RIDE REVIEW I 2024 KRÄMER GP2 890 RR
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290mm discs and Brembo RCS
19 span- and ratio-adjustable
master cylinder. "We are look-
ing at an optional brake kit for
300mm
discs if a rider is at a
track that's hard on braking or
for someone who wants more
braking capacity," Karvonen
says. "The focus on staying with
290mm discs is mainly to keep
the weight down because the
bike is lightweight. The rotation
-
al mass is so huge on the front
end, and it's
very noticeable
going from a 290 to a 300mm
disc."
The rear brake remains un
-
changed with a single 230mm
full-floating disc
with a Brembo
P2 caliper.
B O D Y W O R K +
The top fairing on the 890 RR is
significantly wider than the 890
R's. Beautifully devoid of the
dreaded winglet craze sweeping
the world from MotoGP down,
the RR's wider top fairing adds
a claimed nine percent more
aerodynamic efficiency and a nine
mph higher top speed. The fairing
also puts added oomph into the
RR's ram-air effect. "The airbox
itself with the new bodywork is
completely different," Karvonen
says. "Not just the exterior, but
the way the base of the airbox
mounts and where the air filter fits
to the throttle body is different.
We've integrated the ram-air ducts
more directly. It's not a pressur
-
ized airbox, but it's more of a
force-fed
airbox now. We tested it,
but we didn't find a lot of advan-
tages to the pressurized airbox
in this
drive train. So, we've stuck
with a fairly simple cold air feed."
F U E L TA N K +
One of the design trademarks
of a Krämer is the subframe and
seat unit doubling as the fuel
tank module. At 4.2 gallons, its
capacity to the 890 R remains
unchanged, but larger 48mm
throttle bodies meant a more
powerful fuel pump was re-
quired, up from 3.5 to five bar.
"It's
quite a bit higher pres-
sure than the previous fuel
pump, and it also is
larger," Kar-
vonen says. "The way it mounts
You can see how much
room there is to move on
the Kramer chassis here.
