2012 KTM RC8 Miles: 7,500 Located in TX $15,995 2012 KTM RC8R for sale in TX SELLER Ahh yes the KTM RC8….if you know you know, but these bikes were made in such low numbers that you might not know because there’s a good chance you have never seen one. How low is low? Less…
It is impossible to talk about the KTM RC8 without mentioning that KTM stopped making them because the executive group thought that it was too fast to sell to the public. If reading the period reviews, it was a well respected and top tier performance machine. While not exactly faster than other offerings, it did…
Update 2.8.2022: SOLD to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations! -dc 2014 KTM 1190 RC8-R For Sale! Location: Northern California Make: KTM Model: RC8-R Displacement: 1190 V-Twin Mileage: 8,144 Price: $14,000 $13,500. Steve Says: I am the 3rd Owner and purchased the bike a year ago from a private party. He had purchased the motorcycle in 2017…
Manufactures of sportsbikes have been engaged in an arms race for decades. Constantly pushing the performance envelop. Adding technology to tame the ever increasing power and chipping away at lap times in order to be able to market their creation as the top of the heap. KTM had a brief, but meaningful foray into the…
In spite of very positive reviews, the RC8R, KTM’s Origami Superbike, never sold well. Some feel it was that the original iteration wasn’t quite ready for prime time, with a power deficit and a crunchy gearbox, along with some pretty basic electronics, compared to Ducati’s 1198. The bike’s high price tag probably didn’t help things…
First of all, a big shout out to all of the RareSportbikesforSale fans I met at Laguna Seca over the weekend while working with the guys at the Iconic Motorbikes booth! Was really great to meet you and hear your stories. Also, I apologize profusely for any financial difficulties or domestic drama our little blog…
Origami, if you’re not familiar, is the Japanese art of paper folding, and the resulting creations look like angular, abstract animals. KTM’s RC8R takes folded paper style to extremes, with elemental shapes and broad, flat panels that would look more at home on a concept bike than a production machine, like an origami Ducati 916.…
2011 KTM RC8-R on eBay You really have to hand it to KTM… it takes a lot of guts for a relatively small manufacturer to try to jump in and compete with the big Japanese manufacturers in the sportbike world. KTM held nothing back with the release of their ferocious RC8 and eventually the RC8R. …