1980 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica

Earning the respect and admiration of his peers through the enormity of his talent, the strength of his personality and his outrageous sense of fun, the Legend of Mike Hailwood as one of motorsport's greats is still hotly celebrated. He won nine motorcycle World Championships between 1961 and 1967, then turned to motor racing, following in the footsteps of John Surtees, with whose cars he became European Formula 2 Champion and began his Formula 1 career. In time he might well have added a Formula 1 World Championship to his list of achievements, but his motor racing career ended abruptly in 1974 when he crashed his McLaren on Germany's daunting Nurburgring.Disabled by his leg injuries, he retired to New Zealand, where he quickly became bored, and by 1978, at the age of 38, he was back at the Isle of Man, the scene of so many of his earlier triumphs, not only to race bikes once again, but to take on and beat the entire field. His victorious return to 'The Island' has been described as one of the most emotional moments of 20th century sport.The commemorative Ducati 900 Hailwood Replica offered here was originally manufactured in respect of Mike's Isle of Man TT achievement aboard a Ducati 900SS after a more than 11-year hiatus from motorsport. This great low mileage example of the much-sought Hailwood Rep features full one-piece fairing, Brembo Gold Line brake callipers, Conti exhausts, 40mm Dell'Orto PHM carburettors and striking Hailwood paint colours.This 13,000mile, rare, original UK market example has been extensively tested and runs beautifully. Truly one of the nicest Mike Hailwood Replica's available!