2017 KTM RC16 revealed

The new KTM RC16 has been revealed in pics and videos. The new KTM will be making its debut in the 2017 season of MotoGP and will challenge MotoGP leaders like Yamaha and Ducati.

The new KTM RC16 has a 90-degree V4 engine developing around 245 bhp at 16,000 rpm . It has a steel-tube chassis with  bottom-braced aluminum swingarm.

The front 60 percent of the RC16’s “tank” is a black carbon cover over the engine’s sealed intake airbox, fed through a generous-sized oval opening at the front fairing. Most of the fuel is lower down, closer to the centre of mass. The KTM RC16 though, does has some resemblance to the Honda RC213V. The RC16 has a steel trellis frame.and has 17-inch wheels and carbon fibre discs. Brakes are of Brembo and the suspension is by WP suspension.

The pics reveal that the bike has a large radiator with its surface facing the entire length of  the fairing.  The cooling system in bikes are as important as the power in the engine. Races are won by the total system working together which includes engine, chassis, rider and electronics. A road legal version of the bike is also on the cards.

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