First Ride: 2010 KTM RC8R

It's finally here. Available in Europe for a year, KTM has finally decided to bring its RC8R superbike stateside. The higher-spec version of its original RC8, this is the Austrian company's future entry into World Superbike, deciding to continue its development in the domestic series. Of course, the obvious difference between this and the original RC8 is the bump in power thanks to its larger 1200cc engine. In addition, it also shed some weight and went through a few more refinements. Read all about it in the March, 2010 issue, but for now read Associate Editor Siahaan's first thoughts about the bike in his latest blog.