In our new episode, we finish the complete nut-and-bolt restoration of a 1979 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica.
After Mike Hailwood’s spectacular victory at the 1978 Isle of Man Formula one race, Ducati commemorated this event with the introduction of a race replica. This bike was introduced in 1979 and only produced in a limited run of 300 (initially announced to be limited to 200!) and came with a certificate. Although Mike’s racing bike was based on a 900 NCR Formula 1, the street model was largely based on the 900 Super Sport of the same year with bodywork mimicking the sport Motorcycle racer.
In this video, you can watch Harné working on finalizing the build. A big moment comes when the bike is started for the first time in many decades! Subsequently, the bike is road tested and adjusted to finish the project.
This particular bike was featured in the 27 October 1979 issue of Motor Cycle Weekly, a UK magazine at the time. If someone has an original copy of that magazine available, we would very much like to buy that!
Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon at Back to Classics!
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