wannaferrari
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The bike in this video sounds like a 2 stroke
KTM RC390 Leaked to world...from Canada!
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I thought you can only convert 2 stroke to 5 stroke?
daught
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N/m, 5 stroke, I mixed up engine types. Gas engines are 2 or 4 stroke. Electric engines are 5 stroke. Right? It's confusing I know. Threw you off too.
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3/20, great! but honestly though the bike looks small, like a ninja 250 size. Suggest getting 690 duke.
I think he meant at 3:20 in the YouTube video.
motoride777
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whats going on now? when is this coming to canada? lol
According to KTM Turkey, this bike is only a protype at the moment and its fate will be decided sometime in the summer (probably after seeing how all the new models are doing).
Iceman
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Not many. No official word on pricing yet, but I expect it will be high. It'll likely be a solid performer though as most ktm's are.
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That certainly is not true .... the launch has been delayed if anything, but surely they are past prototype ... the bike is not that much different from Duke 390 ... they share many components.
No need to. the bike will retail for around 5000GBP .... that should put it much lower than 10K CAD ..... KTM Canada is selling Duke 690 for 10K MSRP .... RC390 at 10K would make zero sense, even for KTM ... LOL
XenoVibe
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Yeah, no denying quality and capability but I just meant that for less money, someone could get a CBR500 and still be faster and the insurance bracket is still under 600cc SS class and cheaper because of 30% ish price difference.
And Ive heard that the RC390 will be a little bit more, but not much more, than the Duke 390. I would expect the Duke 390 to sell for a lot less than the Duke 690.
Im lusting for a 2009/2010 Duke 690 these days, but this new RC390 is eye catching (although completely different in every way!)
Im lusting for a 2009/2010 Duke 690 these days, but this new RC390 is eye catching (although completely different in every way!)
LoneRonin
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CBR500 will most likely attract quite a bit different end customer .... I am not sure what exactly you mean by "still be faster", but you probably don't realize that RC390 will have better power/weight ratio than the CBR500 .... there will simply not be much better sport oriented bike under 500cc. CBR will be probably cheaper, but that's not at what KTM is trying to beat Honda.
I think they're selling in Europe currently. And be here next year.
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