Can the stock KTM RC 390 beat a race-spec RC 390? ft.Emmanuel Jebraj | KTM Cup Season 2 | PowerDrift

The ultimate race-ready showdown is here: stock KTM RC 390 vs. race-spec RC 390 in KTM Cup Season 2 at Kari Motor Speedway! Can the stock version beat its modified counterpart on the track? Varun Painter & Emmanuel Jebraj find out!
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[@vroombk]

My amigos! We had a racer ride both the motorcycles and the difference is almost 8-9 seconds. The race-spec motorcycle does 1:12 and the stock RC does about 1:20-1:21. That’s a fully specced up race motorcycle going up against a stock motorcycle and while the difference might be huge in racing, its insane to see a stock bike still do that lap time.

[@anunag1363]

Choose call

[@anandmohan100]

Jebraj should have ridden both the bikes, how can a Auto journalist ride as fast as a professional racer

[@onkarp22]

To show the gap of 8 sec😂😂😂😂 Otherwise it would have been 2-3 secs max

[@vroombk]

I agree! I can never be as fast as the racer boys. But Jeba here did a 1:16. The championship lads do a 1:12. 4 seconds off! And the stock here does a 1:20 or 1:21 depending on a lot of conditions

[@mohammadishan36]

Exactly

[@chotu5175]

​@@onkarp22 no way only 2 sec diff will be there, checkout that rc with proper race spec suspension, no doubt it's faster

[@bc9629]

In race conditions the race spec will do around 1:12-14, RC 390 riden more agressive will do around 1:20-23 . So around the same gap. And 8 secs in a race is light years ahead.

[@AdiKotes119KRITICAL]

This is really insulting the viewers intelligence. How is it a comparison if two different people are riding two different motorcycles?Same guy should have ridden both bikes.. Either Varun or Jebraj

[@cykablyat8935]

Stock bike - stock rider Race spec bike - race spec rider 😅

[@vroombk]

@@cykablyat8935Hahah there you go!

[@kabinshrestha3674]

Or they should tried mixed up exchanging the riders and bikes..!

[@kausikmr]

I dont think this makes any sense

[@gamedutyz]

Then don't think lol

[@bhargavram4155]

I don't think you make any sense

[@nichithcn7119]

​@@bhargavram4155meatrider,pull.out when you're done🤡

[@prof.purpur]

Next up journalist on a Aprilia v4 vs motogp rider on RSGP... Makes no sense🤦‍♂️

[@SANKARANANTH4693]

Either one of you guys should have ridden both motorcycles, to avoid the rider errors. But i am excited for the next video that will really help new riders who wants to get into racing.

[@powerdriftofficial]

There’s no error really because the stock can do a sub 1:20 and the race spec can do a 1:12 in capable hands. The difference is still the same 😃

[@tonyfrancisco370]

Bs​@@powerdriftofficial

[@raviutkarshkujur9]

Interesting would be Varun riding race spec & Emanual riding stock bike !

[@EverythingAboutWheels]

Jeba anna took it easy for sure! That bike will do it around 1:10 if pushed hard! Kudos to you all! Great video!

[@ujjwalkhatri4198]

What upgrades are done to both of these bikes & what's the power outputs of both the bikes??

[@Dwrksied]

A drag race would have been much better to judge

[@vroombk]

The race-spec motorcycle would have disappeared

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hahah! Next on Signal 2 Signal?

[@Dwrksied]

@@powerdriftofficial I won't entertain it unless VP does the racing in Chapri style

[@mayukhsharma8465]

Drag race isnt a metric to determine a performance of a motorcycle.

[@Dwrksied]

@@mayukhsharma8465 in this case they are comparing which one is faster by what second. Hence a drag race is more suitable than a circuit where the riders have different skillset.

[@konstantinoskourini]

What are the fairings on the race bike???

[@pathikdesai5853]

This a series, I will be eagerly waiting to see!

