Hopefully they’ve ironed out their reliability gremlins and decided to pony up on warranty repairs. These two issues have made me stay clear of KTM. They’ve been losing dealers because of these problems as well. When done properly KTM builds one hell of a machine, so I’m rooting for them to right the ship.
@@saifaldin_ rust? I live in a very cold and wet place an never had an issue with the 650mt in 5 years,now i have the 800nk for 2 months,no problems so far.
I'm thinking it's going to be halfway between the r9 and the V2 which puts a at about 2.5-3k by my math. The performance kind of splits the difference so the price will probably do the same. It's like the bike's weren't really built to compete with each other.
@@wheeliepimp11 you're probably right. In reality, I can probably take a 2k MSRP difference consider most Yamaha dealers might have a markup in CA, which should even things out. But I don't want the KTM marketing people to see this and raise the price. lol. For me, the R9 is competing with RS660 because they are the same price.
I don't know for prices in $, but in €, if you take the 990 Duke's price as a starting point, the RC has to be more expansive, and it should put it around 17 or 18 k€, when the R9 is at 13,5 k€ in my country (France). So I highly doubt that the RC will be competitive pricewise. I have had 3 KTMs in a row, but switched to an MT-09 this year, becasue I couldn't justify the price of the 990 Duke in my case (among different reasons of course).
Butt ugly, lower power than the competition and KTM's ignoring customer complaints about faulty engines. Yeah these should fly off the showroom floor 😒. What is it with the Austrians & Germans? They can not conced that their engineering & design is not the best. Much better to ignore and deflect blame back to the customers not knowing how to ride. That will surely gain market share 😒.
Ugly is certainly subjective and it seems like some people like it. I do have concerns about the engine. People really like the German and Austrian motorcycles and it feels like carving a niche with brand loyalty has been the bigger approach. When I was younger, Ducati wasn't known for its reliability. A super duke is silly fun and just that with a fairing is probably enough to excite anyone who's ridden one. The dirt bikes and supermotos also built up quite the fan base. You say competition and I think you mean the V2 but I think they have their own niche. No more than this is "competing" with the r9.
Hopefully they’ve ironed out their reliability gremlins and decided to pony up on warranty repairs. These two issues have made me stay clear of KTM. They’ve been losing dealers because of these problems as well. When done properly KTM builds one hell of a machine, so I’m rooting for them to right the ship.
Buy cfmoto,they fixed the camshaft problem and has far better attention to customers
@@pablocarballeira4443I like the idea of what CFmoto is bringing to the market, but bolts rusting on a bike only few months old? No, thanks..
@@saifaldin_ rust? I live in a very cold and wet place an never had an issue with the 650mt in 5 years,now i have the 800nk for 2 months,no problems so far.
@ Good to hear.. Where I live, it’s hot and humid. Recently bought 675SRs are starting to rust.
@@saifaldin_ sad to hear that,but no matter what motorcycle you get,cant beat nature,unless you are rich and replace every bolt with titanium ones lol
The gsxr750 should be in the comparison
@@stephenrandall5859 it's STI-I-I-IL the "Goldie Loks" bike.
Great looking bike. But I'll accept a 1,500$ premium over R9. Any more than that, It will be R9 for me.
I'm thinking it's going to be halfway between the r9 and the V2 which puts a at about 2.5-3k by my math. The performance kind of splits the difference so the price will probably do the same. It's like the bike's weren't really built to compete with each other.
@@wheeliepimp11 you're probably right. In reality, I can probably take a 2k MSRP difference consider most Yamaha dealers might have a markup in CA, which should even things out. But I don't want the KTM marketing people to see this and raise the price. lol. For me, the R9 is competing with RS660 because they are the same price.
I don't know for prices in $, but in €, if you take the 990 Duke's price as a starting point, the RC has to be more expansive, and it should put it around 17 or 18 k€, when the R9 is at 13,5 k€ in my country (France). So I highly doubt that the RC will be competitive pricewise. I have had 3 KTMs in a row, but switched to an MT-09 this year, becasue I couldn't justify the price of the 990 Duke in my case (among different reasons of course).
The R9 is a parts bin bike and the 890 triple makes at LEAST 10 bhp less than the 765. It should be making gixer 750 bhp+
@@vannevels6758 your inability to ride, is much higher than 10bhp. So you can be relaxed. It doesn't matter to you.
Butt ugly, lower power than the competition and KTM's ignoring customer complaints about faulty engines. Yeah these should fly off the showroom floor 😒.
What is it with the Austrians & Germans? They can not conced that their engineering & design is not the best. Much better to ignore and deflect blame back to the customers not knowing how to ride. That will surely gain market share 😒.
for a start it looks great, like the motogp bike. in this segment so long as it has enough then power numbers dont matter.
they have announced the engine fix plan. An it only affected a small batch.
Ugly is certainly subjective and it seems like some people like it. I do have concerns about the engine. People really like the German and Austrian motorcycles and it feels like carving a niche with brand loyalty has been the bigger approach. When I was younger, Ducati wasn't known for its reliability. A super duke is silly fun and just that with a fairing is probably enough to excite anyone who's ridden one. The dirt bikes and supermotos also built up quite the fan base. You say competition and I think you mean the V2 but I think they have their own niche. No more than this is "competing" with the r9.
I saw the RC8 in EICMA and it was the best looking sports bike in the exibition