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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: SRXweb on October 29, 2013, 08:33:26 PM

Title: They did it
Post by: SRXweb on October 29, 2013, 08:33:26 PM

KTM likes thumpers.

The new RC 390, 147 kg, 43 HP.

Can you imagine the same frame with the 71HP 690 Duke engine ?

Not talking about the design (KTM did worse before), but about efficacity ...

(http://i57.servimg.com/u/f57/11/94/21/94/th/ktm-rc10.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=303&u=11942194)

Title: Re: They did it
Post by: tj63 on October 30, 2013, 12:46:27 PM

Probably not a good idea putting the 690 in that frame - it was orginally built for the 125 and 200 Duke (then of course the 390 Duke, which is really nice.  I want one!)

Title: Re: They did it
Post by: SRXweb on November 08, 2013, 10:36:24 AM

You're right. It thus does exist http://www.google.fr/search?q=mototech+ktm&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=C758UufkDOXP0QWVpYA4&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=780 (http://www.google.fr/search?q=mototech+ktm&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=C758UufkDOXP0QWVpYA4&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=780)

Title: Re: They did it
Post by: SRXweb on November 08, 2013, 01:09:41 PM

A report in english : http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ktm-rc4-690r-mototech/ (http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ktm-rc4-690r-mototech/)

Title: Re: They did it
Post by: Steve Lake on November 13, 2013, 01:22:05 PM

that would be an 'out of the box' winner in supermono racing...
80bhp.. that make for a terrific power to weight ratio...