1985 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica Registration Number: B151...

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£10,000

1985 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica

Registration Number: B151 ULJ
Frame Number: 906250

- UK delivered example
- Just 6,600 miles from new

A landmark model, the Mike Hailwood Replica owes its existence to Mike The Bike's legendary Isle of Man TT comeback victory in the 1978 Production Race riding an ex-works NCR bike entered by Sports Motor Cycles. Out of top-flight bike racing for seven years and away from the Island for eleven, Mike beat the might of the Honda works team to win the Formula 1 TT at record speed. Ducati lost little time in capitalizing on this outstanding success, launching a road-going replica the following year, which kept Ducati afloat for several years.

Like the race-bike, the MHR was based on the production 900SS, but - inevitably - had much more in common with the latter than the former. Most obvious difference was the full fairing finished in red, green and white, complemented by a glass fiber tank and racing seat. Mechanical changes were confined to lighter wheels, usually by Campagnolo, and improved Brembo brakes, while the MHR's performance was pretty much the same as that of the 900SS: around 135mph flat-out.

This lovely example was first registered in the UK on 4th July 1985, having had 5 owners until our current vendor purchased the bike in 2017. Offered from a UK-based classic motorcycle collection, the Ducati shows now just 10,617 kilometres (6,600 miles) recorded from new. The history file contains an invoice in 2018 (at 9,937 kilometres) from John Fallon of Made in Italy Motorcycles of Stowmarket, for a full service, including valve clearance, engine/brake/clutch fluid replacement, filter and plugs and rebuilding of the carburettors. There are a number of further receipts in 2012-2013 for various minor carburettor/fuel/engine parts, and we understand in 2023 the bike was treated to a new clutch.

Complete with two sets of keys, original registration document and current UK V5C, older MoT certificates, receipts for parts and servicing, and a copy of the instruction book, this is clearly a well-loved example of an all time classic.