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. KTM will also be partnering with Kalex Engineering on a second bike, where KTM will help the German company by supplying their race motors. No riders have been confirmed on either the KTM or KTM/Kalex machines.
KTM’s return to international road racing is certainly a welcomed sight, and it’s interesting that the Austrian company is both building its own bike, and supplying motors to other outfits. Both the KTM and KTM/Kalex machines will have to compete against the Honda NSF250R race bike.[1]
KTM has already starting testing its Moto3 chassis configuration at the Cartagena track in Spain.
BAKKER
Noting that two-stroke race bikes are going the way of the dinosaur, the master frame builders at Bakker set out to make a four-stroke package that would fit into MotoGP’s Moto3 series and other 250cc single-cylinder racing classes.
Able to accomodate any manufacturer’s motor, Bakker has a Suzuki-powered model (the Bakker RM-Z250R) that’s been proven in the Open Dutch Championship (ONK) 125cc, the German IDM 125cc, and the UEM Supermono Cup. The Dutch company also has a Honda-powered unit that is ready to go for Moto3 competition when the rules switch in 2012.
Using a twin-spar frame and carbon fiber sub-frame, the Baker RM-Z250R weighs a featherlight 82kg (181 lbs). Additionally the rolling chassis comes with an adjustable ball head, as well as an adjustment for the position of the swingarm. Customers can have the chassis suit any motor they wish, making Bakker an ideal starting point for teams looking to race in Moto3.[2]
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