1980 Ducati 900 SS MHR, 900cc. Registration number KDF 460V....

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£15,000 - £18,000

1980 Ducati 900 SS MHR, 900cc. Registration number KDF 460V. Frame number DM860SS 900275. Engine number DM860 090008.
Sold with the V5C, one key, purchase invoice from Made in Italy Motorcycles to a Swedish owner in 2019, purchase invoice from Classic Super Bikes to our vendor in 2021, MOT dated March 2020 at 35,172KM (21,841M), today 35,717KM various receipts for parts including genuine Conti pipes, clutch/gearbox parts, front fork stanchion and seals, and copy manuals.
After Mike Hailwood’s spectacular victory at the 1978 Isle of Man Formula One race on an NCR Ducati, the factory commemorated this event with the introduction of a race replica.
Ducati announced that they would produce 200 limited edition ‘900 Replicas', although the exact number is unknown, some believe up to 300 were produced. Today these are referred to as MKI's’ (only from 1981 was the model officially titled ‘Mike Hailwood Replica’) and became known as the Mk1 later on. The bikes had a fibreglass cover over a regular 900 Super Sport fuel tank, single seat and came with a certificate. The engine was identical to that of the 900 Super Sport and came with 40mm Dell’Orto carburettors and Conti exhaust pipes.
The 1980 Mk2 was not limited in production and although only the fuel tank was now made from steel, the bike was more or less the same as the 1979 Mk1. This still included some very specific items fitted, such as the one-piece fairing, the Brembo Goldline brake callipers, 40mm Dell’Orto carburettors and were originally fitted with Conti exhausts.
The Mike Hailwood Replica’s of 1981 and beyond are very different to the 1979/1980 models. The model now featured a two-piece fairing, regular Brembo brake callipers and Silentium exhaust pipes. The 1981 Mk3 was the first MHR to include side panels to hide the battery. In 1983, the Mk4 was introduced with an updated engine with electric start and and a new frame based on a Ducati S2. The final bevel drive Ducati was the 1000 'Mille' Mike Hailwood Replica of 1984 that was available through until 1986.
KDF, frame number 900275, has had three owners on the V5C and appears to a very original machine with low mileage. Our vendor has enjoyed minor improvements during his ownership but now finds it too heavy to move about in his garage. It has recently had the ignition checked over and there was a strong spark at each cylinder, it was last started up in July 2023.
Sold with the V5C, one key, purchase invoice from Made in Italy Motorcycles to a Swedish owner in 2019, purchase invoice from Classic Super Bikes to our vendor in 2021, MOT dated March 2020 at 35,172KM (21,841M), today 35,717KM various receipts for parts including genuine Conti pipes, clutch/gearbox parts, front fork stanchion and seals, and copy manuals.