Mike Hailwood’s 1960 Ducati 125 Barcone Grand Prix racebike is up for public sale at Bonhams’ Spring Stafford Sale. The public sale is a part of the Worldwide Traditional Motorbike Present at Staffordshire County Showground, about 25 miles north of Birmingham in Britain’s West Midlands.
Ducati pulled out of GP racing in 1969, however that didn’t cease Stan Hailwood, father of Mike The Bike, from acquiring a brand new Barcone Desmo single-cylinder 125cc motor with a six-speed gearbox. Referred to as the Barcone (“barge” in English) as a result of nautical look of the crankcase, this engine was numbered D1—the primary of 4 constructed for the Écurie Sportive crew.
Based on Ducati, the Barcone motor produced almost 22 horsepower at 11,800 rpm, with a redline of 12,500 rpm. The temperamental engine ran on 100-octane gas and required a whole top-end teardown each 4 races. Particular instruments on the Ducati manufacturing facility have been required to interchange the cylinder and piston, with the mechanic needing particular coaching. Modifications for Hailwood included a thicker seat and taller gas tank.
Mike Hailwood received 9 races on the Ducati 125 Barcone main as much as the Isle of Man TT. Nonetheless, Hailwood crashed out of the TT on the primary lap. To make the race race-worthy once more, a brand new fork and brakes have been put in, with a fiberglass fairing changing the unique aluminum piece. With the racebike repaired, Hailwood received a world race in Zaragoza, Spain, and earned the 1960 British 125cc Championship.
In 1961, Stan Hailwood bought the 1960 Ducati 125 Barcone D1. It continued campaigning within the British Isles, together with at Anitree, Oulton Park, and Northern Eire’s Tandragee 100.
By 1964, the little single was retired and exchanged amongst collectors. Captain Ivan Forshaw purchased the D1 as a part of a five-bike sale within the early Nineteen Eighties. At age 95, Forshaw died in 2006, with the Ducati 125 staying within the household assortment till this public sale.
Along with the Mike Hailwood 1960 Ducati 125 Barcone D1, the public sale features a field of spares and instruments, varied images, and two instruction sheets—one typed in Italian and the opposite hand-translated to English. Ducati knowledgeable and writer Ian Falloon supplied the data for the backstory on the bike, and Bonhams provided the pictures. Bonhams expects the bike to promote on the Spring Stafford Sale for not less than £95,000. Bidding could be performed in individual, on-line, by phone, or by proxy.
Mike Hailwood 1960 Ducati 125 Barcone D1 Picture Gallery
