Thanks so much! I checked my R6 and it has this little aluminum stopper above the reservoir cap, surprisingly that isn't on the RC/Kramer bikes. Regardless, definitely safety wiring it down going forward. Hope you're having a great riding season!

Thanks Dukie, really appreciate it and always great to hear from you!

@@vtranmoto I missed that part about your air vest not deploying on initial impact! Wow! I’m interested to hear more on that, if it’s the settings or something else? Hopefully it’s not the custom suit somehow not jiving with the Alpinestars vest? Assuming it’s Astars tech air?

@@ryanlowe2808 I haven't had a chance to play with the vest much, BUT the vest algorithm takes into consideration all sorts of telemetry. I actually think because I was fully leaned over, the drop was very low like..literally 6"-12" off the ground maximum, so the airbag might have interpreted it as unnecessary to deploy since I was mostly just sliding (in fact, it would be preferred to not deploy in that scenario), it wasn't until I started rolling/twisting that the vest deployed (which makes sense). The only other experience I've had with an airbag that did deploy was a tether based system (Hit-Air Vest, way back in 2015) when I got tossed into the air at 120mph. The tether system worked remarkably well because its a physical harness and as soon as it snapped, the airbag deployed and my head never touched the ground (I'm pretty sure it saved my life).

thanks man :)

Heck yeah!!! Race is next weekend :D they just approved the RC8C for two additional classes: 750cc superbike and 1000cc superbike!

Thanks man!! Great seeing ya as well. Just took Saturday off to be sore and achey, it was nice to just ride on Sunday and put the crash behind me 👍

Thanks Daniel! Appreciate you watching the vid and leaving a comment. Should be a pretty exciting year of riding 😁

thanks so much! You're right, I think just a little bit of repairs/repaint and the wing will look great. Not a big deal. I'm surprised at how strong it is!

thanks Goratch!!! I'm fine now, bike will be in running shape very soon. Next race is in 10-11 days!

thanks so much for watching and commenting! I actually used to live in Seattle and have ridden at the Ridge! Really miss that area of the country. Ride safe and thanks again!

tyty mama!

Thanks so much! I think I’ve just fully embraced that it’s not a matter of if but when we crash. So I just try to learn from the crash. I didn’t do a followup video, but I do think it was my mistake, adding gas while not reducing lean angle. Just gonna try and get better at it! 🙂 Thanks again!!

@@vtranmoto Hey, do you want to trade lives for a few weeks? Mine's pretty good, you can be a fireman in SF for a bit and I can visit the tracks of the world on the best bikes. Deal?

@@sf1203 hahaha! SF is a really nice place to live! Not sure if you want to deal with Houston heat and humidity. XD wait till you see the Barber footage my friend! ;)

@@vtranmoto I flew out there a few years ago and did the California Superbike School 2 day camp. That track is SO FUN. On the second day it rained and I ended up having the time of my life in the wet. Coach couldn't keep up with me (not so humble brag). But also, I bet if a coach crashes they get fired, whereas I had nothing to lose. Still a feather in my cap, though. Love your vids my man. Keep it up!

@@sf1203 hahaha, you were the Brad Binder of the day! :D well done!

Thanks Kevin! Yeah...we did not wash the brake fluid off too quickly. Uh oh...I'll go message Peter (he has the bike right now). DOH!

Thank you, yeah the safety gear did its thing. Glad it wasn't worse. :)

Thanks Mario!!! Definitely going to look into the kits. Just remove the whole reservoir. Great suggestion. I was so close to a 41 man!!! >.< getting very comfortable at the 42s pace though. Hope to see you out on track soon!

Heck, glue the cap on the reservoir. Who weares out rear brakes. If you ever have to replace the fluid just throw out the reservoir and by a replacement for $10. Cheap insurance for your aero investments. :)

Thank you, Jane and Ellie are wonderful :)

definitely do it, its a ton of fun!

yes, definitely!!! thanks :D

Agreed, thanks man!

Appreciate it! Didn’t find it, but we put a hose clamp on a cap and safety wired it so it’s never coming off again 🤣

Thanks so much, yeah totally lucked out with the slide and the crash protection did a great job. She's definitely not a showbike/garage queen I'll tell you that! :D

Thanks man, appreciate it. Yeah some bikes you can do a whole rear brake reservoir delete and it just has a tube essentially. My R6 rear brake lid has an aluminum stopper that prevents the cap from just falling off. I’ll be safety wiring the RC8C reservoir going forward. Have a great ride on Saturday!

Thank you! Appreciate it and yeah, the damage is minimal so we will be back to racing soon!

Thank you 🙏

Thank you thank you 🙏

Super lucky it didn’t result in a high side, that’s for sure!

Exactly! Onto the next. I don't like to linger on crashes, just gotta move on. Its all part of the sport.

You got that right!

Thanks so much, luckily we made a R6 clipon work and I can ride it with the shaved down pegs for now. Next race is in 11 days so gotta get it back up and running shortly. :D

Amen, thank you 🙏

thank you!! :D now if only I can get the CMRA to let me race in more classes! (currently limited to 2 classes: Formula 1 and heavyweight twins)

@@vtranmoto Haven't they recognized what WorldSBK is doing? If the panigale V2 can race, surely the RC8C can.

