K R Ä M E R H K R - E V O 2 R
RACER TEST
P100
"It is all structural," says Joe. "The
tank is made of XPE plastic and works to
support the rider and house 3.17 gallons
of fuel. We use this multi-use approach
because it reduces weight and makes for
a more compact package.
"There's no reinforcements to it. It's all
plastic and really, really, strong. It has built-in crash
protection on it down the edges of the tank, about
where the backs of your thighs go. These impact
before anything else.
"The fuel tank is something people ask about all
the time. It hasn't changed. It's been the same de-
sign since day one. The thing is bulletproof. We get
asked a lot if they break. We haven't broken one.
It's not from a lack of trying, either. These things
have hit the ground a couple times!
"Also, our tail cap covers up the ventilation system
to the fuel tank. We have a quarter-turn quick-fill be-
hind the rider seat, which is nice. It's a quick, easy
way to fill it. We offer the tank in two colors—black
and translucent. The black looks great but it's a little
hard to see your fuel level, so when we're
racing we tend to run translucent tanks."
The Krämer HKR-EVO2 R runs suspension
originally designed for the KTM RC8 R (the
machine Markus Kramer helped design during
his time at KTM) in the 43mm WP Super Sport
inverted closed-chamber fork and WP race
shock with a KMC Link system and adjustable ride
height.
"The RC8 R front end is where the numbers
came for fork length and fork offset, things like
that," says Joe. "So, it was easy to get set up and
get working early on. Through the HKR evolution,
we've added things like adjustable offset triple-
clamps on the S and the R spec now."
Braking is the domain of a 19 x 19 Accossato
master-cylinder and Brembo's dual M50 front
calipers gripping 290mm full floating discs up front,
with a Formula two-piston caliper biting a 220mm
disc at the rear.
"The nice thing with the M50's is not only are
they a great calipers, but they're a million pad op-
Bank the Krämer
into the corner
as hard as you
dare and the long
wheelbase will
give you supreme
stability.