[@powerdriftofficial]

👏👏👏

[@malluturbo]

so the race bike use aracer ecu..exhaust will be free flow exhaust..then body is lightweight and engine if its from ktm factory,then hell expensive plus year long cost of the race series..plus accidental damage repairs...

[@vijaychauhan46]

Isn't this is flawed way of testing the capability, I mean for exact amount of difference shouldn't both bikes be ridden by same rider back to back that would have given exact idea of capability of race preped RC over stock RC, Jeba Anna is super talented rider and I am quite sure he would have done similar timing on stock bike too. So does that mean doing all that modification to RC is redundant, I don't know cuz testing wasn't done properly

[@powerdriftofficial]

Its not honestly. The race bike is meant for the racetrack. Very specific to its purpose. The stock bike is something you can buy in a showroom and get to a racetrack any day of the week. Set fast lap times, have fun and go back riding the same motorcycle. That’s what makes the RC special. Check VP’s pinned comment. 😊

[@kabinshrestha3674]

Biggest down side of RC series is the front headlight design come on KTMs Nepal is waiting for New Rc series.!!

[@powerdriftofficial]

We hear there’s a new one coming soon

[@yashvardhansingh9779]

Can’t wait for the rc 390 gen 3 , it’s going to be crazy 🥵🔥

[@shreyasgowda188]

What has been done to the race spec bike? Can't wait..

[@vroombk]

Unfortunately, a lot of it will remain under wraps but Jeba was kind enough to tell me how much it makes on the dyno ☺️☺️☺️

[@powerdriftofficial]

Jeba says 🤐🤐🤐

[@deepakvasudevan1]

Someone ought to teach PowerDrift how A/B testing works. Why compare two motorcycles ridden by different riders if they aren't racing each other. I believe Mr. Jebaraj riding both machines would've given us a better comparison of both bikes.

[@debanjan_gupta]

Where do I get that belly pan of RC Cup 390 for my RC 390? Btw amazing comparo🙌🏻

[@powerdriftofficial]

The stock motorcycle you mean?

[@debanjan_gupta]

@@powerdriftofficial yes

[@FASTERBOLT87]

no one can beat RC390

[@shaftdrive7567]

Tell us the difference in mods and setup. Should be interesting.

[@sarthakgawari23]

all those rtr 310 kids who used to say track spec 310rr can beat the ktms , well here they gonna be silent . . . .

[@mayukhsharma8465]

Whats the time of a track spec rr310?

[@nichithcn7119]

​@@mayukhsharma84653:00 😂

[@mayukhsharma8465]

@@nichithcn7119 lol cant be that slow for sure

[@chiranjibmukhopadhyay5462]

Of course it can, if you screw up while making it race spec. You'd have to be pretty bad at your job

[@arunbabu6524]

Yes off-course the stock bike can beat the race spec bike. What a logical question

[@yashuftwxD]

W Content , need more content on RC 390

[@vroombk]

Coming soon

[@powerdriftofficial]

Here we go!

[@charanteja200]

We know neither of your cornerning and leaving the apex are perfect and no one is judging about them. But to have fair results Mr.Painter needs to ride both and race spec and stock 390s

[@vroombk]

Feedback appreciated Charan but we did have a racer ride both these motorcycles and the timings are nearly the same.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Check VP’s pinned comment. Hopefully that answers a lot of the questions in the comments

[@user-dw2cc8gw8w]

I wish rc 390 was little bit good looking from the front 👀

[@raider_3860]

Bhai is ktm me jo niche under welly laga hua hai wo chiye humko milega kya

[@Vickyvichaar]

Yes, KTM making availability of race spec machines to common people

[@vroombk]

Its nice yes

[@powerdriftofficial]

That’s the whole point yes! 😅

[@zhack3d]

12 lacs for a race spec 390, I don’t get it? One can buy a used Daytona for 8 lac and spend 4 lacs upgrading it.

[@dhineshrajan94]

1.19 done on a stock RC at last year KTM RC cup selection

[@vroombk]

That’s what! The race spec does a 1:12! 7 seconds.

