Can the KTM RC8 hang with the big dogs? YAMAHA R1 vs KTM RC8R

The KTM RC8 is no slouch but compared to an inline 4 cylinder sport bike, it just doesn't have the top end. Overall pretty fun and performance could be different on a track.
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Bikes I have owned:
2022 Aprilia RS660 (current)
2012 Ducati Panigale 1199s (current)
2013 KTM RC8R
2017 YAMAHA R6
2017 YAMAHA FZ-10
2017 SUZUKI GSXR 1000
2005 SUZUKI GSXR 600
2015 YAMAHA R3

[@itsmeericb]

All I can say is…. I tried 😂 Fun times as always!

[@sudiptakashyapsharma3721]

The RC8R is THE BIG DOG

[@matthewortega7580]

I was gonna say the same thing.

[@doubleoddbuck00]

Rad vid with Rc8, don't see much of that!

[@larrygynch1249]

For a track focused bike I'd say it's pretty impressive. It does have larger displacement tho and less power but it's torque for the track.
(I know the other bikes are track purpose but the ktm is solely track oriented)

[@itsmeericb]

Yes I would definitely use this bike only for track. It’s not much of a road bike. I had a blast at the track when I took it!

[@big_mon1]

The RC8 and the RC8R are great looking bikes and made for the track but get left behind by modern liter bikes.

[@sk7097]

Your opinion is invalid because you call them “leader bikes”. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@big_mon1]

​@@sk7097my opinion is extremely valid because I actually own an RC8R as well as a BMW S1K and not 1 but 2 Hayabusas. You might want to check my resume before you run your mouth.

[@timprice8877]

@@big_mon1i did check your resume, & your full of shit 💩 Everyone has “everything” in RUclips comments, If you really owned those bikes, You wouldn’t be calling them “ Leader” bikes 😅 Someone who spends $80,000 on 4 motorcycles, knows motorcycles….

[@van_seeking_adventure8770]

@@big_mon1 I think his point is that it's "Liter Bikes"......not Leader. Liter....as in 1000cc capacity equals a liter.

[@big_mon1]

​@@van_seeking_adventure8770I was using speak to text. I guess my celi thought I said leader 😂😂😂.

[@cwsosby]

There is no comparison in these bikes. The RC8R is the BIG DOG!! From a 60+ MPH roll and taking all the skill out of it, the big inline 4's are going to win every time. From a dig, or on a track it is going to the rider all day long!! But good luck finding one of these RC8's. They have always been few and far between, but you can't hardly find one anymore. I have yet to see one on the road where I live, except mine of course.

[@itsmeericb]

Yeah mine and butter guy in my neighborhood were the only guys in town with one. I ended up selling mine for a Ducati. lol

[@stel1000]

​@@itsmeericb For a ducati?!

[@itsmeericb]

@@stel1000 indeed

[@edwsec]

You've a incredible motorcycle only with 2 cyclinders! Awesome for the KTM! What is the fastest or winner motorcycle in the video? R1 crossplane?

[@itsmeericb]

Thanks! The R1 is faster 😂

[@neiljustin9304]

R1 😍😍😍

[@noahdragos5450]

do these bikes come factory with a quickshifter?

[@itsmeericb]

No I had to add one to mine

[@o.l.vbiker1060]

Ese rc8 se queda corto pero es entendible las nuevas bicicletas son mas potetntes y traen mas tecnología esperemos que ktm saque un 1290 pero deportivo saludos

[@Rotterdam-hoogvliet]

Monica! i'm remember that 😂😂😂

[@itsmeericb]

😂😂

[@user-ts1tx7ui2d]

Hp???

[@itsmeericb]

On what?

[@tahmidrafid9256]

Bro you laughing like Jeff bezos 🤣🙃

[@itsmeericb]

😂😂

[@tritonmckinnon7678]

Can I 1190cc hang with a 1L 😂 no shit

[@seyirdefteri7842]

yazılıma ihtiyacın var dostum..

[@harshfishing]

R1 is faster

[@user-oi5qh9qh6f]

Don't compare with rc bro.....rc is a king of single cylinder ❣️

[@itsmeericb]

RC8 is a twin cylinder

[@mohilesh001]

bruh He thought its a rc 390😂@@itsmeericb

[@Devlin85]

😂

[@sk7097]

@@mohilesh001what a DOPE🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@mohilesh001]

@@sk7097 🤣✌