KTM India has just launched the new RC 160 in the country after the launch of 160 Duke. While both motorcycles share their engines and underpinnings, they take different approaches where styling and riding experience are concerned. Units of RC 160 had been reaching showrooms in the past couple of days and is now officially launched.
KTM RC 160 Launch
Where pricing is concerned, KTM RC 160 has been priced at Rs 1.85 lakh (Ex-sh). RC 160 has been positioned above 160 Duke in terms of pricing. Bringing numbers into the equation, RC 160 is Rs 14.5k more expensive than base variant of 160 Duke and Rs 6k more expensive than the top variant of 160 Duke which comes with a TFT instrument cluster.
Speaking of, KTM RC 160 does not come equipped with this TFT cluster. Instead, it offers an LCD cluster with Bluetooth and navigation support. Also, RC 160 only gets one colourway option, where base colour is Black and gets Orange and White highlights along with Black alloy wheels. RC 160 and READY TO RACE stickers can be seen on the side fairing.
One can speculate that KTM might launch a TFT screen variant soon and that variant could probably offer more colour options too. Where design is concerned, it looks almost identical to its bigger brother, RC 200. It gets the same fairing, fuel tank, LED headlight setup, LED tail lights, LED blinkers, Orange trellis frame, 17-inch alloy wheels and more.
Other notable elements include sporty split seats, clip-on handlebars, rear-set footpegs, premium switchgear, fairing mounted ORVMs, USD front forks and others. The motorcycle comes with wide tyres 110-section front and 140-section rear. Braking duties are handled by 320 mm front disc and 230 mm rear disc, coupled with dual-channel ABS with two ABS modes – Road and Supermoto.
Same engine as 160 Duke
Powering the new KTM RC 160 is the same 164.2cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled SOHC 4V/cyl engine as 160 Duke. This engine is capable of putting out 19 PS of peak power and 15.5 Nm of peak torque, mated to a slipper clutch and a 6-speed gearbox. This engine is known to be rev happy and offers a strong top-end performance.
In the 150cc to 160cc supersport category, KTM RC 160 has just one rival, which is the highly successful Yamaha R15. RC 160 is Rs 34,300 more expensive than last-gen R15 S, Rs 18,800 more expensive than base R15 V4 and Rs 3,900 more expensive than R15 M, which comes with TFT screen and a bi-directional quickshifter.
KTM RC 160 is Rs 856 more expensive than Hero’s Karizma XMR 210 with similar supersport ethos, equipped with a TFT cluster, USD front forks and more. The bigger engine packs higher performance of 25.5 PS and 20.4 Nm.
Source: Bike - rushlane.com
