KTM RC8 1190 Road & Track Test

bwhip · 03-01-2008, 12:50 PM

Motorcycle Daily

Surprisingly favorable reviews on both street and track. KTM really seem to have gotten it right their first time out, although the design is certainly not for everyone, with its extremely angular lines.

Repeater · 03-01-2008, 01:12 PM

I think it looks great. Wonder what the maintenance is gonna be like? Seems the euro bikes take allot to keep running right unlike my Honda!

Wonder if they are going to put an 848 type unit out?

SBK is going to be interesting next year or two with BMW, Aprilla, KTM and Buell (doubt they will but it would be cool to have an american bike out there!)?

DUX · 03-02-2008, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Repeater

I think it looks great.

Much better looking than the new CBR.

bwhip · 03-02-2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DUX

Much better looking than the new CBR.

Well, when you put it that way...

XSIVSPD · 03-03-2008, 09:05 AM

hmm.... anyone want to buy an RC51?

jose_jimenez · 03-03-2008, 01:07 PM

I'll take the one in silver and black. They say in that article that the price point will be lower than a 1098 but power, handling is aimed at the 1098s, the bike I was going to buy. I want to wait on the Aprilia V4, but it will be hard waiting any longer. I'm really liking this KTM.

tigerblade · 03-03-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jose_jimenez

I'll take the one in silver and black.

slickwill · 03-03-2008, 02:41 PM

I like it from every angle but the front. I LOVE the Aprilia from every angle if it stays looking like the early pictures. I still think the 848/1098 is better looking though and seems to get very positive reviews in every aspect I don't need open class power so I'm probably still leaning toward an 848 unless Aprilia brings out a middleweight V4.

BizJetGuy · 03-03-2008, 02:55 PM

I wonder if that exhaust gives a hot-foot? Looks like it exits just above the right foot.

Good lookin' bike.

slickwill · 03-04-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BizJetGuy

I wonder if that exhaust gives a hot-foot? Looks like it exits just above the right foot.

Good lookin' bike.

Just below right foot?

SerialThriller · 06-24-2008, 10:25 AM

That's a sexy bike indeed. It's nice to see another player at the table.

SheepOfBlue · 06-24-2008, 10:47 AM

and yet how much?

oldfogey · 06-24-2008, 11:31 AM

That looks great! Thanks for the link.

Shenders1 · 06-24-2008, 01:43 PM

Still a little too angular for my tastes - But maybe it will grow on me.

oldfogey · 06-25-2008, 05:36 AM

£10,500 on the road price in the UK.

luvtolean · 09-15-2008, 06:15 PM

They have one at a local dealer. It is sexy, much moreso in person than in the pics.

The orange is kinda funky, but I like it. It's semi-gloss in areas, and shiny metallic in others like the 990s.

If I was in the market for a twin sportbike, it'd be very tempting.

ccwilli3 · 09-15-2008, 06:19 PM

Nice article in this month's RRW, check it out.

I'm going to see if the KTM dealer across the street has one for viewing. For 20 bones, I don't know if I like it more than a 1098S.

slickwill · 09-15-2008, 06:28 PM

My local KTM dealer is also a Duc dealer so they only carry the KTM dirtbikes so as to not piss off their Duc distributor (their words). They said they will order any KTM that someone wants but only with full price up-front so my chances of seeing one in person is pretty slim.

luvtolean · 09-15-2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ccwilli3

For 20 bones, I don't know if I like it more than a 1098S.

Yep, that is the question.

In some ways I actually prefer the looks of the Katoom and I love their orange, but aftermarket support is so much better for the established and proven Duck...no Ohlins forks either.

bwhip · 09-15-2008, 07:18 PM

I saw one up close and personal at the track a few weeks ago. It just didn't do it for me.

DUX · 09-15-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bwhip

I saw one up close and personal at the track a few weeks ago. It just didn't do it for me.

Disappointing. I usually like bikes better in person. Even the new 1KRR is growing on me.

