My bike is #130. I put money down on it in November of 1990 and it wasn't delivered until spring of '91. Where are you getting the manufacturing date from for your bike? I have vague memories there's something stamped on the black tag on the frame, but I'm not near my bike right now so I can't check.
A 6/89 build date seems strange... I'd guess the number you are looking at as a build date is for a component on the bike, not the bike itself? It's been a while since I've dealt with bike VINs, but if the website I just checked is correct, the 10th digit in the VIN is the model year. I suspect the 10th digit in your bike's VIN is an M (for 1991) which would rule out a manufacturing date of 1989.
Also, if I've heard it correctly, Ducati begins building the next year's bikes after the factory shutdown, which occurs in July I think? So the '91s would have begun production around August of '90 at the earliest. A build date of 6/89 would put it before the '89 shut down - in with the 1989 model year bikes. I realize yours is titled as a '90, but I don't place much stock in the date on the title. My late '74 750 is listed as a '73 on the title, and I've heard of numerous mistakes on other vehicles.
In any case the VIN will tell model year - and realize a "1991" 907 could have been built anywhere between January 1 of 1990 and December 31 of 1991. (But no earlier or later - there are regulations covering this). Model year vs calendar year can get confusing. I know it's said there was one 907 built in '89. I'm guessing that was a pilot build or something, and it almost certainly used some unique pre-production parts so it would be easily identifiable.
While there were reportedly 1000+ 907s built in '90, it's my understanding they were all 1991 models. There never was a 1990 907ie that I know of... 1990 model year was the 906. Check your VIN - the 10th digit (which is a letter) should reveal all. K = 1989, L = 1990, M = 1991.
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