International Dealer News IDN 145 October/November 2018 | Page 39

PRO GuIDe K-Tech Off Road Valve System and Panigale upgrades Direct Damping System “Pro” rear shock absorber Off Road Valve System performance upgrade for WP XPLOR British suspension specialist K-Tech’s Off Road Valve System (ORVS) has been designed as a performance upgrade for WP XPLOR, enabling riders to enhance the performance of their original equipment front forks. The system is a replacement internal damping system “giving better response times and extended adjustment range for enhanced performance on all terrains including sand, hard pack and rocks, increasing grip, cornering performance and jumping while maximising the stability and ride quality for more positive and safer control. The new damping system includes complete compression and rebound assemblies with new pistons, finer adjustment control needles and a new hydraulic bottoming cup, which seals the cartridge tube to improve damping response time and bottoming control. Also seen here are upgrades for the Ducati Panigale V4S, including a DDS (Direct Damping System) “Pro” rear shock absorber, which “has been designed for use at the highest level of racing and developed in major DDS front fork Cartridge Kit championships around the world”. Five-way adjustability features include 32-click compression and rebound damping adjustment, 16- click BPV adjustment, length adjustment, hydraulic spring preload adjustment and K-Tech’s unique ByPass Valve adjuster, which controls both compression and rebound damping adjustment to assist with chassis control at low velocity shock movement to enhance tyre feel and grip. Components are CNC-machined, it has potentiometer mounting points and a wide range of available spring rates available. The company’s DDS front fork Cartridge Kit is a complete replacement damping system designed and manufactured in the UK for high-end racing applications. Features include 30-click compression and rebound adjustment, 18 mm spring preload adjustment, 8 mm piston rod for reduced system displacement, 20 mm displacing piston for large oil flow and increased damping control, 31 mm control piston for increased feel and response time and a patented design that is said to eliminate cavitation. Supplied with three pairs of springs and the tools needed to change them, a wide range of spring rates are available. K-TECH SUSPENSION Moira, Derbyshire, UK Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.ktechsuspension.com INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 39