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HONDA CR750 Mike Hailwood Replica???

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MrDavo:
I know he rode GP Hondas in that livery, but did Hailwood ever ride a CR750? A nice bike but even Dick Mann's CR750 had twin discs.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294466994687

Johnwebley:
This is a (loose) replica of a RC181,

Or the early 250/4,

The fact it has a 750 motor is incidental,

A little like Allen Millyard replica RC174,

this has a Yamaha based motor, a work of art certainly,

But at least it not a 2 stroke


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SumpMagnet:
and, of course, the Millyard RC174 has 2 extra cylinders added..

This 750 looks quite nice...but no way is it £18k nice

Laverdaroo:
or there's this unless its the same bike for half the dosh?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203603836673?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818143132%26meid%3D678b806d831f44a1be08318c0836509c%26pid%3D101198%26rk%3D9%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D294466994687%26itm%3D203603836673%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101198.m1985

MrDavo:

--- Quote ---unless its the same bike for half the dosh?
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That's a 550, but nearer in cc to the 500cc four that Hailwood actually did ride.

Well, it seems to have sold, it's delisted as no longer available. The 750 was, I reckon, built as a classic race bike, it has all the right, expensive bits. I reckon if they'd taken off the 'bobby dodger' road legal kit, they could have possibly have sold it for more advertising it in the racing section. They could have had a separate photo of it with the road kit. Here's the RC181 look they were after, still a replica but good enough for Mike's son David to have ridden. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23600/lot/414/?category=list

The 750 reminds me of 'temporarily road legal' race bikes that I've seen over the years parked up on Douglas prom at the TT, such as a Manx Norton with clip on bicycle lights, or a Yamaha 600 sports bike with a scrutineering sticker on the fairing from the previous weekend's Aintree meeting!

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