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KTM RC8R 1198 Track

Due to the great demand, KTM will once again offer the RC8 R production racer, “race use only” version in MY 2012. Top IDM riders like Bauer, Nebel and Smrz have proven the merits of the concept with countless race wins. The offer is directed at championship racers on a national level as well as committed amateurs who intend to use their sport bike exclusively on racetracks. The bike has a Superstock homologation and is assembled “ready to race” by the KTM factory racing department, using lots of
goodies from the KTM PowerParts range essential for serious racing. 180 hp make for acceptable propulsion, and a mechanical anti-hopping clutch minimizes rear wheel hop under massive trail braking. Leave the shop and lay down the fastest lap of the trackday without any conversions, with the possible exception of a stop-over at the painter’s for your sponsor’s colour scheme.

FIM Superstock legal, the KTM 1198 RC8 R Track makes 180hp with the included Akrapovic EVO exhaust system (up 13hp from the road-legal 1198 RC8 R). The 1198 RC8 R Track also includes a new air filter, a thinner head gasket, and a revised engine map for race use, which help make additional power for race usage.

Everything street-related has been removed from the KTM 1198 RC8 R Track, making the bike even lighter than the svelte road version. The wiring harness has been re-worked with dismantling in-mind, which every track day enthusiast will enjoy while wrenching from the pits.

The RC8R Track, which doesn’t come with headlamps, turn-indicators and other street paraphernalia, gets a new white/orange paintjob, Akrapovic EVO 4 exhaust, new fuel-injection mapping, Dunlop slicks, Brembo monobloc brake callipers, uprated WP suspension components with more adjustability and adjustable subframe, handlebars and footpegs. Oh, and to remind you that this is the racing-only version, it also has a thinner seat.

Highly developed LC8 V-Twin with optimised crankshaft, carefully balanced flywheel masses and dual-plug ignition, max. output 180 hp

Anti-hopping clutch
Light 7.5 kg trellis frame welded from high-tensile chrome-molybdenum steel
WP Racing USD front forks, closed cartridge
WP Racing monoshock type 4618
Optimised suspension set-up
Akrapovic EVO exhaust system
Quickshifter
Longer final gearing
OE M slicks
Plain white racing fairing with orange number panels
KTM PowerParts footpeg kit
Hinged brake and clutch levers
Trimmed-down electrical harness
Sports seat
Racing chain
Racing brake pads
Front and rear stands included

ENGINE 2-CYLINDER, 4-STROKE ENGINE V 75° · DISPLACEMENT 1195 CC · STARTER ELECTRIC STARTER
TRANSMISSION 6 GEARS · TANK CAPACITY APPROX. 16.5L · WEIGHT (READY TO RACE) APPROX. 182 KG (WITHOUT FUEL)