This record appears to combine KTM’s LC8-based V-twin street and sport-bike lineage rather than a single, cleanly documented standalone nameplate. KTM introduced the RC8 as its first modern superbike-era street supersport in 2007, giving the brand a serious asphalt-focused flagship alongside its off-road and naked-bike models. The Super Duke family was already established by then, with the Super Duke concept arriving in the mid-2000s and the R-badged performance version following soon after; KTM later redefined the segment again with the 1290 Super Duke R in 2014. Because the underlying KTM references span separate RC8 and Super Duke R eras, this record should be treated as a merged historical identifier, not a single continuous production model.
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