Ducati 900 Supersport

If you want a thoroughly modern Ducati with retro good looks, there’s an alternative to the Sport Classic range. It’s the Baines Imola, and this is the first one ever built. It’s the work of John Baines, the Silverstone-based Ducati racer and tuner. This bike is running a 1993 900 Supersport motor, and it’s also fitted with an original bevel Ducati fairing, seat and Conti-type pipes (check the sound in this video). Italian Motor Magazine editor Adam Bolton has ridden it, and reports: “The rate of acceleration is seriously quick and absolutely unexpected from a two-valve Ducati—open the throttle and...