What my former RC8-R looked like a few weeks ago under tye ownership of my mate. Glad he is taking care of it.
Odd to think that this design is nearly 20 years old
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Damn that does look smart though.
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Genuinely surprised regarding you got on ok with it at that inside leg... It's not a small bike!
The steering lock is way better on them than most sports bikes to be fair, I was actually quite shocked how good it was when I had mine having been used to Aprilia's, Ducati's and more recently a Yamaha MT-10 all with much worse steering lock...
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They still look epic... They could bring it back tomorrow and it would still look futuristic!
Arguably the best 2 wheeled design ever to have been penned, and I say this as an owner of a Ducati 748!
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Sounds bloody awesome and I really don’t think I’d notice the power difference!! But the description of the engine - I’m sitting here grinningWhysub wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:29 pm My R was 2012 registered, but it was a late 2010 build, so didn't have the slipper clutch. It did have lighter forged wheels and uprated WP suspendion front and rear. I had it set up to take my weight by a KTM technician, which made it noticeably better than when I rode it in. Very similar to the RC8 on the road, but think the differences would be more noticeably on the track thsn on potholed roads.
A few more bhp ( but not sure you could notice them) and a few more cc. Thinking back, the clutch was less grabby than the standard bike, but I must have got used to the on/off nature of it, as only notice riding the two back to back.
Brakes were the same, maybe different pad compounds, but I never noticed a difference in them under heavy braking.
Neither had ABS, or Traction Control, or Rider Modes, and both had quite a raw feeling engine compared to other V-twins I owned. I suppose its like comparing a TVR with a Jaguar DB7.
Getting all nostalgic about the KTM's now.
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