DUCATI 600SS Half Fairing (1994-1995) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 1994, alongside the fully faired model, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Ducati 600SS Half Fairing, a sports motorcycle with a half fairing. The bike packed the same technical and performance specifications as the fully faired version.

The 600SS model was part of the smaller-capacity motorcycles in Ducati's range that debuted in 1989 with the 400cc model. The 600cc SS version was manufactured from 1994 until 1999.

The bike's visual department was represented by an upper fairing with a large, rectangular headlight and a medium-sized windscreen, a one-piece dual seat with a passenger grab handle, three-spoke aluminum wheels, and a single-sided exhaust system.

The bike was built around a steel trellis frame with a 41 mm upside-down telescopic fork handling the front suspension and an adjustable shock absorber running the rear suspension.

The braking performance was achieved by a 320 mm disc mounted on the front wheel coupled to a dual-piston caliper and a 245 mm disc bolted to the rear wheel engaged by a single-piston caliper.

In the performance department, the 1994 Ducati 600SS Half Fairing had installed the same 583cc four-stroke air-cooled V-twin engine as its fully faired sibling, boasting 53 hp with a peak force at 8,250 rpm and 52 Nm (38 lb-ft) torque at 7,000 rpm.

The five-speed manual transmission with a wet multi-plate clutch took power from the engine and sent it to the rear via a chain drive, spinning the wheel to 193 kph (120 mph).