Eicma 2008: NCR's Mike Hailwood TT world premiere

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.

” David wants to ride this bike and can’t wait to take the bike to England.
He said that some of these bikes will stand in a museum.
“But for me I really want to ride and keep on the road.
I am planning to go and race soon in competition, I’d like to try the old timers races, the atmosphere suits me most.
But we’ve got plans to race with this nice bike, the TT next year I think so, to break some records!”David described it as a fitting tribute to his father and thanked Michele and NCR for bringing the project to light.
Only 12 NCR Mike Hailwood TT bikes will be built.
It has a titanium frame, titanium exhaust, connection rods and valves, fasteners, with carbon fibre wheels and 130HP.