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KTM Developing Two Moto3 Bikes with Kalex Engineering
KTM has announced it will be entering the Moto3 Championship, building a 250cc single-cylinder bike in what the company is describing as an 100% in-house operation. This statement is a bit confusing...
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KTM’s Pit Beirer Talks Moto3 Production Bikes, Cooperation With Kalex, &...
At the Sachsenring, after the introduction of KTM’s Moto3 GPR production racer, we spent five minutes with KTM’s Head of Motorsports Pit Beirer. We spoke to him about a number of subjects, including...
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KTM’s 2013 Factory Rally Team: Despres Out, Caselli In
After a last-minute appointment to replace the injured Marc Coma in KTM's factory rally team for the 2013 Dakar Rally, American Kurt Caselli impressed many with his stellar rookie performance on the...
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Deciphering the MotoGP Silly Season, Part 2
If Jack Miller is parachuted into Aspar, the second seat in the team is up for grabs. Though Dorna are keen to have an American in MotoGP, it is widely believed that Nicky Hayden’s days are numbered....
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MotoGP, Moto2, & Moto3 Silly Season Loose Ends
Aragon was a busy time for the riders and managers in all three Grand Prix classes. Wrapping up contract negotiations before the circus heads east for the Pacific Ocean flyaways was high on the list of...
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More Photos of the KTM RC16 MotoGP Bike Testing
We got out first look at the KTM RC16 last week, the Austrian company's MotoGP race bike that will debut in 2017, along with a customer version that will cost around €140,000. The RC16 draws some...
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XXX: Even More Photos of the KTM RC16
This is our third story about the KTM RC16, in I don’t know how many weeks, but the Austrian brand just dropped off a bunch of high-resolution images of its MotoGP race bike in the company’s media...
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KTM Claims Honda Exceeded Moto3 Rev Limit
Were Honda exceeding the Moto3 rev limit in 2015? This is the accusation made by KTM Sports Director Pit Beirer in a story on the German-language website Speedweek. Beirer alleges that KTM came across...
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KTM Signs Pol Espargaro to a Two-Year Deal
As expected, we didn’t have long to wait to find where Pol Espargaro would be working next season, as KTM has announced that it has signed a two-year contract with the Spanish rider, for the 2017 and...
View ArticleKTM Confirms Smith & Espargaro for 2018 in MotoGP
After months of speculation of an impending rider change at KTM, the Austrian factory has issued a press release clarifying its 2018 line up in MotoGP. The KTM factory team will continue with both Pol...
View ArticleIs MotoGP Right About WorldSBK as a Talent Pool?
In my article analyzing the Jerez private tests, which took an in-depth look at the times set by the WorldSBK bikes and the MotoGP bikes, I set out several reasons why I thought Jonathan Rea would not...
View ArticleKTM and Tech3 Team Up in MotoGP for the 2019 Season
It was a shock to hear that the venerable Tech3 team would be leaving the Yamaha family, come the 2019 MotoGP season, after all Tech3 boss Hervé Poncharal cut his teeth with Yamaha. But, once the news...
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KTM Pulls Out of Moto2, Effective Next Year
KTM is pulling out of the Moto2 to focus on MotoGP and Moto3. Also, Husqvarna will return to the Moto3, eventually with its own bike. The post KTM Pulls Out of Moto2, Effective Next Year appeared first...
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Johann Zarco Booted from KTM for Rest of the MotoGP Season
Johann Zarco is out of the KTM MotoGP team, effective immediately. Taking his place will be KTM test rider, Mika Kallio. The post Johann Zarco Booted from KTM for Rest of the MotoGP Season appeared...
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Remy Gardner Moving up to MotoGP in 2022 with KTM & Tech3
Another seat in the MotoGP is spoken for this silly season, as Remy Gardner will be making the step from the Moto2 paddock into the premier class. The post Remy Gardner Moving up to MotoGP in 2022 with...
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Pit Beirer Explains Why It’s the Human Factor That Makes the Difference at KTM
For all the talk about the machines on the MotoGP grid, it's the people that make the difference at KTM. The post Pit Beirer Explains Why It’s the Human Factor That Makes the Difference at KTM appeared...
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