I am not doing as many road miles as I was and I am not doing as many track days as I was because I am doing a lot of enduro practice and competition.
Basically I can't justify keeping a track - only Superduke and a GTR1400 road bike even to myself!
The choice boils down to this:
Sell the GTR and keep my Superduke, put it back on the road as my sole road and track day bike (I have had this bike for 5 years and spent an enormous amount of time effort and money on it)
OR
Sell both and buy a current model RC8R

Bike would do the occasional trip to the office which is 70miles each way say 25 trips per year, occasional trip to customers, the rest is just ride outs and track days and probably a trip to France and Spain each year.
Perhaps 5-10k miles per annum and 4 track days.

Advice? Opinion? Alternatives?

While watching videos this evening of a friend of mine at a track day on his Desmosedici RR, I realised...this man is older, he can afford the most expensive sportbike in the world, and he is riding it regularly on the track. Why? Because you only live once.

Get the RC8...

I had an rc8 and got rid if it for the SD!

Have been pondering this for a while. Have decided to keep the SDR and also get the current RC8R track early next year. Yep I'm having both. Asked the Missus for her opinion. Do what you like she says so long as they are the faster white/orange ones and not the slower looking black or orange... That works for me.

Only if you want to run a rear 5.5 inch rim on yor RC8. Otherwise front will fit but you will need to buy a new 6 inch rear. Given that BST's cost near 3k a rear is likely to be 1800 quid ish alone. If Dymag are still doing their 30% off offer that Viking was on about you could sell the BST's and get a set of carbon Dymags new for about 2 grand.

Incidentally, I have both SDR and RC8, although mine is the older 1150 08 model, I like the 8 but it doesnt really grip my shit like the SD/SDR's do. If one of them had to go it would be the 8.

ah luke, thats the first time ive heard you put an ever so slight downer against your RC8, lol. do wish i could of kept both though.can u post some piccys of SDr please?

depends how competitive you are dave. an sd is were the fun is, I feel when on a sports bike I have to be going fast while on the sd who cares, have you had a test on the rc8r? I liked it but could'nt justify the cost when you can get an rsvr for a fraction of the price, sell the gtr and get one if the itch is there

Been offered a 2012 RC8R, Akrapovics (the twin system), slipper clutch and quick shifter, standard and race bodywork for £10k with 450miles on the clock.
Checked with KTM and the BST carbons are a direct replacement. Can run 190 or 180s.
What do we think?
Its black, btw.