Here’s a great challenge between the Ducati 1198 S, the Aprilia RSV4 Factory and the KTM RC8R. The Ducati is still a classy, impressive bike with heaps of torque, but if you love Aprilia, or are a KTM fan, this could be a very close call for you. The KTM RC8R V-Twin is a big effort from the company, and they deserve kudos for being able to compete with the experience of the likes of Ducati and Aprilia. Check it out in the video.

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Not that we’re jealous or anything, but the guys at Motoblog.it got to see: Ben Spies‘ Superbike live, Max Biaggi’s Aprilia live, Troy Corser’s BMW live and new Superstock champion Xavier Simeon’s bike as well. The Akrapovic stand also has the (very hot) limited edition Akrapovic KTM RC8R 1190 on display.

Stand Akrapovic Eicma 2009

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KTM is celebrating the partecipation of its RC8R in the German superbike championship with a special supersports edition. The RC8R Akrapovic replica reproduces the competition livery and gets added aggression through the Club Race Kit.

The RC8R gets a mean look, with combined black and orange look, with Akrapovic logo and writing in red. The engine gets a powerstep with the new kit, with greater compression ratio, new exhaust system, and new ignition hitting 180hp.

The kit is only track legal and can’t be used on the road version, although you get road parts sold together with the track kit. A production run of only 100 will be made, at a price of about 21,500 euros. It will be available from October.

Source | Motociclismo.es

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The guys over at MCN are so lucky they even got the chance to ride one of the KTM RC8 R Jeremy McWilliams Limited Edition at Hockenheim and they tell you all about this fantastic race bike.

These RC8R superbikes look about ready to compete at WSBK level, so when are we going to finally see KTM in the series?

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