Ultra-lightweight Ducati-powered NCR weighs just 126kg
By MCN -
New bikes
02 November 2011 16:23
This Monster-powered, featherweight racer is the M4 One Shot, the latest beauty from Bologna-based bike builders NCR.
Using the same basic geometry and concept as the firm's 1000 Millona race bike, and borrowing heavily from the Ducati Monster 1100 Evo - itself a meagre 169kg - the stripped down, titanium and carbon-fibre constructed M4 One Shot tips the scales at a phenomenally slight 126kg wet. Couple that with a 132bhp output and you have a power-to-weight ratio that exceeds any production superbike's and begins to justify the £52,000 asking price.
While the standard air-cooled 100 Evo engine makes 107bhp and 84ftlb at 7500rpm, the heavily modified version in the M4 One Shot uses titanium pistons, an increased stroke and specially fabricated titanium internals - from cylinder to cams - to reach 132bhp and 105ftlb at 8,700rpm. NCR will also offer a base 130kg M4 - minus the One Shot moniker - with an unaltered 1078cc Ducati lump for £35,000.
The firm says its mission is to "redefine motorcycling by setting a new standard in light weight, simplicity and pureness of design and technology".
The M4 and M4 One Shot are being launched in North America, with a European release planned next year.
Where the NCR fits in
|
Power (claimed) |
Weight (wet) |
Power-weight ratio |
| Yamaha M1 MotoGP bike |
240bhp |
148kg |
1.62 |
| Ducati 1199 Panigale |
195bhp |
176kg |
1.11 |
| NCR M4 One Shot |
132bhp |
126kg |
1.05 |
| BMW S1000RR |
193bhp |
207.7kg |
0.93 |
| Suzuki GSX-R600 |
126bhp |
187kg |
0.67 |
| Ducati Monster 1100 Evo |
100bhp |
185kg |
0.54 |
| Bugatti Veyron supercar |
1001bhp |
1888kg |
0.52 |
| KTM 125 Duke |
15bhp |
128kg |
0.11 |
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