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Memorable Motorcycles: Ducati MHR 900 Photo Gallery

Despite the battery held in place with a rubber strap, then engine more than made up for the bike's aesthetic shortcomings.

Frank Melling writes about TT racer Mike Hailwood and takes a closer look at the infamous Ducati MHR 900. Read more about Hailwood and his Ducati machine in his Memorable Motorcycles: Ducati MHR 900 article.

Much of Hailwood's success was due in large part to mechanic Steve Wynne who, with limited resources, ceated a machine capable of winning against more powerful Japanese bikes.

Changing gears on the 900 required a bit of muscle, but the mechanics were smooth and the bike was incredibly steady.

Tucking down over the 4.76-gallon tank on a long straight it's easy to see how Hailwood accomplished such impressive speeds in the TT.

The Ducati MHR 900 has a rather large cockpit in comparison to classic GP bikes during the 70s.

The 900 was eqipped with a four-stroke V-Twin engine housed inside a double cradle steel frame.

I always changed gears at 6,500 rpm in fear of over-revving the delicate engine, but Hailwood revved the bike all the way to 8,500 rpm at peak.

The MH900 has never been a low-cost bike, and it is likely that its price will continue to increase in the coming years.

The replicas were made rather hastily and look rather drab, but the engine itself is truly a thing of beauty.

A pair of huge 40mm Dell’Orto carbs were equipped on the 900.

The Mike Hailwood Replica was created for die-hard Ducatisti who wanted to celebrate Ducati's first World Championship title.

Mike Hailwood was the first to complete all six laps of the Mountain Circuit at over 100 mph on a single cylinder 500cc motorcycle.

Mike 'The Bike' Hailwood is considered by many as one of the greatest riders in the history of GP racing. After an 11-year break in motorcycle racing he returned in the 1978 Isle of Man competition and took a shocking victory on a Ducati 900SS.

Mike Hailwood provided a fairytale victory in 1978, and in doing so set the stage for the Ducati MHR 900 machine.