time for a new toy ! ?

[BADROC]

Well fellas there's a new woman whose caught my eye and her name is KTM RC8 ! I'm impressed and love her lines. I like what the Mags have to say about her. She's not perfect but she's got character and as we know that goes a long way ! so any thoughts pro or con would be appreciated.

[stiletto]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

i'd hit it!

[antz]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

Really different looking bike with good handling, I have considered it as my next bike too Just make shure yours still has warranty on it, cause it ain't the most realiable bike out there

[BADROC]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

Interesting Antz, I haven't that from anyone else. However I plan to buy it new . . .

[Crazyfamily]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

she got a thick ass like the TLR? As I have said many times over....I like a thick ass.... hey I just made up a new nick name for my R....COCO....LOL....anyone get it?

[antz]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

Interesting Antz, I haven't that from anyone else. However I plan to buy it new . . .

Nice! Are you gona go with the RC8 or the RC8R version?
PM'd you!

[BADROC]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

My bad I did not mention in my pm, I going all out and doing the RC8-R might as well go the full monty ! 8-)

[akallday]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

If I buy new, thats what I am getting.

[gmurphy03]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

yea coco - got it
That ktm sounds nice but for that kind of money theres bikes a plenty. Wouldnt be my first choice but it sounds like a kick ass machine.

[BADROC]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

yea coco - got it
That ktm sounds nice but for that kind of money theres bikes a plenty. Wouldnt be my first choice but it sounds like a kick ass machine.

Yeah well as we know a hard head makes for a soft ass, and like you there were plenty of "other" bikes we could've chose before the TL-R but we picked her mostly because of character and I believe the KTM is as close as we can get too that kind of character with modern tech and one of a kind looks not to mention plenty of potential to be king of the hill ! The only issue being the price tag 8-( but I exspect great things from this beast !

[cyclecamper]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

I don't like the styling of any KTM, but if function is beautiful it's gorgeous. I figure the looks can always be worked on later. Just don't get orange.

[BADROC]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

she got a thick ass like the TLR? As I have said many times over....I like a thick ass.... hey I just made up a new nick name for my R....COCO....LOL....anyone get it?

Uhh I didn't get it !

[antz]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

I don't like the styling of any KTM, but if function is beautiful it's gorgeous. I figure the looks can always be worked on later. Just don't get orange.

You can also get it in black, white or with carbon fairings (and with black frame).

Edit: ..and forgot the Red Bull racing replicas!

[cyclecamper]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

I guess I could start with that and get rid of the haloween black and orange theme and that lighter panel on the front, tank, and tail, powdercoat the swingarm and rear subframe, then paint the rest of it, saw off the plate-holder and turn indicators, lose the rim tapes. It's still a pretty ugly frame. I see that the passenger seat is...on some other biike? Now that tail is the opposite of a TLR...what are those stupid orange dots on the top of the tail?

It's flat panels have that stealth-fighter look that the Countach uses so well, but the paint still needs a lot of work.

But from everythign I've heard it's a great bike and a starting platform worthy of your time working on, with great potential.

[antz]

Re: time for a new toy ! ?

Don't know what the dots on the rear are.. reflectors, so people can see you from behind when you wheelie?
Didn't like the RC's look when it first came out, but it grew on me
The orange stripes on the carbon version are a bit lame. Like the black/white theme more.