2001 ducati mh900 evo #1710

Year: 2001

Make: Ducati

Model: MH 900 EVOLUTION

Engine Capacity: 901cc

Odometer: 14,000 KMs

Rego Until: NONE

Coming from a 40 Italian motorcycle collection based in Sydney, This is the Ducati MH900E Evoluzione, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful motorcycles of the modern age, if not the most beautiful outright.

Though it looks like it could have rolled out of a Ducati Skunkworks garage back in the 1970s this model was actually developed in the late 1990s by a design team led by industry legend Pierre Terblanche. Terblanche had taken his inspiration for the design from the now legendary Ducati Racer Mike Hailwood to a shock win in the 1978 Isle of Man TT – an astonishing comeback for the former world champion rider who had retired 11 years earlier.

The project to build the MH900e started with little more than a sketch that was shown to the public at the Intermot Show in Munich in 1998. The reception was overwhelmingly positive, so much so that Ducati posted a questionnaire on their website about it to gauge the interest in the bike. This was an unheard of move at the time, the internet was still in its infancy in the late 1990s – it was years before modern juggernauts like YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram would be launched. The reaction to this online poll was so strong that Ducati executives decided to put the bike into limited production starting in the year 2000, with just 2,000 examples of the Ducati MH900e Evoluzione. Rather than selling the bike through regular dealers the only way to buy one would be online through the Ducati website – another highly unusual move for the era. Luckily for us and for Ducati fans then, there were no such problems on the Ducati website, and the new Ducati MH900e Evoluzione sold out in exactly 31 minutes.

Almost 40% of the bikes were bought by people in Japan, with the United States and Europe making up the remaining 60% (~30% each). As you may have guessed the name of the model “MH900e” stands for “Mike Hailwood 900cc Evoluzione.” Exactly 2,000 were built between 2001 and 2002, and this would be the bike that would inspire the Ducati Sport Classic series that would come later. This gorgeous example of a machine has come to our showroom by a local collector who is the owner and had it tucked away in his garage for many years now. It is #1710/2000 and originally was imported from Japan.

Upon request, our experienced Ducati Technicians will preform a professional service, new battery, timing belts, air filter, fork seals, fuel pump, complete fluid over haul, injector clean, professional polishing, and finer detailing. It is as if it just came out of the original Ducati Factory box.

There is more and we would be happy to share more if you come to view in our Waterloo showroom where this magnificent piece of Italian History is on display.

Whilst there is no way to know exactly how many of these legends are in Australia as the sales of the MHR 900e were sold on line only and apparently sold out within 35 mins. It deserves to be a seen by a wider audience than the 2000 lucky people who hit ‘buy’ on the internet on New Years day while the rest of us were enjoying a party or asleep. There are a few bikes that every Ducati or Motorcycle Enthusiast will have on a Wishlist, and this is no exception. The #1/2000 sold for just under a million USD$$.

This particular Imported example is offered to the International market for $75,000 AUD and is factory build number #1710 / 2000. The Italian motorcycle will need to be fully serviced if the buyer wants to ride on the road in Australia. In some cases, our collectors / buyers might just want to make it part of his or her collection and would prefer the motorcycle un touched and still in original condition.

Max. power 75,0 hp (55 kW) / 8000 rpm

Max. torque 76,0 Nm (7,7 kgm) / 6250 rpm

Top speed 215 km/h (133 mph)

Front brake. Double disc, 320 mm, 4-piston calipers

Rear brake. Single disc, 220 mm, 2-piston caliper

Dry weight. 186 kg / 410 lbs

Cylinder arrangement. Twin-cylinder, 90° L-type

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