Object of Desire: The Ducati 750SS

If you had to make a list of the most desirable sporting motorcycles of the 1970s, the Ducati 750SS would be near the top. It was built by Ducati’s racing department to mark its victory in the 1972 Imola 200, and the accepted knowledge is that only 401 were manufactured. This is one of the surviving machines. Even better, it was restored a few years ago by Steve Wynne, well known amongst Ducatisti for his role in Mike Hailwood’s 1978 Isle of Man TT comeback. When Wynne bought his bike from a doctor in Kingston-on-Thames, it was in pieces. The...