After the bike was first spotted in the wild in November last year, pictures of the new KTM RC 990 have surfaced again, but just as interesting is the bike that was used as a reference during the test.
It is now an open secret that KTM is working hard on a new one-litre supersport, a street-legal version of the cuitcuit-only RC 8C launched last year and whose total production of just 100 units was completed in minutes. out of stock.
Unlike the RC 8C, where the LC8c engine was mounted in a Krämer Moto2 chassis, the RC990 spotted in the wild is authentic KTM. The type designation 990 betrays that it will be the second upgrade of the original 790 two-cylinder block, with now 889 cc displacement.
The fairing has many similarities with the current RC 390, but the large hole in the lower fairing for the large exhaust system is striking. The photos also show that the RC990 is equipped with premium parts such as Brembo Stylema brakes with carbon airducts and WP Apex suspension.
According to our American colleagues at Motorcycle.com, the KTM was in the company of a Ducati Panigale V2 as a reference point, which gives us an idea of ​​what to expect from the RC990. Based on the 155 hp that the Ducati manages to squeeze out, that’s promising. KTM could thus respond to the amended regulations of the World Supersport Championship.
– Thanks for information from Motorfreaks.