The RC16 is an outlier on the present MotoGP grid, as it's the solely design to not utilise a standard aluminium twin spar body and the ever-present Ohlins forks. KTM additionally started with a 'screamer' engine in 2017, though it switched to a 'large bang' firing order that yr earlier than growing a counter-rotating crankshaft variant in the course of 2018. But whereas KTM has copied its rivals by way of engine type, Beirer says the crew will not go so far as ditching its distinctive design of chassis and WP suspension. "That's not an possibility," Beirer mentioned when requested by MotoGP.com's Simon Crafar whether or not KTM might ever countenance switching to an aluminium chassis or totally