Thoughts on the KTM 990 RC R?

[RandyO]

The R9 / MT-09 / XSR900 absolutely have throttle restrictions in play, some gear based, some RPM based, for example. Emissions plus noise.

lots of bikes are restricted for intake honk

[Kurlon]

So, Chase Black just wrote multiple novels about one on the MotoAmerica Discord. Condensed TLDR: He loves the bike, super easy to work on, says it handles better out of the box than his Duc (v2?), and you can actually feel the winglets helping. Buuuut... front wants to wash at high speeds, rear tries to randomly step out, going to try adding chain links to move the axle all the way back to see if that cures it?

[Paul_E_D]

So, Chase Black just wrote multiple novels about one on the MotoAmerica Discord. Condensed TLDR: He loves the bike, super easy to work on, says it handles better out of the box than his Duc (v2?), and you can actually feel the winglets helping. Buuuut... front wants to wash at high speeds, rear tries to randomly step out, going to try adding chain links to move the axle all the way back to see if that cures it?

THat unpredictability would sketch me out. No Ducati is ever going to do that to you. It's actually why I went R6 instead of Kramer. I rode the Kramer once and could feel both of those issues immediately. Wasn't convinced I could sort it out.

[BMMCBR]

lol

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbUEjblTMk

[ducatirdr]

Kicking this thread along. I confess that I would buy this bike if KTM didn't suck and Zack didn't crash it in total bewilderment. It seems like the perfect ride for those handful of track days a year as well as the occasional spirited ride on those un patrolled winding roads in north eastern CT. Not interested in racing it just the 80% race pace of a track day.