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Originally Posted by adouglas
The Cup version will actually be detuned to 38 hp? That's a bummer. Bet it's possible to reverse, though....
And no ABS to save weight. Mixed feelings about that one.
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ABS is not a great idea on racing bikes in this class, because riders may depend on it and find themselves on the ground in a corner. Unless KTM upgrades to cornering ABS, they are better off without it _for the track_.
However, for the road, I was keen on the R3 from the European intro, but on North American bikes, they will not sell with ABS.
I think in 2015 it is really irresponsible to sell a bike like this without ABS as an option, and frankly Yamaha is in a huge position of liability by being the only manufacturer to sell a 300-400cc sport bike without ABS.