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Cycle News 2021 Issue 30 July 27

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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IN THE WIND P48 KTM's Reveals RC 8C K TM has taken the wraps off their first track-only customer sport bike in the all-new RC 8C. The machine, powered by a 128-horsepower version of the 890 Duke R parallel-twin weighs a mere 308 pounds and is littered with high-spec compo- nents including Dymag forged aluminum wheels, Brembo monobloc brakes and 19RCS Corsa Corta radial master-cylin- der, carbon-fiber winglets and a one-off Akrapovic exhaust. The chassis is a super-light tubular steel unit, with the 4.22 gallons of fuel located under the seat for ideal weight distribution. Does all this sound familiar? Well, it should, because the RC 8C is an almost identical copy of the Kramer GP2 890 R that Cycle News raced back in No- vember of 2020. Markus Kramer is the man largely responsible for the bike, which uses the same chassis, engine and data com- ponents, the only difference be- ing the winglets and the exhaust. Only 100 units will be built and they are already all spoken for. But, hey, if you want the bike, it's very, very, very closely based off in the Kramer GP2 890 R, there's plenty of those available at the Kramer USA website. Check out our race test of the Kramer GP2 890 R here. CN KTM RC 8C Revealed Kramer GP2 890 R Cycle News Test

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