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[jimjimjeroo]

http://www.asphaltan...ce-bike-photos/

Considerable difference in cost, and doesn't seem to be run by muppets lol

[eronrules]

copying directly from 2016 motogp,bsb,Wsbk etc thread ...

 

 

The weapon with which KTM will face the challenge of the MotoGP World Championship has already fallen on the track. The theater's first shakedown was the Red Bull Ring in Austria and the RC16 was led by Alex Hofmann . Photos of the bike have been circulating in social networks (and this made ​​it impossible to trace the source)

 

As previously stated by the company, the frame trellis, a solution that no other house adopts more prototypes , while the swing arm is as usual aluminum. The suspension is White Power (brand owned by KTM) and Akrapovic.

For the rest, the RC16 does not seem to adopt highly innovative solutions and the bike is very similar to direct competitors

Read more: MotoGP, Debutto in pista per la MotoGP di KTM http://www.gpone.com...m#ixzz3q2Scz2Rg 
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[ExFlagMan]

And be an engine customer?

 

Not sure about the muppets bit - the current situation does not show Dorna as a great example of organisation.

[Marklar]

http://www.asphaltan...ce-bike-photos/
Considerable difference in cost, and doesn't seem to be run by muppets lol

Not sure on the later

[eronrules]

also, they have a bucket loads of commitment with Repsol Honda motogp team and the title sponsor of current WRC champion VW team.

[Gilles4Ever]

They are already huge in MotoGP, as far as exposure goes all the world series bike racing together doesn't come near the exposure of F1.

[Fatgadget]

In response to the OP question...Who cares?

[HeadFirst]

Best thing about Dorna, is that it makes F1 look like geniuses.

[taran]

Obviously not. Red Bull prefer series where they can leverage their deep wallet and which allows for them to acquire an "unfair" advantage. MotoGP tries to keep all manufacturers happy and money only goes so far in a somewhat restricted series.