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rotors, Brembo Stylema calipers
and the 19mm Brembo RCS
Corsa Corta master cylinder.
If you've never ridden a track
bike with a ready-to-race weight
under 350 pounds, it can feel
a little unnerving at times. The
lack of weight means the 990R
turns with such speed, such im-
mediacy, you feel transported to
your childhood dreams of Grand
Prix glory as you slice your way
through traffic with an almost
royal level of disregard.
stuff on the bike if it's not easy to
understand and use.
Once underway, the "simplify,
then add lightness" design phi-
losophy shines through. Having
spent a good deal of time on
the GP2-890RR, the feel at the
bars with the 990R is remarkably
similar. Many parts carry over be-
tween the two models: the main
chassis, swingarm, WP Apex Pro
7543 fork and WP Apex Pro 7746
shock are identical, as are the
dual 290mm fully floating brake
much, you can change where in
the rev range the -1 TC chimes in
and how hard it does so, allow-
ing you to meter the amount of
slip with a given rpm. It sounds
complicated, but once you've
seen the guys in action making
the adjustments on the laptop,
it's quite easy to understand.
The point is that the electronics
feed into the rest of the bike. Yes,
this is a razor-sharp track tool de-
signed for a specific purpose, but
it's not much good having all this
