I'm the CEO of Krämer Motorcycles USA - Ask Me Anything

WERA keeps it almost as weird as OMRRA does.

 

I will have to give you the log in to her only fans page...

 

I have spoken to a number of people(myself included) who would like to have a middleweight track machine with the same electronics as the modern liter bikes. It makes sense for those of us who would spend the extra dough to ride a machine that could help prevent a crash when we run out of talent. The 890RR and the RC8C both have traction control, so why not the 690? Is there not enough power, or does the market not support the additional costs? I'm holding out for the RC990 because I think it will fit the bill(I guess because I can't afford to crash a Ducati), but what are your thoughts?

 

There’s always been a debate about whether the EVO2 platform needs TC and other electronics (it does have EBC already, btw). As someone who has high-sided an EVO2 in the rain, and has the titanium bones to prove it, I’m of the camp that it should have TC. Beyond that, we see the category going this way, and we want to be market leaders, not market followers.

The current ECU is not the best one to implement something like this on the EVO2 right now. I think you’ll see a TC option on the EVO2 soon enough, but I don’t have clarity on the timeline for that right now.

 

I've been racing an Evo 2 in AHRMA for 2 years (and two National Championships) and I've never thought about wanting traction control. I can see it could be helpful in the wet but I'd never want it in the dry. The torque curve is so flat and the power so linear, the rear is easy to move around just enough to get the bike out of the corner. If Kramer is going to mess with the ecu, I'd much prefer the ability to adjust fuel, spark, rev limit, and throttle response freely.

 

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I see you. Stop by at Barber and I might spill some beans in private.

 

When can we expect a GP1290r???

 

It'd be a 1390 these days. The SD got the bump last year, this year the SA-S/SA-R, and GT all get the same upgrade.

325lb Kramer built 1390 - bye bye kids education fund, hello to more titanium bones and tire bills.

 

I've only had my 1290SD on the track once but holy hell that was fun. Already thinking to pick up a lightly used 1390 next year after they sort out the gremlins and find a buyer that threw the Hard Parts catalog at it and then got scared by it or ran out of interest/talent.

 

Well...that's a funny question.

We talk a lot internally about a "GP1" model, and what that could look like. Something with the 1390 motor could be interesting. Where the conversation gets derailed is what features need to be on the bike, what the performance index should be, and what are we looking at for cost/volume. I'd say we're a few years out on it...unless we're not.

How's that for a vague response?

 

Clearly what he's trying to say is: "Half-Life 3 Confirmed for 2025."

 

That's never going to happen. Unlike the RVF1000RR coming in 2026.

 

Any update on the status of the bikes being built and purchasing parts and the price of the parts?

 

Also are the forks and shock the same as current model Kramer?

 

Having a talent cup round at VMD is a neat move. (Bulletin 03-2025 revised) I'm surprised there's even room for another class at that event. Do you have any reasoning behind going there?

I also like that the class schedule is sticking to one coast outside of the two cota rounds.

 

Has there been any talk of Kramer contingency in the MA Talent Cup? Forgive me if I missed where it was mentioned here.

 

Don't hold out on us like that!!

 

I tried on page one.

 

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