While we still
await the official launch details about the upcoming new KTM RC125, Autocar
India has revealed one of the paint schemes that it will be available in our
market. As seen in the photograph published by the motoring portal, the
Indian-spec KTM RC125 will be available in a dual-tone paint scheme, featuring
orange and black colours. It is different from that of the test mule that was
spotted in April this year. Thus, the bike will arrive in more than one colour
option. We expect to see three paint schemes for the RC125 – Orange/Black,
Orange/White and Full Black.
The KTM RC125 will arrive in the Indian market in June. While the KTM
125 Duke competes with the MT-15, the RC125 will lock horns with the YZF-R15
V3.0. The RC125 will share its engine specifications with the 125 Duke. Like
the 125 Duke, the RC125 will arrive with a BS-IV compliant motor coupled to a
6-speed gearbox. The 124.7 cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine with fuel
injection tech that churns out 14.5 PS of peak power at 9,250 rpm and 12 Nm of
max torque at 8,000 rpm. We may see the Euro-V/BS-VI ready KTM RC/Duke range at
the 2019 EICMA motorcycle show.
Feature list will
include an underbelly exhaust, twin-pod projector headlight, LED tail light and
blinkers, clip-on handlebars and a digital display. Anchoring department will
consist of disc brakes on both wheels while the safety net, as on the 125 Duke,
will include a single-channel ABS. In comparison, the Yamaha YZF-R15 V3.0 comes
with a dual-channel ABS. Shock absorption tasks are performed by upside-down
forks at the front and a monoshock suspension at the rear.
The KTM 125 Duke
recently received a price increase of INR 5,000 – bringing its ex-showroom
Delhi cost to INR 1.30 lakh. We expect the RC125 to be priced under INR 1.40
lakh (ex-showroom). For reference, the Yamaha YZF-R15 V3.0 retails at INR 1,39,680
(ex-showroom Delhi).
