KTM reckon their bringing ?Race DNA? to the street with their all new GP inspired RC line-up. And with GP bikes capable of winning Grand Prix in three different classes, you can hardly blame them. I?m not entirely sure how much Grand Prix technology you can shoe-horn into what is essentially a kid?s bike, or how much you need to, but who cares" Because the new 2022 KTM RC 390 and RC 125 both sound trick as fudge.

What?s so ?MotoGP? about the new RC range, then" Well let?s start with the thing you?ve probably already noticed, the bodywork. On both the 125 and 390, almost every panel has been redesigned with ?race-inspired lines? and all that nonsense, just to remind you that they?re definitely sportsbikes.

Not only is it sportier though, it?s also quite a bit bigger. And that?s on purpose. They wanted it to look bigger, but they also wanted to improve wind protection and aerodynamics. Fair one. And because the steel trellis subframe has been redesigned, they?ve hacked a bit of the seat unit away, just to show it off.
As well as all that, they?ve reduced the number of screws holding it all together, so it?s quicker to take off when you want to swap the road kit for your race bodywork. That also means it?ll be quicker to remove after you?ve lobbed it down the road. Maybe that?s the GP technology.

2022 KTM RC 390

Racer?s diet

The big focus on the 2022 KTM RC 390 and RC 125 has been weight saving. The new wheels are 3.4kg lighter, the new ByBr...