143 kg
60 hp / 40 ft lb torque
500 cc EFI single
Would you put $1000 down for one? (and purchase for about 7k?)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/57/Cagiva_C594.jpg/660px-Cagiva_C594.jpg)
Definitely!! [thumbsup]
I definitely would. [drool]
thumpers make my ears bleed
Didnt they decide that was going to be a twin?
I was all for the thumper but for 7k i'm sticking with buying a 996
would buy one of the 916 stylee mitos in an instant if i could ever find on in the states near me
Quote from: Speeddog on October 22, 2010, 09:10:00 PM
Still at $7k total price?
Yeah, just saw that. Probably not now.
I agree with Paper, for that price I'd go the 748, 996 route.
reminds me a lot of the D16 in the nose.
I LIKE IT!
7k is a yes
I think 7k is the highest it could go for.
What about 5500?
Someone will make one if enough ppl are willing to prebuy.
I'm in, where do I send the $$$
This was a prototype before and they decided to put a Hyosung twin in the Mito chassis instead and manufacture it in India. The first prototype toured the US with the Cycle World motorcycle show. They set it up and asked people to fill out a survey to gauge interest. After the project changed to a Hyosung twin, I think everyone lost interest. But when it toured the show, they received tons of feedback that said, build it and I'll buy it. I know a few people including me, that wanted to race it.
So where did this pop up? Who is claiming to build it again? I call B.S. :P Fool me once, shame on you...
I'm really excited for the RC4, if it ever actually goes into production. Supposedly, this project has been shelved indefinitely. The RC4 has been a prototype for at least 3 years. It was first a KTM single in a Mito chassis, then they played around with chassis design and I guess have come up with this:
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Quote from: fasterblkduc on October 23, 2010, 06:38:12 AM
But when it toured the show, they received tons of feedback that said, build it and I'll buy it. I know a few people including me, that wanted to race it.
So where did this pop up? Who is claiming to build it again? I call B.S. :P Fool me once, shame on you...
What he said. I told the show guy a few years back that if they built it, I'd buy it. Interest appeared to be very high for the little sports single. Then they completed make the beast with two backsed it up by going with that crap twin cylinder mill and everyone (including me) lost interest.
Got a used KTM Duke II to satisfy my need for a sport single. But I'd rather have had this bike it its promised form.
Quote from: duc750 on October 22, 2010, 09:33:49 PM
Yeah, just saw that. Probably not now.
I agree with Paper, for that price I'd go the 748, 996 route.
pffft, 7k is a damn nice 749
Quote from: matt922 on October 23, 2010, 09:38:02 AM
pffft, 7k is a damn nice 749
Used is always cheaper.
The closest equivalent bike today (KTM Duke 690) is over 10K, so 7K for a semi-equivalent bike (down about 10 HP) seems reasonable or at least as equivalently overpriced as the competition.
I had a talk with some people near and dear to our hearts and I am thinking about starting something... No one is making tmk
Nice looking bike, it's just that the power to weight ratio goes all to hell as soon as I sit my (_!_) on it.
While I love this idea and I hope it's built, my fear is that far too many folks will look at a Sub 300 Lbs, 50+HP bike as a "beginner" bike.
And from there, it never quite gets off the ground.
Maybe with the Moto III class coming, there will be a revival in the whole "genre" of supersingles.
With high end suspension components and that power to weight ratio, then yeah I would consider it. I would rather have a small light motorcycle that handles well than a high power race replica that can't get out of first gear without being in felony realm.
Quote from: superjohn on October 24, 2010, 09:03:52 AM
...than a high power race replica that can't get out of first gear without being in felony realm.
fwiw, anybody that revs out first gear on one of those things on the street deserves to be on their back or launched in the air.
i got over the "zomg, my bike does ~100mph in first gear!" thing like 10+ years ago.
Quote from: derby on October 24, 2010, 09:41:40 AM
fwiw, anybody that revs out first gear on one of those things on the street deserves to be on their back or launched in the air.
why would you want them to be an astronaut?
that would b kewl.
It depends largely on if the suspension and brake components are of a very good quality. Something that is pretty decent stock and with just some revalve/setup work is ready to race.
A KTM 525 or the 530 are some sweet motors and on a tight road or track can be a real kick in the ass.