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I'll bet there are few Ducatis that have been with the original owner as long as this one.
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Yes ours was AT2-2000. AT stood for Atwater, I guess the name of the exchange.Phone number: Fillmore-60122 HA!
You young-uns prolly didn't know US phone numbers used to start with two letters, signifying two numbers on the telephone dial. All numbers in a given exchange, or geographic area of town, had the same two letter prefix.
I would go out on a limb and say you may be the ONLY one for that long a period. Someone prove me wrong. How cool is that?!? More photos and videos, please, sir.I'll bet there are few Ducatis that have been with the original owner as long as this one.
To those who asked for photos --
I would borrow a camera and post photos if there is something specific you'd like to see. There are plenty of pictures of restored 200 Super Sports on the Web that look much better than mine, if you are just interested in seeing what that model looks like. Mine is original, except:
1. When the original low quality paint and chrome peeled off, I repainted it blue with a grey frame.
2. When the original Silentium muffler fell apart, I replace the exhaust pipe with a longer one from the Scrambler and tacked on a shorty muffler.
3. I created a larger plate for the rear light and license plate because the Washington state plate wouldn't fit on the original.
4. I (probably foolishly) removed the aluminum covers from the rear springs and had the springs chrome plated.
Otherwise, it looks like it did the day I bought it, and the way the restored ones look today.
To those who asked for photos --
I would borrow a camera and post photos if there is something specific you'd like to see. There are plenty of pictures of restored 200 Super Sports on the Web that look much better than mine, if you are just interested in seeing what that model looks like. Mine is original, except:
1. When the original low quality paint and chrome peeled off, I repainted it blue with a grey frame.
2. When the original Silentium muffler fell apart, I replace the exhaust pipe with a longer one from the Scrambler and tacked on a shorty muffler.
3. I created a larger plate for the rear light and license plate because the Washington state plate wouldn't fit on the original.
4. I (probably foolishly) removed the aluminum covers from the rear springs and had the springs chrome plated.
Otherwise, it looks like it did the day I bought it, and the way the restored ones look today.
And I, on the other hand, love most those bikes that are authentically grungy. Patina, grunge, even rust, developed though actual usage, make a beautiful machine. If it's mostly rot from being neglected, badly stored, etc. no, not so much. But there are few things so wonderful and interesting than a bike that has mileage over a long time, that has been used, and modified *for* use, to better suit the owner's riding -- these are great machines.... As for my own taste, I love to see bikes beautifully restored to day 1 condition over old grungy machines or even worse, bikes that have been tarted up to look like they have patina that was never there... Patina, rust, grunge etc. is not original
The real question is what is "over restored"? Modern paint is always going to be a bit better than the old stuff but how bad was it really? I dont think we tend to give paint from the 60's and 70's the credit it deserves. And old bikes had a lot more chrome and polish than is popular these days so bikes with a lot of shine get blasted as over-restored when the reality is they were much more flashy than we currently want or like. Ducati singles had chrome wheels and polished hubs, polished fork legs, triple clamps, and engine cases. Lots of chrome too, foot controls, handle bars, shock springs, headlights and even gas tanks on some models. The colors were bright and when new they were very glossy and flashy. People push the notion that old ducs had poor quality finishes and maybe they didnt hold up to the abuses that owners used to put them through but when new they were nice and looked very flashyreal 'patina' is fine with me. fake patina, the painted-on rust and the like, is absolutely moronic. properly-restored machines are equally appreciated.