@@SONO4B11T that is EXACTLY my case that I've made but no. :( They refuse because of production #s. I just petitioned again last week, so we will see where that goes. The bike is a great supersport competitor and it just makes the class/races more fun to see a variety of bikes out there, not just the same Japanese 600s/750s over and over again!

@@vtranmoto Alright man, good luck!

HOLY CRAP! literally an hour ago the CMRA race director just messaged me and said I can race Superbike A (1000cc+) and B (750cc+) classes! :D:D:D:D still a huge disadvantage powerwise for the RC8C, BUT we have a huge advantage agility wise. FOUR Classes now! :D

Thanks man 👊

Hehe thanks man :) come out to the races damnit!

Hahaha! Thanks man, appreciate it 🤣🤣🤣

cheers! :D

All yours, you know that! ❤️

thank you!!!

Funny enough there isn't! I have one of those tabs on my 2020 R6 reservoir, but for whatever reason KTM doesn't have it (also isn't on my 2022 KTM Duke 890R). Maybe its a Japanese bike thing. In any case, I installed and safety wired a hose clamp to provide extra security on the rear brake reservoir. :D

Good question! So I'm able to get parts from KTM and/or Kramer. All the Bodywork/fairings and engine stuff I just get from KTM like any other KTM part. - Windshield (KTM, though its super backordered, no ETA. Will just use clear ducttape for now) - Brake lever guard (KTM, but they want $396 PER lever guard, so I ordered Kramer guard for $121) - Foot pegs (Kramer) - Fork slider and frame slider (Kramer) - Exhaust pipe (KTM, backordered) - Carbon fiber wings (KTM, backordered) - Reservoir (KTM

@@vtranmoto I appreciate the response and will be interested to see how it turns out. I have a few rare motorcycles and find your experience to be par for the course, that being said, I hope your parts are replaced sooner that later. Keep us updated. I'm certain many potential buyer in future products of limited production would factor replacement parts availability into their purchase.

@@vtranmoto any updates on the backordered parts? I actually got a call from KTM today 7.6.2022 turns out I was buyer # 101 - they are getting me a bike! :-)

@@BrianEvansracer that’s so exciting!!! For the clipons and rearset bits I was easily able to get them from Joe Karvonen/Kramer USA. For the ktm bodywork, they are backordered for monnnnthssss. CONGRATS though! That’s extremely exciting. Join our RC8C owner’s group: facebook.com/groups/210258747695771/?ref=share

haha yeah, good eye. The gopro stabilization does a good job of making the track look "decent" but it is truly the worse track surface I have ever ridden on and I've ridden at quite a few tracks! Lucky to say that this is now my home track...

@@vtranmoto Haha so I'm right! Over here in UK our top circuits are the best. My local, the famous Brands Hatch where we have many Pro races at, you would love it and your gorgeous KTM would be at home there, smooth and so grippy.👍🏻

@@verdeboyo that would be a dream! European tracks are just next level. I’ve only ridden at Jerez once but I would love to come back and ride in UK, IT, and Spain!

Thanks so much! The crash protection was outstanding. I'm excited for your track journey, just keep it up and optimize for seat time! You got this!!!

We’re safety wiring it going forward that’s for sure!

Thank you! Much appreciated!!!

Thanks so much!

Thanks Mike! Yeah I’m going to do exactly that (putting the wings on the shelf). We aren’t taking them with us when we die, might as well enjoy it while we can!

Truth! TBH I might just take them off and hang them on a wall or something...

Truth! The bodywork is from KTM and unfortunately the wings and windshield are months out. Luckily, the hardbits were all available through Kramer and I received them yesterday. Bike is #readytorace for next weekend. 😁

I think the airbag system didn't deploy because I was so low to the ground already and it didn't sense a huge change in speed as I was initially sliding, then as my body got thrown/twisted that is when it deployed. Maybe a good thing since you don't necessarily want the airbag to ALWAYS deploy? Maybe?

@@vtranmoto 👍👍 happy that u r ok take care

HA! good one good one sir. Yeah, I'm really glad the camera was rolling, I can never tell if the mic is working as well. Was glad we could go through that together hahaha. I think if I can download the data from the AIM system we will know if its on brake or on throttle when the lowside happened. I need to get off my butt re: data. Its all there. Easy repairs indeed, we actually just used a spare R6 Vortex clipon I have to replace the bent one. Other parts should be arriving in a week or so, in time for the next race. How's your track season looking so far? Are ya'll able to ride lately?

