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Old 01-11-2012, 10:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello Everyone

I bought a New 2010 RC8 today and look forward to learning more about it on the forum

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Old 01-12-2012, 06:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Sweet ! Welcome to the club and nice collection of bikes!
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Old 01-13-2012, 05:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks David, the collection is going to change a little as I am going to sell the MV as I am replacing it with the RC8 !
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Old 01-15-2012, 10:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I just recently bought a 2010 leftover myself, only got to ride it once so far but I love it!

MAKE SURE YOU PUT ETHANOL TREATMENT IN THIS BIKE (AS WELL AS ANY BIKE WITH A PLASTIC TANK) BECAUSE THEY WILL SWELL AND WARP!

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Old 01-16-2012, 11:12 PM   #6 (permalink)
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What is ethanol treatment ? Is it a fuel additive or a coating to go in the tank ?
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It is a fuel additive (many different manufacturers make this and they are widely available in any auto parts store). The best way to combat the problem is to coat the inside of the tank with Caswell's epoxy coating, but you can only do that with a tank that has never has fuel in it.
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Old 01-22-2012, 07:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Thanks for the info on protecting the tank
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great pick up are you going to track it ?

not a lot of info out there on the RC8 here and http://www.ktmforum.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=135 are the biggest forums for info etc
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Old 01-25-2012, 04:47 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Hey Shanes,

Yes I plan on doing track days on it, my roadracing days are over as I roadraced 1985 to 1994 but am 54 years old now and track days will give me all the challenge I need
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