2015 KTM RC390

摘要

The new RC390 was designed and developed at KTM in Mattighofen, Austria, but it's manufactured in the company's Indian facility, keeping costs down and offering budget-minded Americans an exotic alternative in the entry-level sportbike class. Based on the 390 Duke, this new RC390 is scheduled to arrive in the US this February. It's the flagship bike in a trio of small KTM singles, with displacements of 125,200, and 373CC. The Duke's proven liquid-cooled, DOHC, fuel-injected, counterbalanced four-stroke single serves as a stressed member of the RC's tubular steel-trellis frame. The RC390's rake and trail are more aggressive: 23.5 degrees and 3.5 inches versus the Duke's 25 degrees/3.9 inches. Add in its shorter 52.8-inch wheelbase and this bike is all about sharper-handling response.