[@powerdriftofficial]

That’s insane to be honest. Like VP said in this thread, the race spec does a 1:12

[@18lakhvinder18]

No power figures?

[@crypticsynyster6335]

rc 390 is a damm beautiful machine

[@rajustiven93]

Ride two bike same person that only right way to compare, how professional racer and jouranalist rider compare each other

[@TheIncredibleBharat]

Bhot saare seconds bacha liye😂😂😂😂

[@Rahul_Rao_001]

both of guys should've been ridden both the bikes then it would be much clearer.

[@powerdriftofficial]

We had a racer do that bud. So 1:12 vs 1:19-1:20. Its pretty much the same

[@Rajukjha007]

1:18

[@raider_3860]

KTM rc 390 ka underwelly yahi Bala jo video me hai

[@khundrakpamsunder2664]

Old design is gold ❤, I don't like new design

[@rudranaga5883]

Baba my area is filled with moon potholes..koi mast relaxing scooter batane ka...kya yeh race hot lap dance laga Kar rakha hain

[@manojkulkarni4970]

Dude 8 secs is a huge difference it's not close 😂😂😂😂😂

[@vroombk]

Agreed! But a stock bike vs a race bike. Plus the cost input that Jeba has put in is massive.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Oh for sure! But like VP said, its commendable that a stock motorcycle can get this close.

[@kbcZed]

Nonsense! Unfortunately Mr. Painter is not painting the correct picture in this comparison! :D This is a useless comparison and both bikes should have been ridden by Jebraj.

[@polespargaro4445]

Paria chakli comparison 🤣

[@kalkin8129]

Powerdrift is a joke now

[@adarshbhavsar122]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@powerdriftofficial]

👏👏👏

[@Candlelight780]

PD the circus 🤡

[@falkondezigns5397]

This comparison doesn't make any sense 😂

[@stealthghost09prasanna12]

Am waiting

[@powerdriftofficial]

Coming soon buddy

[@gourichangmai6545]

Jokedrift

[@i_Sahilaryan]

*me *fills nitrogen *speed 15% ⬆️ Tooner 🔧

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hahahaa

[@OnlyCitrus]

How was this stupid concept even approved? different riders on different bikes ≠ a comparison between two bikes.

[@shubhamanand7018]

What sort of mind numbing video is this ? An auto journalist who already inexperienced driver driving stock slow bike and experienced rider driving race bike . Ig its dine to just show that 8 second gap 🤦🏻‍♂️ how dumb do you guys think we are ???

[@hangswloo7225]

So, let's see how much uglier ktm rc and hero Karizma can get I mean it's top of my list but I am sure this 2 bikes can break the seeling in ugliness 😡

[@rohitjagan2976]

Powerdrift boo 👎

[@michaelcrouch5708]

Pointless video, so much unfair and what are the differences.

[@thepeacekpr]

The comments section is so dumb. This video is to demonstrate that a motorbike journalist (common person) on a stock RC 390 is not that much slower than a racer on a race spec bike.

[@SriMenon37]

uneven comparison bro. The demonstration here is about bikes, not common rider vs pro. Jebba should have ridden both bikes for a fair comparison.

[@kamalmachani]

@@SriMenon37i agree with you. The video title also clearly says about bikes and not riders. A rider should never be in this equation.

[@vroombk]

Exactly! Also, people are forgetting that this is a stock bike that can be bought off a shelf. The race motorcycle is absolutely insane when it comes to cost input.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Cough cough! VP has a lot of track time so he’s definitely faster than a lot of people but the point is that a stock motorcycle is really fast too. It will never beat the race spec motorcycle but for it to come close is wow

[@nithinkmr22]

A dislike guys, no offense, was this about measuring the performance of the bike or the riders?

[@geminimanvfx]

Is it tucking video game and its still dumb

[@Misbahahsan]

Never

[@arthurwhite8245]

How utterly pointless! 🥱