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A rare Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica (MHR) is coming up for auction. Created to honor Hailwood's dramatic comeback win at the 1978 Isle of Man TT, the model went on to become an icon of the Ducati brand, and this history-steeped air-cooled L-twin now awaits its next owner.
The MHR is a machine that transposed one rider's legend directly onto a piece of machinery. Without that 1978 Isle of Man comeback, this name would never have been born. The pulse of the air-cooled L-twin carries a story that era demanded. This is a legendary machine to be savored through its context, not just its year.
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Was Mike Hailwood really that impressive a rider?
The legendary man who retired once, came back, and won the TT at nearly 40.
Even if I could afford heritage bikes like this, I don't feel like I could keep it maintained.
Was it 900SS-based? A longitudinal Desmo with bevel-gear drive.
That bevel-gear sound is genuinely irresistible.
The sculptural beauty of an air-cooled L-twin... the MHR's genuinely on another level.
Hailwood's comeback win at the '78 TT gives me chills, that's a real legend.
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