QUICKSPIN I 2022 K TM RC 390
P80
brakes are 2.1 pounds lighter. That's nearly 10
pounds of unsprung mass gone, right where
you notice it the most. The frame, too, gets in
on the weight saving act, with 3.3 pounds gone
from the steel rails. As Borat says, "very nice!"
You notice premium touches everywhere on
the RC. This is a bike aimed primarily at kids
who want their first sport bike but they still get a
five-inch TFT color display, which is more than
some other bikes that cost much more (the
Suzuki GSX-S1000 quickly comes to mind).
The electronics feature a three-axis IMU and
thus you get Cornering ABS, on/off traction
control that, try as I dare, I simply couldn't get
to kick in during my laps at Willow Springs'
Streets of Willow racetrack (and that's a good
thing). A neat feature of the ABS is you've got
the Supermoto Mode, where you can disen-
gage the rear ABS and back the little RC into
corners. Again, this is a feature some bikes
more than twice the price don't have.
The little RC hunts apexes for
lunch. It's amazing how much fun
this bike is on a racetrack.
