V-Twins with the successful street-fighting Monster series. Sales of the Pierre Terblanche-styled SSs have been disappointing since they were restyled in 1999, but a new injection of power in '03 has revitalized the sporting machines.
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