based Stark ' s VARG electric motorcycle - said to be the fastest motocross bike in the world . " By doing this , we hope to realise our core business mission - to make the KYB brand recognised by every individual in the off-road motorcycle sector and let them become aware of the KYB name and quality . Now , our 30 years of KYB experience has given us extensive expertise in distributing OEM spare parts and suspension , assembling and designing factory kit suspensions , and providing an official racing service , has put us in a position to work at expanding the business further ." Technical Touch has its headquarters based near the legendary , indeed iconic MX racetrack at Lommel in Belgium , and its USA operation in the Los Angeles , California area , and the fast growth of the last year , has seen its number of employees grow by more than 70 %. Jannis explained that TT is built around five pillars that define its business activities and structure . First , of course , is distributing KYB motorcycle genuine parts and oils and with that , secondly , providing official KYB racing service at the MX Championship series races and tracks around Europe and the world throughout the season . Its third pillar is its R & D and testing work capacity and experience - a competence built to support the KYB brand and its suspension customers that puts it at the top level in Europe with the leading race support suspension specialists . The fourth pillar is its developing OEM business - and the move into supplying electric motorcycles may yet turn out to be one of its most important developments of recent years . Then , fifth , its status as European importer for the likes of Hinson Clutch Racing Components and suppling other leading brands such as Yoshimura , ODI and X-Trig gives it a foot in ' the big game ' with the expertise to match . " As the go-to ' Company of Reference ' for KYB OEM projects in Europe we are constantly looking for other manufacturers who want to upgrade their suspension by using KYB - for on and off-road . " In the past year , we have been setting up a more specialised network of suspension dealers all over the world to provide KYB factory kits and service , all handpicked , carefully selected and trained so we can guarantee the highest possible quality for our end customers . " For 2022 we have updated our factory kits with improved performance and durability to bring them closer to the products that the race professionals use . The factory kit fork axle brackets have been
Stark ' s VARG electric motorcycle - said to be the fastest motocross bike in the world .
Jannis Berthels
completely redesigned to not only have a more aesthetically pleasing appearance , but to also come closer in looks and weight to full factory-made axle brackets . " Our factory kit fork axle brackets have been completely machined out of high-grade aluminium to provide rigidity and strength while maintaining a
low weight - they receive a hard black coating through anodising to withstand the harsh conditions our factory kit forks are used in . " The factory kit fork internal had an upgrade as well with a brand new designed free piston made fully out of Teflon with its low friction Rieju MR Pro coefficient . This free piston promotes a better flow of oil in the compression side , resulting in a smoother ride . " For the factory kit shock , the clevis is also completely redesigned with a hard black coating through anodising to improve resistance and durability and the KYB logo laseretched into the clevis . " Sometimes one weak point in the past could be a valve that stuck out of the reservoir - so we have completely worked this away with the valve now recessed into the cap itself without compromising the working of the shock . The gas cap is completely
Factory kit shock piston
Factory kit shock gas cap
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