Worth every penny (1979 Ducati MH replica)

[Forest]

Has anyone else seen this?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ducati-1979-M...QQcmdZViewItem

After 29 years it is still an incredible machine.

[Crisis management]

After 29 years it is still an incredible machine.

Well maybe......

When I rode the bloody things the fairing scraped on the ground under cornering, the wheels suffered stress cracking & the occasional catastrophic failure.

Other than that they were a nice 900ss with a different paint job, amazing how rarity increases value tho.

PS. I wouldn't say no if someone gave it to me.....

[Boob Johnson]

Awesome LOOKING machine

[Forest]

Well maybe......

When I rode the bloody things the fairing scraped on the ground under cornering, the wheels suffered stress cracking & the occasional catastrophic failure.

Perhaps that's what makes the surviving examples so desirable!

[EJK]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still... Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

[Pwalo]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still... Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

Well I remember kick starting a TT500 back in the 70s, and that was interesting. I imagine the 900 would be challenge. Just imagine push starting the thing at the start of a race!

[xwhatsit]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still... Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

Electric starts just add weight (quite a lot, mebbe 10kg or more in that sort of era) and complexity -- not what you want on a sports bike.

Not too bad to start, it's a twin. You'd struggle much more with a 500cc single. Dad had a 900SS (what this is based on) -- just make sure the ignition timing is set right, and you're away. Don't give it a soft kick and you don't need to worry about it kicking back.

I've always thought the MHRs were hideous. The proper 750SS and 900SS were gorgeous, perfectly proportioned, have to be one of the most beautiful bikes ever made. 900S2 less so.

[Kornholio]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still... Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

My mate has a ,82 MHR, kickstart only and he has got the kicking part sussed....has to stand on the right hand side and throw all his weight into it, but starts first pop....he took his fairings off cos they kept wearing out due to normal cornering lol

[HenryDorsetCase]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still... Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

I kick started my mates 900SD back in that day: I weighed about 60kg back then.... Its about commitment and technique..

[HenryDorsetCase]

Just while we're on Ducatis, we've all seen the Poggipolini and NCR sites, right?

if not: mmmmmmmmm

[jim.cox]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still...

Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

its ALL in the technique

either you got it

or you aint

in which case you'll be jumping up and down all day to no result

[F5 Dave]

Yeah I remember an Ode to the MHR in Two wheels I think. Pretty much the journalist had one for a while & was proclaiming it the worst most unreliable piece of shit he'd had. Pretty ugly too compared with a roundcase SS or even a clean GT, I know what I'd rather have.

[fireball]

"Kick" start?

Edit: Aaah its 1979's bike... but still... Question: Is it easy to kick start a 900cc bike?? haha

it sucks that bikes now days dont have kick starts.....as my father used to tell me "if you want to ride it enough you will learn to kick start it" i would love to kick start one of those old bikes.

[F5 Dave]

Lots of bikes nowadays have kickstarters. In fact I'd warrant most bikes nowadays have kickstarters. Apart from most MX bikes you'll find all the Asian countries that consume squat loads of bikes are kickstart. Just we are isolated in our little western world.

[Sully60]

Just while we're on Ducatis, we've all seen the Poggipolini and NCR sites, right?

if not: mmmmmmmmm

Mmmmm, New Blue my ultimate dream machine, opps I've made a mess. Much better looking than the MHR, but lets not forget the history behind why that bike came about, they didn't call him Mike the Bike for nothing.

Just we are isolated in our little western world.

Yeah, bourgeoisie western pussies!