FEATURE
2017 INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW REVIEW
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KTM is building a
MotoGP replica…
"MotoGP is one of the
biggest pushes you can do
for a brand, so much so
you don't need a superbike
in your road bike model
lineup. However, we have a
MotoGP track-only replica
in mind and it will be a
very small volume track
day weapon! It will also be
incredibly expensive!"
-Hubert Trunkenpolz,
KTM's Chief Sales Officer
Yes, you'll be
able to buy
a road going
version of this
bike!
KTM won't
abandon the large-
capacity single
cylinder…
"People look at the 790
and think we will stop
the 690's production,
but we will not, it will
remain for sure. It's a
niche bike and we would
disappoint a fair few rid-
ers if we removed it. The
big single is something
very special and is loved
by many riders and so
there is no need to take
it out of the range."
- Hubert Trunkenpolz,
KTM's Chief Sales
Officer
Single-cylinder
bikes like the RC
390 are very
much part of
KTM's future.
