Twowheels presented the launch of NCR’s Mike Hailwood TT bike that was shown at the EICMA, but we thought we’d go back in time and show you how riders in Mike’s period enjoyed racing. Look at the video and imagine the way these heroes rode in a time that’s not that far away. These days we discuss corner speed and have electronics to control the bikes at incredible top speeds and brakes like never before. In the video is “Mike the bike Hailwood” in Belgian’s Francorchamps.

Continue reading: Video: Mike Hailwood in Francorchamps

Besides the introduction of the Mike Hailwood TT bike, NCR’s Ducati 848 was also present at the EICMA in Milan. Twowheelsblog went to visit the NCR stand to shoot some pictures for you.

The NCR Ducati 848 was built through a collaboration with the US Ducati factory. The bike and team rode in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship in the Thunder Class and won the Championship with riders Valter Bartolini and Andrew Nelson in a perfect year, with seven victories and seven pole positions in seven races.

It’s possible to build your own Ducati 848 into the NCR 848 model, because all the parts are commercialised by NCR. To give you an idea about the way this great bike can be built, we give you a nice example.

Continue reading: Eicma 2008: NCR's Ducati 848

Twowheels was present during the launch of the new NCR World premiere at the EICMA and talked with David Hailwood about the new NCR Mike Hailwood TT bike, which you can see in our Eicma gallery below.

David, standing together with his mother was emotional at the NCR stand. He said: “I just stared at the bike for 20 minutes when they took the cover off the bike. It’s all in my heart, it really gets me as well. It’s incredible, it must be a really powerful bike, I can’t wait to try it out on the track.

“It is undescribable for me to get words to talk about this. It goes about the attention, the emotion, the details, the precision of the project. I think the idea was born on the TT last year and since then it’s been developed. But for me it’s really a big surprise. You must know, that the day they launched this bike is on my mother’s birthday as well, it makes it all so very special to us.”

Continue reading: Eicma 2008: NCR's Mike Hailwood TT world premiere

We’ve received some nice pictures from the Italian “Cattive Compagnie Team”. What makes the bike from this team so special? The NCR Millona was used in the Italian Supertwin Championship in 2005 and 2006 and in the Ducati Desmo Challenge. It’s not a commercial bike, it’s a real factory racing bike and the chassis number is 00. The Millona is a true collector’s bike.

Some more bike specifications:

Chassis number: 00
Engine: Ducati 1080, 2 Valves, NCR CORSE 108 HP on the rear wheel.
Clutch: STM
Brakes from Brembo, radial monoblock
AIM instrument panel
EFI Mapping system
NCR Corse Ohlins 43 mm, Magnesium carter, automatic starter
Bike weight is only 135 Kg.

If you are a fan of this NCR Millona, you can contact us, because the bike is for sale! Price around € 38.000.

Continue reading: Cattive Compagnie team: NCR Corse Millona for sale

The NCR Ducati Team won the Canadian Thunder Championship riding a Ducati 848.
Twowheelsblog contacted NCR’s CEO Michele Poggipolini and here’s the interview we promised:

We know NCR from the Italian Supertwin Championship, Desmo Challenge, the Millona, New blue. Is NCR a race team or a manufacturer?
The Italian Supertwins, Ducati Desmo Challenge and all the other Open 2V races are extremely important to develop this Ducati kind of engine family. In four years NCR developed his own racing motorcycle, based on the Ducati 2V engine, the Millona, achieving impressive results and championships victories.

While we are still developing this Ducati engine and special parts for the Ducati bikes that use it, we are also focused on developing engine parts and kits for the new 4V Ducati engine family and the 84 is the project that started this development.

Continue reading: NCR Ducati 848: interview with CEO Michele Poggipolini.

NCR Ducati 848 is National Thunder Champion! The team competed against Buells, BMWs, KTMs and other Ducati teams, but the NCR Ducati team won every race in the series.

The team would like to thank Ducati North America, Poggipolini Titanium and all the fans around the world. Coming soon is a Twowheelsblog interview with Michele Poggipolini, the man behind NCR.

Continue reading: Ducati NCR 848 wins championship

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NCR Ducati wins at Mosport in the Canadian Superbike Championship.

Two races at Mosport in the Thunder Class of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. After a win under dry weather conditions, the Italian Valter Bartolini won again under wet conditions using his supermotard wet sliding style. Valter is leading the Championship with 157 points and Ducati-NCR teammate Andrew Nelson as second with 155 Championship points. The next round will be at Schuberacadie, Nova Scotia on august 8-10th.

NCR serves Ducati North America as the official Ducati supported racing team in 2008 in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. The team campaigns the Ducati 848 Superbike in the Canadian Thunder National Class.

Via | NCR

Continue reading: NCR-Ducati wins again

Ducati North America has announced that Team NCR, officially sponsored, will compete in the 2008 championship of Parts Canada Superbike with two Ducati 848 Superbikes racing in the Canadian Thunder National category.

The two riders of team NCR will be the Supertwins 2007 European champion Valter Bartolini, and the young Canadian rider Andrew Nelson, winner of the R.A.C.E championship in the Supersport Class 2007, and ranked number two in Superbike 2007. The two Ducati 848 Superbikes will be prepared by NCR.

The team will be guided by Joe Ippoliti, NCR’s C.O.O who said: “This is a great opportunity for NCR and Ducati to work together again to support the Canadian Thunder Championship. The 848 is a fantastic bike, appropriate for the races and we’re working to create a competitive team, developing and applying our know-how and our technology’s new components that we will use to better prepare the 848.

Continue reading: NCR and Ducati North America together with Canadian Superbikes