Brad Binder will have the latest chassis in his KTM RC16 for the MotoGP Japanese GP. It was introduced for the first time at the Misano test earlier this month, and its performance was convincing enough.
The South African rider from Red Bull KTM explained in a press conference what this new component could bring: ‘This new chassis, that we tested for the first time in Misano, the biggest advantage we had is that it had a bit of rear grip, which is something that was seriously lacking with the bike we started the season with. We really struggled to have contact on corner entry, and on the throttle we’d spin a lot, especially on the uprights, so that was one area that it definitely touched’.
Binder also said: ‘It’s always a bit tricky when you test something at the Misano Test on a Monday, because the track becomes like a rut with all the rubber, and super grippy, so it’ll be the first good opportunity for us to test it somewhere else’.