Krämer Motorcycles to supply the 2025 MotoAmerica Talent Cup
Rennie Scaysbrook | June 14, 2024
MotoAmerica and Krämer Motorcycles have today announced a partnership that will see the dissolving of the Junior Cup class for 2025, replacing it with the 2025 MotoAmerica Talent Cup. The MotoAmerica Talent Cup will be a part of the “Road To MotoGP” program.
The class is aimed at riders 14-21 and will see riders compete on identical Krämer APX-350 MA machines. Powered by a single-cylinder KTM 350cc four-stroke powerplant that makes over 50 horsepower and the bike features a fully adjustable chassis and suspension and is managed by a Mectronik MKE5 racing ECU and the class will run on control fitted with Dunlop tires.
The APX-350 MA has been developed by Krämer Motorcycles in conjunction with MotoAmerica and will be the first prototype national-series since MotoAmerica took over control of the championship in 2015.
The Krämer Motorcycles APX-350 MA will herals a new era in junior racing in MotoAmerica.
“We know racing high-performance motorcycles provides our young athletes more opportunities and better prepares them to race at higher levels on the ‘Road to MotoGP,’ ” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “This is the first time MotoAmerica has created a class for our young riders that’s on the same performance-level bike as other ‘Road to MotoGP’ Talent Cups worldwide. MotoAmerica was founded on the very idea of racing Moto3-type motorcycles, and now we’re finally making that concept a reality. I’m really excited because up to five riders will get an invitation to participate in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup selection. My MotoAmerica partners are also excited to provide our younger riders this opportunity.”
“Krämer Motorcycles is proud to be the spec-bike supplier of the MotoAmerica Talent Cup and to help the next generation of American road racers on their path to the world stage,” said Jensen Beeler, CEO of Krämer Motorcycles USA. “Together with our partners in MotoAmerica, we believe we have created a machine that will elevate motorsport for American riders and be the tool that readies racers for the Red Bull Rookies Cup, FIM Moto3 World Championship, and beyond.”
“Like all of our motorcycles, the Krämer APX-350 MA is built with the single-minded purpose of winning on the racetrack, and without the compromises that come with a production-based machine,” said Markus Krämer, Founder of Krämer Motorcycles. “We believe this motorcycle is the ideal training platform for riders who are looking to advance to the international stage, and we will be proud to say one day that a World Champion started their career on a Krämer.”
The Krämer APX-350 MA will sell for $22,495 with the bikes expected to arrive in the U.S. in mid-February of 2025. Registration for the waitlist for the APX-350 MAs will take place on the Krämer website at https://www.kramermotorcyclesusa.com/motoamerica-talent-cup.
