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Poggipolini's NCR 1000NE
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:00 am
by fasterdammit
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:24 am
by mike
man that seat/bar/peg ratio is pretty extreme
very sexy!
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 7:33 am
by Skins
fasterdammit, can you tell us who is Poggipolini and what does NCR stand for?
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:21 pm
by fasterdammit
Skins wrote:fasterdammit, can you tell us who is Poggipolini and what does NCR stand for?
Poggipolini is an exotic metals specialist, I suppose - lots of titanium work and other alloys. Lost of great, expensive, trick bits for your bikes!
As for NCR, I don't know ... somebody care to enlighten me? Judging by some of Poggipolini's work, I'd guess "Not Cheap, Really" ... :neener:
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:31 pm
by Skins
thanks, jake. yep, typing 'Poggipolini' into google brings up some interesting-looking entries. didn't have time to look further. i've seen 'NCR' many times - i think it may be some kind of class. i'm sure we'll be enlightened soon.
that really is a beautiful-looking motorbike. might be a trifle uncomfortable though. i'd love to ride it for about 20 minutes.
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:56 am
by jcslocum
http://www.ducatincr.com
N C R
Nepoti Caracchi Racing
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:59 am
by Skins
thanks, jon.
funny, I was just thinking about 30 minutes ago, 'slocum might know that NCR means'. are they a tuning shop or something?
how's the motor in your Paso running, by the way?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 4:20 pm
by jcslocum
Motor is still on the stand. It's been WAY to cold to work in the Garage here in NY. We had a few -14 degF mornings lately. The one day it was above freezeing I rode the 748.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:22 am
by steele
Skins wrote:thanks, jon.
funny, I was just thinking about 30 minutes ago, 'slocum might know that NCR means'. are they a tuning shop or someth
You mean to say you really dont know who NCR are

They are one of the greatest if not the greatest Ducati tuning shops they were in the background when Mike hailwood returned to the IOM in 1978 with steve wynns bike. And they were a recent sponser of Frankie chilli in WSB. as well as many other successes

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:36 am
by Skins
I knew the letters meant something important, steele. I just was never sure quite what. Thanks for your enlightenment. I'm gonna enjoy finding out more about them now.
Did you do a season of sprinting last year?
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:48 pm
by Skins
Well, I've read a little about Poggipolini and NCR. Very interesting and inspiring. And I just love that name Poggipolini. Poggipolini ... Poggipolini ...
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:16 pm
by steele
Skins wrote:I knew the letters meant something important, steele. I just was never sure quite what. Thanks for your enlightenment. I'm gonna enjoy finding out more about them now.
Did you do a season of sprinting last year?
Hi mate yes full season last year was my 30th year racing

more this year we are hoping to top 160mph with the old GASOPASO at the 200mph club judgementday5 in may ..with my mate seb riding it

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:23 am
by Skins
My God, steele! I had no idea you were going that fast! Is she still basically standard apart from the fueling?
I would also be interested to know how you shift gears. I strongly favour one-up-and-four-down, and have altered both my bikes to shift that way. I've written an article about shift patterns for the site, in fact, and am hoping to see it put up soon.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:04 pm
by steele
Well the motor is unopened its the NITROUS that makes the differance

Seb has cut a screen from a Hayabusa into the blind paso screen it really looks good will post pics when bike back together This will enable us to get well tucked in and see were we are going .. only other mods will be Megaphones especially made for the paso as used by Maz kubicki on his worlds quickest paso in early 90s he went 10.32 in the 1/4 @ 136mph

Seb is a small light guy who has done 214mph on HIS OLD TURBOED BUSA

Hopefully the old blue girl will be up and running again in march of to 200mph club Dyno day at DSD in essex where i am hoping to find out how much HP she has

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:45 pm
by Skins
That's good testimony for the motor, what?
How many revs do you take her up to? What gear are you pulling at the end of the quarter?
If you're still using the standard gearchange, do you reckon you're changing quick enough?
If you're making more than two changes, really quick changing could surely gain you a good piece of a second, eh?