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2010 KTM RC8R First Ride Photo Gallery
MotoUSA jets up to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to get our first taste of the vastly improved KTM RC8R Superbike. Does it perform as well as it looks? Find out in our
2010 KTM RC8R First Ride
.
Putting the new KTM to the test at Laguna Seca.
Monobloc Brembo brakes grace the front for the RC8R and are some of the best on the market today.
Prowess at full-lean was without question the shining point for the 2010 KTM RC8R.
We instantly found the 'R' to be a massive improvement over the base KTM RC8.
KTM held the press introduction for the 2010 KTM RC8R at the beautiful Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and we enjoyed every last second.
2010 KTM RC8R at Laguna Seca. Quite the combo.
Black and white make the new KTM look that much better. The original in orange was no ugly duckling, either.
Bombing through corkscrew on the new Katoom. Not a bad day at the office. Not at all...
KTM's LED dash relays everything from the tach to temp to lap times.
Lofting it up out of the final corner at the dry lakebed. This came with ease.
Forged aluminum wheels grace the 'R' model for reduced weight, as does and updated shock and black powercoated swingarm.
Fairing design stays the same for the 'R' model but it gets while painted number plates and a 'double bubble' windscreen.
Cranked over through Rainey Curve at the 'Seca, MotoUSA puts the new KTM RC8R to the test.
2010 KTM RC8R limited edition Red Bull German Superbike replica.
Hard on the gas exiting the final turn at Laguna Seca.
