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Originally Posted by Flip
......I am not sure if the earlier Showa forks were marked the same (I did have a pair from a 888 some time ago but I can’t remember now) but certainly looking at the photo the lower part of the slider tube appears to be more pronounced than on my Marzocchi’s and more like the design of the 888 Showa’s I had. .....
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The earliest of the M900 all had non-adjustable Showa forks when new.
Adjustable Showa forks were introduced with the M900S.
As referenced above, by ‘97 Ducati were financially in the mire with parts suppliers withholding parts till paid, so sometimes bikes got “alternatives”.
Also, previous owners sometimes “upgrade” bikes from factory spec. to avoid changing leaky fork seals or whatever.
The early Monster non-adjustable Showas I have are all marked with raised ‘SHOWA’ text on the inner face of the bottom leg castings. Those for 750SS are similarly marked, so have a look at yours if you can?