Thinking about a Ninja 400....but also the KTM

[TaiMc]

Originally Posted by Cello

Yep, like I said, it outcompetes at the track, though quibbling about the difference between ~109mph and ~119mph is just self . The RC390 beats both, so if you really want to brag about being a trackie in the low CC group, you'll have to put up with the engine grenade.

No one is quibbling or bragging about anything from what I've read... and the Ninja's top speed is 129mph.

When do you plan to get your 500?

[Rod]

Originally Posted by Cello

Yep, like I said, it outcompetes at the track, though quibbling about the difference between ~109mph and ~119mph is just self . The RC390 beats both, so if you really want to brag about being a trackie in the low CC group, you'll have to put up with the engine grenade.

Now, when the talk is race track and performance, it's not just as much as the bike can do when you add "who's riding...
RC390 didn't even came close to the R3 in the last 2 racing seasons and it's not even in the same category of the Ninja 400, as far as matching the power and chassis... IMO.
Besides, the RC390 cannot take the beating like the others, and that's why you don't see them much on the endurance races.
But I do like the way they look