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KTM finally launches a(nother) sportbike!

Looks interesting.



Don't fancy going on the back though! :0

Parallel twins are for nipping to the shops on, they've even left a space for mounting a top box.

Ooooooooo. I'm in Looooove

Know what I'm dreaming about tonight !!!

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:25 pm Parallel twins are for nipping to the shops on, they've even left a space for mounting a top box.

Looking at the rider's seat you'd be nipping to the shops to buy a cushion.

It's a rather ugly thing all-round.

Have all KTM's well publicised financial woes gone away then? Has customer confidence in their product and back up been restored?

As for the bike itself I expected something lighter than 195kgs for a sport middleweight.

0-60 in a set of cams and a disastrous warranty claim?

Not everyone's cup of teas, me included. But the first production bike that sort of looks like a MotoGP bike?

If a bit lardy.

Nah, the first CBR600RR (2003ish) where Honda used the mass centralisation ethos was the first MotoGP like bike, imho.

EDIT:

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:16 pm

Back when MotoGP bikes looked good!

Fair point - but I was thinking about the current, last few years, era.

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:27 pm Fair point - but I was thinking about the current, last few years, era.

Aprilia RSV4 Xtrenta?

Supermofo wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:25 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:16 pm

Back when MotoGP bikes looked good!

I've got Rossi's RCV Test bike in those colours on my mantle piece (I'm looking right at it).

Minichamp, obviously.

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:29 pm

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:27 pm Fair point - but I was thinking about the current, last few years, era.

Aprilia RSV4 Xtrenta?

Ok, sort of affordable?

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:30 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:29 pm

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:27 pm Fair point - but I was thinking about the current, last few years, era.

Aprilia RSV4 Xtrenta?

Ok, sort of affordable?

Well that rules out the RCV213V-S then.

EDIT:

Shit, 2015, feels like only yesterday,

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:34 pm

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:30 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:29 pm

Aprilia RSV4 Xtrenta?

Ok, sort of affordable?

Well that rules out the RCV213V-S then.

EDIT:

Shit, 2015, feels like only yesterday,

It does.

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:13 pm Not everyone's cup of teas, me included. But the first production bike that sort of looks like a MotoGP bike?

If a bit lardy.

My GSXR1000 was true copy of the MotoGP bike. Exact same paint

KTM announced new bikes last year, 990 Duke R and 1390 Super Duke GT. The press packs, KTM videos etc, they're all still there, no bikes though. This could be more of the same.

There appear to be some actual bikes, at least test ones anyway

Looks tidy enough, not unlike many others. Pillion seat reminds me of some old of Russian thing.

Supermofo wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:43 pm
There appear to be some actual bikes, at least test ones anyway

There were last year, they just never made it to production.