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KTM CEO Confirms New 490 RC, Hints It Could Replace the 390 Platform

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KTM CEO Gottfried Neumeister has officially confirmed development of the fully-faired 490 RC, stating: "We definitely want to extend our RC line-up; the 990 was first, and we'll have a 790 and a 490." The new platform is expected to spawn naked and adventure variants just like the existing 390 series, with hints it could eventually replace that platform entirely.

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Shinji Hanoura

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There's no spec sheet yet, but hearing the CEO himself lay out 990, 790, and 490 in sequence is thrilling on its own. Compared with the old 390 line, the way they're spacing out displacement now looks a lot more deliberate. I'll be watching what comes out of this with my pulse genuinely up.