Rc 390!

I looked at one of these today when looking for a new xc off road bike, I cant believe they are 40% less than a new off road bike. I may consider one, might be good to ride a bike again instead of sitting on mine and going for the ride, they seem like a good bang for the buck.
 
JustinRR said:
In regards to racing it, the SV won't beat the cornering speed of the RC390, but just so you know.
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It's hard for me to see what all the bikes actually are but WERA results from last weekend suggest:

SV650 Pro. 1' 03" lap times
SV650 AM. 1' 05-06"
RC390. 1' 10.8"

Best lap times reported. And the kid on the RC390 is no slouch. The RC390 is the MotoAmerica version limited to 38 hp.
 
bakaboy said:
It's hard for me to see what all the bikes actually are but WERA results from last weekend suggest:

SV650 Pro. 1' 03" lap times
SV650 AM. 1' 05-06"
RC390. 1' 10.8"

Best lap times reported. And the kid on the RC390 is no slouch. The RC390 is the MotoAmerica version limited to 38 hp.
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Interesting. What track was this?
 
Makes sense ... high speed track with long sweeping corners and three very decent straightaways? Am I correct?

I expect the little bike get closer on some more technical tighter tracks.
 
bakaboy said:
It's hard for me to see what all the bikes actually are but WERA results from last weekend suggest:

SV650 Pro. 1' 03" lap times
SV650 AM. 1' 05-06"
RC390. 1' 10.8"

Best lap times reported. And the kid on the RC390 is no slouch. The RC390 is the MotoAmerica version limited to 38 hp.
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Nsr250/rs250 beat them all ... Kthnxbye
 
cool said:
Nsr250/rs250 beat them all ... Kthnxbye
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Wouldn't be surprising since the rs250 is about double the hp of the 390.

Surprised they limit the 390 to 38 hp. That's only 10 more than my 125.
 
unL33T said:
Wouldn't be surprising since the rs250 is about double the hp of the 390.

Surprised they limit the 390 to 38 hp. That's only 10 more than my 125.
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Whsts the unrestricted hp? 45? Not that much different.....

Btw your rs125 isnt restricted? I recall its restricted to only 18hp oversea.
 
cool said:
Whsts the unrestricted hp? 45? Not that much different.....

Btw your rs125 isnt restricted? I recall its restricted to only 18hp oversea.
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I'd just expect a race version to have more power, not be restricted. But I know nothing about racing.

US and Canada have the full power version of the rs125.
 
I am shocked that the streel legal thumper didn't blow them all out of water .... what are people trying to still prove????
 
While the RC390 isn't street legal in this case, my posts are not pro or con, they are just facts that are coming up to clarify past discussions in this thread.

mxs said:
I am shocked that the streel legal thumper didn't blow them all out of water .... what are people trying to still prove????
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bakaboy said:
While the RC390 isn't street legal in this case, my posts are not pro or con, they are just facts that are coming up to clarify past discussions in this thread.
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Sure, but one has to wonder why people try to put the bike down with non-sense arguments. You don's see that kind of non-sense for R3. Seems like Yamaha can release a bike without wheels and ABS and it will still do well. KTM .... Not so.
 
mxs said:
Sure, but one has to wonder why people try to put the bike down with non-sense arguments. You don's see that kind of non-sense for R3. Seems like Yamaha can release a bike without wheels and ABS and it will still do well. KTM .... Not so.
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Maybe because they dont like the price? Or the hype that KTM claim that the bike is built for track.
 
Noticed on the way home tonight, Mission Cycle in Angus has a line of 8-10 rc390s out front. Pretty sweet bikes.
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