{"id":59626,"date":"2021-11-22T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T09:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/?p=59626"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T09:34:27","slug":"2023-ktm-rc-8-prototype-street-version-spied-for-the-first-time-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/2023-ktm-rc-8-prototype-street-version-spied-for-the-first-time-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 KTM RC 8 prototype street version spied for the first time on the road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>We\u2019ve got some breaking news for you and <a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/india-to-see-newly-upgraded-2021-ktm-rc-125-this-month\/\"><strong>show you the<\/strong><\/a> first spy shots of a new KTM Supersport bike for 2023. The KTM RC8 street version is based on the 890 Duke, because the prototype uses the familiar tubular frame.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>As KTM continues to officially deny a road version of the RC8 C, the supersport model, when it does hit the streets, may well be called the RC 890.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The KTM RC8 for the road will be significantly less radical than the limited RC 8C trackbike which they have sold out within five minutes.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The bike we spied as a prototype is street legal and driven by former MotoGP rider Jeremy McWilliams.\u00a0The Brembo brake system features brake ventilation \u00e1 la MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The rear shock absorber in the prototype <a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/ktm-2022-rc-390-gets-spied-again-and-reveals-more\/\"><strong>appears to be fully<\/strong> <\/a>adjustable and relies on a hose-bound reservoir still provisionally flanged to the frame.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-59627 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cover-KTM_RC8_7156-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Spy-Shot-Cover-KTM_RC8_7156\" width=\"841\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cover-KTM_RC8_7156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cover-KTM_RC8_7156-595xh.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Attached to the top of the triple clamp, the RC8 <a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/ktm-soon-plans-to-bring-the-updated-390-rc-2021\/\"><strong>carries a transversely<\/strong><\/a> mounted steering damper.\u00a0The body itself leans heavily on that of the RC8 C with the two vertical air vents and the tank connection.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Even the jagged line in the area of the steering stubs were taken from the track model and can also be found on the upcoming Moto GP bike.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Picture credit:\u00a0S. Baldauf\/SB-Medien<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":59631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,39],"tags":[23850,16480,18277],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59634,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59626\/revisions\/59634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}