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Cycle News 2024 Issue 11 March 19

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WIND IN THE P46 Want one? Of course, you do! Better get online on March 20 at 15:00 CET to reserve yours. KTM Unveils 2024 RC 8C T he third iteration of the KTM RC 8C has just been un- veiled. Limited to 100 editions worldwide and available only at KTM.com, the pre-order of which will go live on March 20 at 15:00 CET, the 2024 RC 8C uses a KTM 890 Duke-based motor that pumps out a claimed 135 hp, wrapped in a 25CrMo4 steel tubular frame and running a 43mm WP Apex Pro 7543 closed-cartridge fork and WP Apex Pro 7746 shock. Brembo provides the brakes in the 19RCS Corsa Corta radial brake master cylinders, orches - trating Brembo Stylema front- brake calipers gripping 290mm fully floating brake discs at- tached to Dymag forged-alumi- num wheels. The electronics have also been upgraded. The RC 8C runs an AIM MXS 1.2 Race dash- board and data logger with built- in GPS functionality. Displayed on a five-inch TFT screen with continuous data recording capa- bility, riders can use AIM Rac- eStudio to scrutinize specific performance metrics. The RC 8C was developed by Kramer Motorcycles and is essentially a GP2-890RR with a few extra carbon wings bolted to it. We raced the GP2-890RR last year at the Barber Vintage Festival and did a deep dive on the machine with its creator, Markus Kramer. Check it out here. CN

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