2012 KTM RC8R - Like New - RI

[DoubleRGirl]

sold

[FirstDuc-1098]

wow!! beautiful bike and great price. wish I could added to my collection but i can hardly afford the insurance bill now.

[DoubleRGirl]

^thanks! maybe i should raise the price...

[SVRACER01]

i think i would need to do a full track day on this bike before i would commit to purchasing it. maybe at barber or NJMP

[DoubleRGirl]

i think i would need to do a full track day on this bike before i would commit to purchasing it. maybe at barber or NJMP

you have a thumpstar???? do they do mini moto racing up here?

[Rambunctous]

I think that instead of trailering it to a new owners place you should trailer it early every Sunday morning out into the countryside and stretch its legs. Remember why you bought that most beautuful motorcycle in the first place.

[DoubleRGirl]

that's fine for once in a while but i need a bike that's better suited for where i live, and every day type of riding. i love the bike, i dreamed about her for a long time, and it wasn't an easy decision to make to sell

[xxaarraa]

"the ktm rc8r is a masterpiece"

[burnham]

I have never ridden one but a close friend has one, and I was told that compared to Ducati superbikes, the RC8R was much more comfortable and easy to ride?

I have an RC8 for my street bike, had a 1098 before that. They are night and day different and the KTM behaves much better on the street, is more comfortable, and puts out a lot less heat. I'm not sure how it would compare to an 1199, probably the same. I'm very happy with my RC8, great bikes.

[DoubleRGirl]

I have never ridden one but a close friend has one, and I was told that compared to Ducati superbikes, the RC8R was much more comfortable and easy to ride?

i've never ridden a ducati but just from sitting on them when i was shopping around, the seating position is a lot more race oriented. nice thing about the rc8 is a lot of it is adjustable

[backinthesaddle]

They really ride nice. I have 3 friends who have them and not one dislikes it. One who has various ducs and bimota said it really is like riding a duc with less of an edge.

[DoubleRGirl]

greg you should buy mine!

[backinthesaddle]

greg you should buy mine!

Daughter is done college in may and i will be 50 in June. That might be timing for gift to self. The RC8R is high on the list. Good luck with sale!

[SVRACER01]

you have a thumpstar???? do they do mini moto racing up here?

i did the masters of mini a couple of times at cycles 128 and maine indoor karting has a winter series usually. i dont know about down in your area but masters of mini travels around a bit like MA and CT. they only do 1 or 2 "road races" most are dirt.

[CBR929RE]

I rode a race kitted one and it wasn't for me but I still kinda want this.

[DoubleRGirl]

no harm in coming to look at it and see if you like it

[R7]

Wirelessly posted

Trade you an RSV4 for it

[xxaarraa]

Wirelessly posted

Trade you an RSV4 for it

"the ktm rc8r is a masterpiece"

[scottieducati]

Nope, they are not. The RC8R is in the class of bike that gets ridden, whereas the RSV4 is the class of bike that gets fixed.

WHAT?! I love the RC8R, don't get me wrong, but it only makes what 155HP and has none of the modern electronic aides as the RSV4. It's fun for different reasons, but not the same class of bike.

[xxaarraa]

Nope, they are not. The RC8R is in the class of bike that gets ridden, whereas the RSV4 is the class of bike that gets fixed.

"the ktm rc8r is a masterpiece"

[Falko]

That bike makes me wish I had money and a good back. Oh well, can't have everything...

[CBR929RE]

WHAT?! I love the RC8R, don't get me wrong, but it only makes what 155HP and has none of the modern electronic aides as the RSV4. It's fun for different reasons, but not the same class of bike.

or 180+hp and 100+ft/lbs with the race kit and hold the fuck on

[scottieducati]

Just filling in the blanks, seeing as that's what he was alluding to in his earlier post. I've got enough cliche's to fill an Italian Cliche Swear Box.

I could go on... it started with a major recall at product launch. I've also met more than one person racing them who have had to replace $600+ electronic bits (TPS's, control modules and the like), some... multiple times. The cooling system has issues as R7 had learned, but so have others.

Wonder when it stops being a cliche? It's a shame, I loved my RSVR's and really really wanted an RSV4. Hopefully when they do a major update, some things will get better. Pretty much any gen-1 bike is going to have issues like this, even with all this technology we have these days.

Perhaps the best quote was from a guy at VIR w/ a track-only RSV4, I asked him what he thought about it and he replied: "I love it when it runs right..."

I know R7 has had a ton of problems with his particular one, but you got any more cliches you want to throw out today?

[backinthesaddle]

That bike makes me wish I had money and a good back. Oh well, can't have everything...

Can put the seat and pegs low and the clip ons high. That might help with the back part. Now if it had a spot where money came out I would be a buyer.

[xxaarraa]

"the ktm rc8r is a masterpiece"