K R Ä M E R H K R - E V O 2 R
RACER TEST
P94
Enter Krämer Motorcycles. Founded in 2013,
Germany, and the brainchild of former KTM chas-
sis engineers Christof Henco, Markus Krämer
and Nico Rothe, Krämer Motorcycles create pure
racing motorcycles for the discerning competitor—
these are pure prototype machines, cut from the
same design philosophy as what you will find in
the Grand Prix paddocks of the world, especially
in Moto2 and Moto3.
Time has moved quickly for Kramer. In the
five years since the company's foundation, three
models have been developed in the HKR-EVO1,
HKR-EVO2 and this HKR-EVO2 R you see on
the pages before you. Powered by a stock KTM
690 Duke LC4 single-cylinder motor that pumps
out a claimed 80 hp, the HKR-EVO2 R is not
cheap and will set you back a cool $22,495.
However, that's for a turnkey race bike ready to
go, weighing just 276 pounds, complete with all
the suspension, engine work, data logging, pain-
in-the-bum lock wiring and support that you need
if you want to go racing competitively.
An equivalent production machine in terms of
performance would likely be a Twins Cup racer,
(Left) The SST
Racing exhaust
is both beautiful
and extremely, but
gloriously, loud.
(Above) Skinny,
svelte and oh-so-light,
the Krämer comes
loaded with goodies
like Dymag wheels
and an AIM data
logging system.
