Ktm gerald kiska biography

“The RC8 was inspired by KTM’s off-road bikes.

The Designer of the KTM RC8: Gerald Kiska - Visordown

I tried to bring the design language that I developed for their off-road bikes to the street market. The approach was a simple one, we tried to take the elements we used in the off-road bikes and transfer them to the on-road ones. The RC8 was what came out. If you look at the tank spoilers that you have on a motocross bike they are a plain surface, with no openings on them, this idea was then developed for the side fairing on the superbike.

Comparing the original 2003 Tokyo concept bike with the final version it seems very close, but it is not.

The Man Behind KTM: Gerald Kiska Interview - Motorcyclist

Between 2003 and 2008 the design and fashion in supersports bikes changed quite a lot. The rider’s position has moved extremely far forward so that the distance between the handlebar and the seat is much shorter. The whole weight distribution of the superbike has moved further forward. We took elements and the design idea of the concept but changed the ktm gerald kiska biography1 POKOJ