03-01-2008, 12:50 PM	#1
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 3,906	KTM RC8 1190 Road & Track Test Motorcycle Daily Surprisingly favorable reviews on both street and track. KTM really seem to have gotten it right their first time out, although the design is certainly not for everyone, with its extremely angular lines. __________________ Seamus is awesome. Seriously. My Gallery

03-03-2008, 01:07 PM	#6
jose_jimenez Not Sure's Legal Representation Join Date: 01-05-2007 Bike(s): Hurricane Posts: 1,979	I'll take the one in silver and black. They say in that article that the price point will be lower than a 1098 but power, handling is aimed at the 1098s, the bike I was going to buy. I want to wait on the Aprilia V4, but it will be hard waiting any longer. I'm really liking this KTM. __________________ http://www.bushslastday.com/

03-03-2008, 02:41 PM	#8
slickwill 67 Kg Join Date: 08-31-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa Age: 29 Bike(s): Western Flyer Posts: 2,144	I like it from every angle but the front. I LOVE the Aprilia from every angle if it stays looking like the early pictures. I still think the 848/1098 is better looking though and seems to get very positive reviews in every aspect I don't need open class power so I'm probably still leaning toward an 848 unless Aprilia brings out a middleweight V4. __________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't skis, snowmobile, card board box, giant tube, sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor, grandmas bread tray, kayak, canoe, raft, bicycle, waterskis, tobaggan, horse, ATV, Now my CBR (women)

03-03-2008, 02:55 PM	#9
BizJetGuy Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 39 Bike(s): Aprilia RST 1000 Posts: 792	I wonder if that exhaust gives a hot-foot? Looks like it exits just above the right foot. Good lookin' bike. __________________ "Ix-nay on the Illbilly-hay"

06-24-2008, 10:25 AM	#11
SerialThriller ready for some football Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Louisiana Bike(s): HD Posts: 498	That's a sexy bike indeed. It's nice to see another player at the table. __________________ I'd rather be riding One law: Love.

03-01-2008, 01:12 PM	#2
Repeater Join Date: 12-28-2006 Age: 33 Bike(s): F4I Posts: 524	I think it looks great. Wonder what the maintenance is gonna be like? Seems the euro bikes take allot to keep running right unlike my Honda! Wonder if they are going to put an 848 type unit out? SBK is going to be interesting next year or two with BMW, Aprilla, KTM and Buell (doubt they will but it would be cool to have an american bike out there!)?

03-03-2008, 09:05 AM	#5
XSIVSPD Join Date: 06-12-2007 Age: 26 Bike(s): 2002 RC-51 Posts: 229	hmm.... anyone want to buy an RC51?

06-24-2008, 10:47 AM	#12
SheepOfBlue SRA President Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 46 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 6,410	and yet how much? __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

06-24-2008, 11:31 AM	#13
oldfogey Senior member Join Date: 12-14-2006 Location: St Albans, UK Age: 55 Bike(s): Honda VFR800i, BSA Posts: 1,153	That looks great! Thanks for the link. __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have - Gerald R. Ford

06-24-2008, 01:43 PM	#14
Shenders1 2 Cylinders, 4 Valves, No Waiting Join Date: 01-14-2007 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 43 Bike(s): Ducati HM Posts: 968	Still a little too angular for my tastes - But maybe it will grow on me.

06-25-2008, 05:36 AM	#15
oldfogey Senior member Join Date: 12-14-2006 Location: St Albans, UK Age: 55 Bike(s): Honda VFR800i, BSA Posts: 1,153	£10,500 on the road price in the UK. __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have - Gerald R. Ford

09-15-2008, 06:15 PM	#16
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,341	They have one at a local dealer. It is sexy, much moreso in person than in the pics. The orange is kinda funky, but I like it. It's semi-gloss in areas, and shiny metallic in others like the 990s. If I was in the market for a twin sportbike, it'd be very tempting. __________________ Someone needs to present the facts and the physics rather than just the rhetoric. Poor old Carmelo doesn't understand the physics of a motorcycle. - Jerry Burgess, on spec tires and changing engine rules

09-15-2008, 06:19 PM	#17
ccwilli3 having a laugh... Join Date: 12-18-2006 Age: 30 Bike(s): pps mod'd ohlins on a cbr Posts: 1,011	Nice article in this month's RRW, check it out. I'm going to see if the KTM dealer across the street has one for viewing. For 20 bones, I don't know if I like it more than a 1098S. __________________ Cleaver, a film by christopher moltisanti and carmine lupertazzi

09-15-2008, 06:28 PM	#18
slickwill 67 Kg Join Date: 08-31-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa Age: 29 Bike(s): Western Flyer Posts: 2,144	My local KTM dealer is also a Duc dealer so they only carry the KTM dirtbikes so as to not piss off their Duc distributor (their words). They said they will order any KTM that someone wants but only with full price up-front so my chances of seeing one in person is pretty slim. __________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't skis, snowmobile, card board box, giant tube, sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor, grandmas bread tray, kayak, canoe, raft, bicycle, waterskis, tobaggan, horse, ATV, Now my CBR (women)

09-15-2008, 07:18 PM	#20
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 3,906	I saw one up close and personal at the track a few weeks ago. It just didn't do it for me. __________________ Seamus is awesome. Seriously. My Gallery

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