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Great bike. Great film. Great man.

This man is a legend as much as Ducati Imola 750 Ss.

My father rode his 900 SS for over 100.000km and only had to change pistons and rings once, the rest of the engine is stock. Still looks incredibly beautiful. He had a slim racingseat on it and rode on that from northern Germany down to Greece and then over to the island Crete and back, he must've had a butt of steel ;D Now it's sitting and waiting for its restauration

Bravo. Great film. The man, Keith Hale, is as awesome as the 750SS. Godspeed, K. Hale.

Yeah, and better check the valve clearances every 2000 miles, bro...$1500 a pop.

WTF would you have a bike like this in NYC?

Fantastic sound and ride !.

Beautiful machine, there's just something about those big Ducati vee twins. However they don't have a reputation for doing starship mileages.

TO MR. KEITH HALE, YOU COLD ATTACH A SIDE CAR TO IT AND KEEP RIDING INTO AND THROUGH YOU 70S IN TO YOUR 80S. ALSO, WHEN YOU KICK THE BUCKET, TO RIDE THE GREAT BIG MOTORCYCLE HIGHWAY IN THE SKY, YOU COULD CONSIDER DONATING IT TO A RESPECTABLE MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM WITH DOCUMENTATION ABOUT YOUR LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP WITH DUCATI AND YOUR ''SOUL MATE'' THE 750 SUPER SPORT. THEN IT WOULD BE A MOTORCYCLE FOR THE ALL THE PEOPLE TO ADMIRE.

bought one of the Other Rare ones a Mach 1 in Germany in 66 - in the Air Force, worked later on at MILLER Cycle specialties, restoring Ducati's, many a time at Berliner Motors, Long Island, Hamden cycle cntr, was a Ducati dealer owned by Bob Miller, Great video on Mr, Hale

A US model in black/gold? I thought the b/g models were UK only? Lovely bike...reminds me of working at Three Cross Motorcycles in 1978-9.

Awesome story Awesome bike.

Highly desireable yet not-that-fast Italian rarity.

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Cranked

Compared to such a ride a Ferrari F40 is a Fiat Panda. - But who cares about really exotic bikes? - ME, I do. Love it. THNX 4 uploading this.

I used to lust after one those.....until a friend let me ride his. Terribly uncomfortable, awful seating position and arm cramps. Couldn't even finish the ride on it and traded bikes with someone else in our group. Saved me the hassle of buying one and then having to sell it shortly after!

should be a big duke in every motoboy's history. but they are history, better bikes now available.were avilable thx to practical japanese engineers. the 750 water-bottle just as fast, bit smoover, more reliable, and much cheaper. had to close my eyes while buying one, but you got used to it.

Magnifique

Back in the 70s, when I was a motorcycle-mad university student riding a Japanese bike, I came across a pinned note on the motorcycle club noticeboard. "Taglioni is God" the note declared. I didn't know who Taglioni was at the time, but years later I came across the terms "750 super sport" and "green frame." Then I understood the reference to the divine.

Great video. Very very nicely made and edited. 🎉❤

Keep riding Keith, just as long as you can.

I had the 750GT and the later 900 Darmah , nothing sounds like those bikes especially with a pair of Conti's to make them 'Bark' . These-days after 55yrs of riding , I ride the poor-mans Vincent (TR1 XV1000) an XS-2 Cafe' and a W650 .There is a Bond when riding certain-bikes that is like nothing-else ; that Visceral-connection with a roaring-beast where the exhilaration simultaneously connects you with Life while you know any second could bring Death . It truly makes you feel alive . Dave nz

Sell it and use a fraction of the funds to buy another bike. It doesn’t particularly matter which bike, if it does nearly everything you need it to, it’s comfortable for you ( unlike this bike…let’s be honest ), and you gel with the bike, you’ll have a great experience each ride. I’m currently in love with my Z900RS Kawasaki Jaffa, and would not swap it for any other bike.

SO beautiful. I am genuinely moved and can only say thank you to all involved. I would like to donate to this man`s retirement fund, is there a way?

Beautiful in looks and sound.

A beautiful story, Keith truly deserved that bike and fingers crossed the next caretaker respects the condition and doesn't attempt a "restoration".

So glad I found this this incredibly shot short! Great job! 😗👌

I can relate to this bikes mileage. I owned a brand new 500sl pantah for 12 years and sold it with over 120k miles on the same engine. Some ducati's run and run.

Excellent bike in good condition I miss my BMW motorcycle back in California it was 1973 model k75

Why the music

Thank you Keith for letting us share your story.

Mike the bike hailwood would be proud..i would be!

The conrods and valve lifters are polished to prevent breaking.

I remember going to the dealer back then. I still have the brochure where he wrote $4,999 on it for the SS. Oh, what the heck, I'll give you $5K right now for that old thing. Cash. (BTW, no reason to pump the tickler, just hold it down a few seconds)

A thing of beauty 👌😎

OMG it's cold and you take more than 6000rpm...

Saw a cop giving one a parking ticket. I told him the city should be paying him to park there.

Would you die for your bike? FFS mate get a fucking grip that's the most ridiculous question I've ever heard

Lovely. I have my story with my 900SS and this film captures so much and tweeked old feelings that i never realised others have experienced. Thank you for the film and love to Dave.

Cool story cool bike.

I had a tuned SF 2 and it'd also do this - bounce backwards on its stand due to crank inertia when you blipped the throttle .

At 17 I bought my used 66? Ducati 250 Scrambler for $100. It was 1970. Spent the week embarrassing new Honda 350's behind the high school. It lost spark and never ran again. In 1970 nobody in Monterey had even heard of Ducati

The form, color, sound, everything in design. Makes me tear up, bro 😂 that’s a fantastic bike!

...Such a heartwarming & interesting story... A beautiful bike & a wonderfully appreciative guy... Thank you Moto Borgotaro for bringing us this short film. !!

Such a fantastic, warm story of a quiet man and his love. I’ve watched and referred this clip many times to friends and we’ve all enjoyed it. I hope you didn’t sell the bike, Keith. It’d break my heart and I think yours too. I wish you many more, endless rides. You’re meant to be together ✌🏻

Beautiful. 👍🏻

This r65 LS is my dream engine, great job, perfection