@@vtranmoto that’s good news! I was going to ask what clipons your using (ordered)? I just put aftermarket ones on my bike and they are really low and almost hit the fairings. I’ve adjusted them so they fit though, but I’m thinking I might get woodcraft 1.5” or 2” risers to get back to the factory height and without 10 degrees slope, because that has me way down. It’s okay, but… the KTM has 51mm forks as well I believe so whatever you use should work for mine! I have got some track time in. VIR for California super bike school few weeks ago (May 1st), and in 2 weeks I’ll be at CMP with TDW for a single day. Then we leave 1 July for Germany, and then Mugello for 3 days with Troy Corser in that amazing European Racing School. I’m looking forward to seeing what style they teach (different from the US instructors). Example: they teach really hanging off the bike, and US instructors yell at me for hanging off too much (saying it’s not needed). Up on the tank versus back away from it, and so on…

@@ryanlowe2808 I'm not sure which clipons I have on the RC, I will check tomorrow when I go see the bike (It's at Peter's atm as we prep it for the next race weekend). Sounds like you are about to have an *amazing* trip. Have a wonderful time Ryan! Looking forward to hearing how it goes. I think its going to be eye opening and just an overall incredible experience, enjoy!!!

@@vtranmoto thanks bro! I’ll bring the GoPro and post some videos to my channel when we return. Just started using the GoPro so I’m new to it and almost all the footage I took at CSS/VIR was not useable lol.

It is quite literally the worst track I’ve ever ridden in the world and it turns out to be my home track when I moved to Texas 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

HA! I did ride R6 in the morning sessions that day...I was filming a whole R6 vs RC8C thing and then this happened...bike is fine, she's not a beauty/garage queen that's for sure!

@@vtranmoto I hope that you release the R6 vs RC8C video anyways. Inquiring minds want to know!

hey there, no I don't wear Plus apparel; I use www.racerglovesusa.com/. I'll do a post-crash analysis of all the gear, I think everything held up pretty well though!

@@vtranmoto i wear the same and they have also hit the ground a few times. Solid gloves and still 100% useable. They last about a year for me with the regular sweat drenching and drying cycles..nice fit and one of the few ventilated options when you trackride in Texas. Recommended.

Hehe 😁 cho a mot vai tuan de lam review va video, a nhan moto3 hom nay!!! 😁😁😁😁😁

@@vtranmoto dạ oke anh.Em mê mấy con moto3 này quá.

HA! damn straight. I'm surprised at how tough the wings are, I thought it would snap off as well!

Funny enough we don’t have gravel here, just a SWAMP lololol I definitely got lucky😅

Thank you! The safety gear and the bike protection did their jobs well. Most Texas tracks have private membership available, so you're able to ride most days of the week without having to share the track with 20-30+ other riders. Its great for practice. It was definitely new to me when I moved here. On the West Coast, the only way to ride track was through a trackday provider. Pros: clear track pretty much all of the time Cons: it gets a little lonely sometimes and also you don't have the benefit of a fully staffed track (control riders, only 1 flag at the start/stop, and no ambulance on the premise...yikes)

Cam on e!!

I’ve saved a seat just for you 😚

Thank you for watching and commenting! I went back to review footage and I think while it was suspicious that the rear brake reservoir was gone, I don’t like the idea of blaming equipment/the machine. The takeaway for me was that I began apply throttle while at maximum lean (for me) but did not reduce lean angle. It’s like a see-saw, the more gas you apply, the more lean angle you have to reduce by standing up the bike. So that’s the lesson that I took away from the lowside, luckily it was an easy fix and we’ve been able to improve and continue racing the bike! One more month till the final round of the season. :)

Hahaha well I can proudly say I’m the first idiot to crash a RC8C in the world! 🤣

@@vtranmoto 🤣😂😥😥🤣There is that.

Yessir, his name is Peter, best mechanic in the region 👍

Haha definitely not, but I was one of the lucky 25 to fly to Jerez, meet the KTM and Kramer teams, and ride with Dani Pedrosa. :)

@@vtranmoto that’s pretty lucky! Kramer really has their stuff together. I ordered an open hub bolt to use a TRS and they were very responsive. I had my part in a few days. Hopefully you get everything you need to get yours back up and running pretty quickly.

Ha! Exactly :D thanks for watching 🙏

@@vtranmoto no problem, been eyeing on the Vircos suit after watching your review.. waiting for butt patch design to be ready..😅😅

@@mdfaruq5800 love it! lmk if you need my contact at Vircos, its a fantastic suit. I'm about to order another one... :D

@@vtranmoto I've contacted Lacopo..but told him I'm not ready with the patch..😅😅...just a quick question..for your butt patch..is it you design on your own or they helped you to do it?

@@mdfaruq5800 they help refined it, I had an idea already. Their design team is great, Iacopo is awesome, I actually met up with him at COTA for MotoGP and took him to dinner. If you ever have the chance, highly recommend visiting him and the Vircos team in Italy! :)

hahha thanks George :)

It’s a private track/private trackday. Just me and one friend so there was no rush. Normal trackday, best policy is to walk away from it and get to a safe area. Thank you!

@@vtranmoto bro you just told me I got money 😂 good for you

😭😭😭 I know >.

😭😭😭😭😭 she's definitely got some battlescars now!

I’m not sure :(

Good call!!!

It is not more flammable than engine oil, you didn't google that first did you?