DUCATI MH900e "Mike Hailwood 900 evoluzione"

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Welcome to the MH900e page.   That's right, unfortunately the 998 is no longer mine; I now own the MH.  You may have read a bit about my oil troubles on the 998, and how Ducati purchased the bike back.   I made the hard decision to not chance it again with a rebuild or a different 998, and instead "reverted" if you will to the 2v 900.  And I couldn't be happier.   That's not to say the 998 isn't missed, but things worked out for me and I have to give Kudos to Renato Aime and DNA for making it happen.            The MH900e is a world unto itself.......

I picked it up at the end of June up at Ducati Seattle.   I wanted to make sure it didn't get damaged in shipping, so my brother and I made the trek from Reno and were on the road for 33 out of 48 hours!    But, Dave Roosevelt up there is such a class act that the trip was totally worth it.

The first thing you're thinking is, "What the hell is that?  Is it old or new, how fast is it, how does it handle, how much did it cost?"   All in due time my boy! This is a 2002 MH900e, or "Mike Hailwood 900 Evoluzione".   It was a limited edition bike (I am #1575 of 2,000) sold only over the internet to commemorate Mike Hailwood's 1978 Isle of Man Formula 1 Championship.   Customers put in their reservations on the internet, and then waited a year or more to have them delivered.   I fortunately bypassed that!   There were no options or trim levels, just the bike you see here, and no more will ever be made.  About 500 made it to the United States.

The powerplant is the venerable 900 desmodue air cooled motor.  No extra horsepower was added-  it actually has less power, probably due to the unequal length header on the rear cylinder.   Other than that it's a great little powerplant, more than enough for the street.

You may be wondering about the suspension, and how it handles.   It has a single sided/single shock swingarm made specifcally for the bike, and the front has non-adjustable forks.  I don't have any qualms with it as far as handling goes, the position is comfortable enough (although the seat is so high even I have a hard time flat footing it), and it is very stable.   The turn-in is also very quick as are the transitions left to right.  Overall I don't think she needs any suspension work to make her a good canyon carver.   Track days are another thing, but then again who wants to take this to a track?

This is no parts bin bike by any stretch of the imagination though.  It has so many pieces that are made specifically for it-  the body obviously, the mufflers, swingarm, sump cover, triple clamp, instrument panel, reservoir covers, and the list goes on.   I could stare at it for hours and still see new details.   It truly is a work of art on two wheels.   I fear the day I actually need to order spare parts for it!!!

The only things I have done to it from stock (the top picture is completely stock, the day after I got it home) are: -Remove the fuel evaporative cannister -Remove the reflectors -Add screen to the oil cooler -And, the most visible mod for the trained eye is the tail light/reflectors.  Small bullet signals and Corvette tail lens flow perfectly.

That's all I have planned for now, the bike is great as-is. For more information about the "coming to be" story of the MH900e, please visit the MH page on Ducati.com. For more information about Mike "The Bike" Hailwood, visit this link.

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