KTM RC390 Leaked to world...from Canada!

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Iceman said:
If it comes with the usual ktm goodies, it'll be pricey. In 2010, a exc530 redbull edition cost 10500 sticker price. Ktm uses very high quality components. Try to compare a dr650 to a 625/690 out of the box. They are high maintenance because they are high performance. Take the ktm 350 for a rip, I don't think the rc390 is going to give up anything to an fzr400. I used to own a drz, I think the liming factor there is gearing, they sign off pretty early on the road.
Either way, with my budget I'll likely be shopping for a 2003ish 600ss, not a 10k ultra light. Lol
Having said that, I rode my friends fzr in 1988 and I remember being pretty excited about it!
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It'd be interesting to get a late 90's or early 00's 400cc inline 4 from the euro graymarket and wedge it in there somehow.
 
Green Machine said:
My fzr 250 weighs less, and has more HP than this ktm 390, and didn't cost $10000 or $6000, plus it redlines at 18500!
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True That! those old 250's are little rockets
 
N3WMAN said:
Serious? He was being brutally obvious.
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I....I just can't tell if you guys are kidding, trolling, or stupid

*edit: Ok I know N3wman is kidding...
 
My guess would be $6999. Why pay more for a 390 when you can buy a Yamaha FZ 09 for $8999 with 115 HP.
 
OK ... I will state the obvious .... Because power is NOT everything to everyone.
 
Green Machine said:
My fzr 250 weighs less, and has more HP than this ktm 390, and didn't cost $10000 or $6000, plus it redlines at 18500!
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They are pretty close ... 3kg's difference and 2HP's .... In today's money FZR250 would probably cost 10K minimum .... Don't get me wrong, I love mine, but I would take the modern bike with a better suspension, brakes and parts availability any day as I like to use my bikes daily.
 
This bike would be perfect for me to upgrade from my 250. It's light, more powerful, potentially cheap on insurance and seems like it'd be friendlier to shorter riders lol...
I'm guessing (and hoping) the price is $7,299 as I'll be looking to purchase either this, a duke 390 or pickup a cheap used 500cc next summer.
 
Sunspark said:
Sounds like people who buy Civics and then begin buying pieces to sort of make it more like an Acura except with a giant rear spoiler on their front wheel drive vehicles.

Spending money on accessories has been shown to be addictive.
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I think the ricer movement is finally dying off. Oh, the countless body drops with sawzalls, then the first speed bump that cracks $2000 of fiberglass (unpainted , of course). Oh, so that's why cars from the factory don't come with 3" of ground clearance...
 
daught said:
Maybe MAYBE if you are really good and you do a 180 swap with 8-10 PSI.


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daught said:
Pics or it didn't happen.... Thought so.

Cbr125 is a vespa with fairings.


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daught said:
Yea bro... I have sandpaper too to scuff my sliders.

The pic you posted has a 180 rear swap.

Actually looking closely at the pic it seems photoshopped.


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Pics don't do justice, videos do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtXdzX5i28E

Wheelieboy pretty much knee drags on every video he has on the CBR125 or CBR600 and I'm sure Brian P has done it on the CBR125 too.

The aren't as many people riding the CBR125 that can drag their knee cause most CBR125 riders tend to upgrade before they develop their riding skills enough to lean that far. Also, aftermarket rearsets are probably needed cause the stock ones don't really have enough clearance.
 
CafeRay said:
Enfields are made in India, and pretty damned expensive for what you get.
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Enfields are not being built under the watchful eyes of a bunch of engineers sent over from the developed world. And Enfields won't have nearly the production volume of the KTM Duke/RC 125/200/390 (which are all more or less the same bike under the skin). One of the ways you make things less expensive per unit is to make lots and lots of them (provided, of course, that you can sell them all).

The Enfield's dated design hurts it severely and makes it much more expensive - because it sells to a small niche market, so you can't get the production volume up in order to get the per-unit costs down.
 
PLau said:
Pics don't do justice, videos do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtXdzX5i28E

Wheelieboy pretty much knee drags on every video he has on the CBR125 or CBR600 and I'm sure Brian P has done it on the CBR125 too.

The aren't as many people riding the CBR125 that can drag their knee cause most CBR125 riders tend to upgrade before they develop their riding skills enough to lean that far. Also, aftermarket rearsets are probably needed cause the stock ones don't really have enough clearance.
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Bull... thats a 600+ with a 190 tire :p

BTW nice riding. You were killing those guys in the corners. Those guys seemed to have their training wheels still atached. Only thing they had on you was power.


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Brian P said:
Enfields are not being built under the watchful eyes of a bunch of engineers sent over from the developed world. And Enfields won't have nearly the production volume of the KTM Duke/RC 125/200/390 (which are all more or less the same bike under the skin). One of the ways you make things less expensive per unit is to make lots and lots of them (provided, of course, that you can sell them all).

The Enfield's dated design hurts it severely and makes it much more expensive - because it sells to a small niche market, so you can't get the production volume up in order to get the per-unit costs down.
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It's a small niche market.. in Canada. It has a huge dedicated following in India, and has for decades. This is because it's a simple machine and easy to maintain.
 
daught said:
Bull... thats a 600+ with a 190 tire :p

BTW nice riding. You were killing those guys in the corners. Those guys seemed to have their training wheels still atached. Only thing they had on you was power.


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Not me. Wheelieboy.
 
PLau said:
Not me. Wheelieboy.
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Wasn't that his first time on track?

It's awesome how the right instruction and motorcycle will put you years ahead of the "I'm too manly to ride anything less than a 600" crowd.
Don't get me wrong I think the goal in the end should be able to make any bike regardless of cc, do whatever you want it to. Smaller cc bikes are crucial in order to do that, and it seems that finally the N. American public is starting I see it.

From what I remember from that day everyone on pit wall was watching how fast the R5 125 school (of first time track riders) would close in on 600s and 1000s and get held up by them. The 125s were the only ones left in that group after a while because larger cc guys just started sitting out.

I'm glad to see that smaller cc bikes are finally getting recognized for the fantastic tools they are. Five years ago this wasn't the case.
The more cost feasible options we have for new riders, the more attractive the sport will become to te current generation of new riders.
Once upon a time there were no small cc sport(y) bike options save for the old generation ex250.
Now we are entering the golden age of begginer bikes with Honda extensive line up of insurance friendly bikes, Kawi taking the ex300 very seriously, used CBR125 ad ninja 250s flooding the market, an KTM bringing this thing here!

Bring it on! It's all part of the colourful assortment of small cc bikes that are aimed at trying to make our sport/hobby popular again.
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