Thank you Dallas! I need to go buy Ian's book! I will feel much better passing on to the new owner that it is an SS/SP. Brad, Thank you for the additional data points as well. Staton ________________________________ From: Ducati <ducati-bounces@list.ducati.net> on behalf of ducati-request@list.ducati.net <ducati-request@list.ducati.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:00 AM To: ducati@list.ducati.net <ducati@list.ducati.net> Subject: Ducati Digest, Vol 116, Issue 163 Send Ducati mailing list submissions to ducati@list.ducati.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://list.ducati.net/mailman/listinfo/ducati_list.ducati.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ducati-request@list.ducati.net You can reach the person managing the list at ducati-owner@list.ducati.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Ducati digest..." Today's Topics: 1. n(D.G. Ewen) 2. Re: Question about SS/SP versus SS/CR models (Staton Shed) 3. Re: Question about SS/SP versus SS/CR models (Kerry and Brad Black) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 00:19:17 +0000 From: "D.G. Ewen" <dgewen@hotmail.com> To: "ducati@list.ducati.net" <ducati@list.ducati.net> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Question about SS/SP versus SS/CR models Message-ID: <BN6PR06MB31064A5DC9A481B6C76F69E5D5D50@BN6PR06MB3106.namprd06.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Staton. That sounds like a great project. According to Ian Falloon in his book "Ducati Supersport", the 1996 SP frame was "916 gold". Wheels were the same as on the Superlight of that year, that is, silver-grey. I have a '95 SP in those colours. Cheers Dallas Message: 3 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 19:03:17 +1000 From: "Kerry and Brad Black" <bikeboy@alphalink.com.au> To: <ducati@list.ducati.net> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Question about SS/SP versus SS/CR models Message-ID: <E48DBEAED207446A8C37F998AEF1D4F1@BradPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original talking my experience with euro spec bikes we got in au from memory. not sure about usa. the "satin gold" colour as on your frame was used on 748/916 from the start i think, and went across the board in 1997. the wheels on the ss and monster were still the "glossy bronze gold" for 97 at least, not sure when they went to the "satin gold". i think all the ssie had the "satin gold" wheels. maybe the early 916 wheels, with the DUCATI RACING on the rear, were the "glossy bronze gold"? forget now. all the replacement ss frames were the "satin gold". i don't recall any variation in frame colour on the 4v models due to spec (or at all). not sure when the first economy model appeared? they were the "satin gold" until they were grey. brad