We are a long way from 2012, and so is KTM, but for an acceptable fee you can own a piece of the brand’s history, and its brief foray into sports bikes
KTM’s first superbike hit the mark last year with a blend of awesome performance and comfort. Now the R is upon us, is the RC8 a match for Ducati’s mighty 1198?
When you think about racing, you don't think about Buell. So can a manufacturer who's used to building bikes around Harley engines build a decent sportsbike?
“The story began in 2002, that was the time we had finished the Adventure and we thought about other ideas to use the V-twin engine. We outsourced it to Kiska to make a prototype, in late 2002 the first prototype was finished and it was rideable. I believe it still exists. The second bike was the show model.
“The RC8 shares only the gears from the LC8. We started with a list of common parts to make the project quicker and reduce costs, but at the end of the day only the forgings for the gears remained the same, the rest is totally new.