20 Most Recent 2001 Ducati 900 SS i.e. N-C Questions & Answers

Needs to be removed and indexing on the shifter inside the trans. You could have worn or bent shift forks. Or bad gear dog wear. It's a racing bike, someones been racing it. It's 13 years old. Rebuild time

Common problem with the oil sending unit. Replacements available through most auto parts stores. Single wire runs to the sending unit.I'm pretty sure they're on the right side of the engine.

If the power is on the motor then new brushes and clean the armature will fix your starting problem.

sounds like a fuel problem , clean the carbs and jets\ or injectors

Did you try to push start it? Will it run when you push start it? If so You probably just need a fresh battery. Also check the kickstand kill switch it might be stuck from sitting.

Just google for a manual, you should find a freebie some where, you can check out this site in case I missed it, but I could not find your model.

http://www.carlsalter.com/motorcycle-manuals.asp

are you getting spark from lead 2 plug. is it blowing any smoke when u turn it over and if so what colour?

i am guessing that you bought the bike secondhand,if so you will probably find that the preload on the front and rear suspension is set to hard,to adjust the rear(some bikes come with the wright tool,but not many)look to the top of the rear suspension shock you should see two locking nuts that go right around the shock,undo the top one(may need to use a large screwdriver and hammer)undo it till about 1/2 inch away from other nut then undo bottom nut and undo till it meets the other nut then sit on the bike and bounce your behind on the seat and see what it feels like it should be softer,repeat the sequence untill you get the suspension feeling the way you want(dont forget to screw the top nut down and lock it tight when you are done,the front forks should have an ajustment for preload,these are normally a simple screw in srew out adjustment,located on the top of each fork leg,screw in(to right) to stiffen up the suspension screw out(to left)to soften up i hope this helps,most ducatis have numerous adjustment for preload,rebound,and damping so what i would do is find a ducati dealer or some one who has a bike similar to yours and get them to run through the various settings and adjustments with you ,you will be surprised at the extent to which you can tune the bikes chassis and suspension to suit your riding style and even the types of road or race track you ride on,i can retune the suspension of my race bike as i have noted the settings for each track i race on and it is worth about 3seconds off my lap times...hope this helps

Sounds like the carbs are getting starved for fuel as load and rpm's increase. Start with Jack's suggestion on the fuel filter and get a new one. If that doesn't do it check other items in the fuel delivery circut. Rust or scale in the tank plugging the pickup dried out fuel lines that are semi-collapsed dirt and grit in the carbs - stuff like that. Fuel delivery problems typically seem to manifest themselves in the higher gears under load. They don't show up in the lower gears when accelerating simply because the bike pulls through them so quickly. If delivery is barely adequate, it has a split second to catch up when you shift. As the duration of uninterrupted load increases, it will run out of gas before the next shift. Typically, they fire right back up after you pull over and let them sit for a minute with the fuel pump running. Does your bike do this?,,,