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RARE DUCATI RACER FOR SALE

Currently for sale is this 1978 Ducati NCR which was supplied new to Steve Wynne Racing who set up Mike Hailwood’s TT winning machine of the same year.

Paul Jayson of The Motorcycle Broker has this special machine to sell for its current owner. He says: “It was in the crate for many years and then used only to parade once with Paul Smart riding it. It is unrestored and completely original with the round case, dry clutch, sand-cast NCR motor.

“Only 18 of these machines were built and this is one of the few genuine ones to come to market since January 2014 when Bonhams sold one for £125,000. Since then race bike

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