Comments on: KTM Moto3 Production Racer Will be Available for Purchase Next Year; Along With Honda, Signals Trend? (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Rebecca Barker

Rebecca Barker — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:31:09 +0000

I would love to buy one of these bikes in Australia for the 2013 season for my 15 year old son but after talking to KTM Australia today it doesn’t look like we will be able to buy them. This saddens me as now my son is racing a 1996 model Honda RS125gp against kids on Honda Moto3 bikes and lapping 2 seconds of there lap records, just think where he could go if KTM Australia would back a Kid in road racing.

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By: MotoChris

MotoChris — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:25:58 +0000

Yes, and the trend is that MotoGP has become a watered-down shadow of its former self. Before, they were unobtainium prototypes. Now, they are production based. No thanks

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By: MGNorge

MGNorge — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:46:38 +0000

I am of the other view, that MotoGP is the premier class and locking down anything is not what that class is. I want to see what developing technologies can bring. I want to see what the best minds can come up with and if in one year that means brand X is way out front then the next year the others will need to push harder. If the current business model has a hard time supporting such racing now then maybe it should be revamped, not dumb down the bikes.

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By: Pat Walker

Pat Walker — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:24:55 +0000

jordan – MotoGP SUCKS…no hardware parity

The prototype class is not designed for hardware parity. It’s a class where engineers push the envelope and corporate pride is on the line. It’s previous class the 500 GP’s brought us bikes like the NR500. Let us hardware junkies have one class that does not look like some showroom bike parade. I love the close racing of flat track and the former 125 class and the new 250 class. But I also appreciate seeing the trickest bikes engineers can design going around the track even if they are separated by 20 seconds.

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By: Davis

Davis — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:05:35 +0000

People keep comparing this to something you can buy.

You need more than money to own one of these… like a rider and team capable of competing in Moto 3.

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By: bikerrandy

bikerrandy — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:46:04 +0000

Torque is for acceleration. Rpms is for top speed. Back in the 60′s I remember watching a 50cc Suzuki GP bike w/12 speeds constantly upshifting or down shifting. It had little torque but it still went over 100 mph.

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By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:35:05 +0000

Rather have an Aprilia 250, 2 stroke, Cheap, fun as hell and can be made street legal in some states.

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By: Vrooom

Vrooom — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:49:05 +0000

I’d forgotten how small the rake and trail is on these things. I’ll bet that thing is fun as hell around a track, even if practically useless for the road (yeah I know, not intended to operate there).

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By: Vrooom

Vrooom — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:47:26 +0000

Davis is correct, expecting a 250 4 stroke to make as much power as a 250 2 stroke is wishful thinking. Moreover, this series won’t allow a 250 2 stroke, so it’s moot.