Beschreibung:

Mike Hailwood’s 1978 Isle of Man TT comeback ride is the stuff of legend. Out of top-flight bike racing for seven years and away from the Island for eleven, he took on and beat the might of the Honda works team to win the Formula 1 TT at record speed. Mike’s mount that day was a Sports Motorcycles-entered Ducati v-twin, and the Italian factory lost little time in capitalising on this outstanding success by launching a road-going replica. 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 glassfibre tank and racing seat. In fact, the ‘tank’ hid a steel fuel reservoir, glassfibre being illegal in the UK for tanks, and the seat’s clever two-piece design enabled it to accommodate a pillion passenger. Mechanical changes were confined to lighter wheels and improved Brembo brakes, and the MHR’s performance was pretty much the same as that of the 900SS: around 135mph being attainable flat-out. Profesor Ehn acquired this original MHR in 1984, part-exchanging his MGB, since when it has been ridden regularly, the most recent occasion being in 2007 at the Salzburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix. In between outings the Ducati has been kept on display in the Museum and has featured in numerous magazine articles over the years. A total of 12,999 kilometres is displayed on the odometer and the machine is offered with original Austrian Einzelgenehmigung indicating matching frame/engine numbers.