Regularly, the Sothebys house puts prestigious auction motorcycles and this time, it is a MotoGP all that is most modern for sale. It is the KTM RC16 piloted by Brad Binder in 2023. What is the price for this exceptional competition motorcycle? And can we use it?
The auction of a motorcycle of MotoGP is not unprecedented – and for good reason, KTM has already auction of MotoGP RC16 in 2020, these were two racing prototypes used by Pol Espargaro. The prices had climbed to € 288,000 at the time. The opportunity for our editorial staff to come back to this subject, can we buy a competition motorcycle (GP, WSBK) and drive with it? The answer was often no …
This time, KTM chose to sell a more recent motorcycle, with the RC16 piloted by Brad Binder in 2023 and which had obtained The best top speed possible in Mugello with 366.1 km/h. A record that may not be broken this year and that could remain as such since we are going to pass in 2027 to motorcycles of 850 cc, in theory, less velocious. For this exceptional RC16, the world famous Sothebys house announces a starting bet of € 350,000. Interested parties must make themselves known on the site of the sales specialist. For this price, you benefit from the racing motorcycle, in real configuration, but there are many restrictions since electronics are entrusted to a unique case which cannot be shared outside the MotoGP championship. Similarly, starting such a motorcycle requires a KTM technical tool, operating software, engineer … and to use it on circuit, you must use the Michelin tires with which it has been set. It is therefore not easy to use such a motorcycle on a track day, especially since the circuit must accept an ultra high sound level and it becomes rare. Sothebys takes the opportunity to announce some information on the motorcycle: 157 kg in walking order (as regulations), 295 hp at 18,000 rpm…
However, we obviously imagine that a billionaire passionate about MotoGP could be tempted, is what only out of pure speculation. It remains to be seen whether this RC16 will exceed, or not, the sale price of the Ducati de GP piloted by Casey Stoner in 2008 and which had reached 475 000 € ; But it should be emphasized, this desmosedici was exceptional at all levels.
