Friday Morning Moto News - KTM to BSB, Aprilia and BMW & Jakub Smrz

KTM will be fielding one of their new RC8 race machines in the Evo Class of the British Superbike Championship in 2010. This is all thanks to Redline Motorcycles and their rider James Edmeades. This brings the number of manufacturers participating in BSB up to a respectable six! Impressive and it will make the racing all the more fun.

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Aprilia and BMW will both have teams in the British Superstock class in 2010. There are some rumors that the bikes being used for this BSB series are putting up some impressive numbers ahead of the season. Does this mean that the other teams will simply wilt away and let them win? Not going to happen! Both Aprilia and BMW have incredible new machines and they want to get them out an prove their prowess - the BSB Superstock series is a good place to do this...especially on your way to Superbike competition.

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Jakub Smrz is convinced that his new B&G Racing team will be competitive in the World Superbike paddock. Though this story is quite complex - teams joining other teams, changing and then not changing marques, new sponsors, etc. - it is simpler just to know that Smrz will be riding a Ducati in WSBK on the PATA B&G Racing team. To learn the rest, take the link.

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First Ride: 2010 KTM RC8R Superbike

This is, in fact, the high-spec model of the KTM RC8 - different from the Aprilia RSV4R, which is actually the low-spec model of the RSV4. And, KTM has really improved the RC8 from one end to the other; better transmission, better frame, better engine, better brakes and more stability. The author disliked the standard RC8, so it does mean something when he says he thinks this is the bike you should buy over the lower model. Have a read and see what you think...

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Here it is! The Mavizen TTX02 Has Been Unveiled at SEMA

It turns out that the major manufacturer which Azhar Hussain is working with is KTM! I had thought it might be the Piaggio Group - one of their companies - but it turns out he went to Austria. If you look at the photo for even a short period of time, you will easily see this machine is derived from the KTM RC8. It looks sleek and sweet, especially for an electric motorcycle. I can imagine that the handling will also be on par with the RC8 since it uses the frame and suspension of that machine. However, there is much more to this machine than what is on the surface; it is a fully wi-fi enabled race machine which you can tune with a so-equipped laptop. And, the price is not that bad - £25,000 complete and race-ready! Only 50 will be built, so take the link and look into the future...

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Skip Barber Superbike School Review

Well, I am not sure if anyone would find fault with a racing school the quality of what Skip Barber offers, but this reviewer certainly enjoyed his time at the school. The school is sponsored by KTM and the KTM RC8, Super Dukes, and 690 Dukes are all offered for students to ride in the class. You can probably guess which bike the author chose. If you are interested, there is one more class this year - 5 - 6 December 2009 - and there are five dates schedules for 2010.

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