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Ducati built more than 7,000 MHRs, making it the most numerous of all the bevel-drive twin models.
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This coming weekend the Carlo Salterelli Ducati Collection of 100 vintage Ducati's, will be sold at auction. All this week, Ductalk will be featuring some of the Salterelli Ducati's offered for sale.
Today's choice is a 1981 900 Mike Hailwood Replica
with 3 piece fairing and side covers. It's listed in presentable condition.
Auction Estimate $13,000 - $16,000 US
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A 1982 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.
To commemorate legendary British racer Mike Hailwood's triumphant win in the 1978 Isle of Man TT race, this replica became Ducati's best seller in the early 1980s. It was produced from 1979 until 1986 and was based on a restyled and customized 900 SuperSport. Wearing the red, green and white of the Italian flag, the MHR was an 860cc V-twin with desmodromic valve train. The Gran Prix-style front fairing was originally one piece, but was later split into two sections for better access to the mechanics beneath....more
Nice story by Robert Smith on a really strange time in Ducati history...