The bike was delivered new to its first owner in Kalgoorlie. The second owner brought it to the Adelaide Hills, but didn't ride it or even reregister it in SA before selling it to me in 1981. I used it as daily transport and for occasional interstate trips until 1991, by which time I had a company vehicle and the engine was becoming a little noisy. So in 1991 i had Docteur Desmo in Adelaide do a complete engine and gearbox rebuild, but as I was running it in I realised that it was now just too fast and expensive for regular use - for me at least.
So i changed the oil twice, put it the corner of the workshop and covered it up. As it became covered with shed detritus I forgot about it until earlier this year when that part of the shed needed to be tidied up and we re-discovered it. I have cleaned the dust off it, fitted a new battery, changed the oil, and started it, but not much else. The bike is very original, even including the paint, except for the following. 1 It originally had an early electronic tachometer, which failed, so a cable drive unit was fitted. 2 The first owner painted the frame black, for some strange reason. 3 Numerous gears, bearings, rods, etc were replaced during the rebuild.
4 It did not have the original dashboard when I bought it, but I bought a Ducati replacement part in 1991 The original tachometer, the bronze coloured conrods, and the replacement dashboard will be included in the sale. The engine and frame numbers are correct. The 1975 and 1976 750 Supersports were very rare bikes - some sources say even rarer than the green frame bikes. They are also very seductive bikes. The combination of whirring gears, sucking carburettors, and purring/ barking/ popping exhausts is always encouraging you to do more, and the amazing torque and on-rails handling especially at high speeds allows you to do more.
