K-Tech online store now open! The team here at K-Tech have been beavering away for the last few weeks to get our brand new retail website up and running. You can now log on to the K-tech website at
www.k-tech.uk.com and get your hands on some very special K-tech merchandise such as Polo Shirts, Caps and Umbrellas as well as a full range of suspension tools. We are also releasing products daily for customers to buy for tuning and servicing suspension. Read more below!
Fork Spring Changing Tools / KT03-030K-Tech has released a set of tools needed to changed fork springs in any USD road fork.
The three tools in the kit enable anyone to be able to change their fork springs. These tools are available from our online store.
Oil Level / KT03-500To accompany the fork spring changing tools K-Tech have also produced a high quality Oil Level Tool.
This new tool allows you to set the oil levels in each fork leg when changing fork oil or adjusting levels.
The all aluminium tool makes adjusting fork oil levels an accurate and easy task.
Maximum Solutions Suzuki RM250 vs. The Iron GiantK-tech supported rider Paul Edmondson and the Maximum Solution Suzuki team headed off to the Erzberg Rodeo in Austria on the 7th June 2007 to compete in three events at one of the toughest races on earth.
On the first day of riding Paul qualified an impressive 8th place on the grid for the start of the gruelling Kings Race, a 10k , over some of the hardest terrain you can throw a bike at!
In the Kings Race the RM’s power and the K-Tech suspension’s ability to put the power on the ground allowed Paul to carry the higher speed and he bettered his qualifying time by 17 seconds and placed 6th fastest – with a time only 19seconds slower than the winning Kings Race rider.
Paul qualified 2nd fastest for the second race of the weekend, the exhibition Enduro Cross. The five fastest Pro riders would chase the fastest five Amateurs for 10 minutes around the superb arena course of tyres, logs, rocks, water splashes and killer hills. The race started well but when he tangled with an amateur and hit the floor Paul restarted dead last. Working his way back through, and lapping faster than the other riders he made steady progress through the field to finish 4th at the flag.
The main event of the Erzberg Rodeo is The Red Bull Hare Scramble. The top 500 qualifiers line up – in rows of 50 and, from a dead engine start, set off to challenge what is probably the most difficult and demanding off road race in the world.
When the flag dropped and the riders exited the first corner Paul and the Maximum Solutions RM250 were at the front – only to be quickly passed by a “creative” piece of riding by Austrian pro Werner Muller. Paul and Muller then began to pull a lead as the field climbed the huge hills out of the quarry.
As the race got tougher Paul worked his way through the pack and entered the infamous Karl’s Diner in around 7th position. It was here that the trials riders came into their own and although himself a pretty good trials rider Paul had no answer to the three exceptional trials men who finished in the top 5.
Paul arrived in 5th place, only just behind extreme event specialist Wayne Braybrook and current WEC leader Juha Salminen and a little way down on the trials specialists Tom Sagar and Taddy Bzazusiak.
Sponsorship News
K-tech is pleased to be supporting two teams in the British and World MX2 series.
Team Relentless Suzuki: The third round of the British Masters MX series held at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire at the weekend, saw tremendous consistency from the Team Relentless Suzuki squad
www.suzuki-gb.co.uk, with all riders securing podium positions, with Lewis Gregory taking the overall win.
With Lewis and team mate Alex Snow contesting the Pro 125 class, qualifying started in the right direction with Lewis fastest and Alex in sixth.
After gating just outside the top five, Lewis put his blistering pace to good use, moving through the field to second place behind Brad Anderson. Despite putting on the pressure, the RM-Z250 rider was not able to make a move on Anderson and settled for a solid second place finish.
Meanwhile Alex Snow continued to ride in true ‘relentless’ form, making his way up to fourth place before being caught up in a backmarker crash. Not to be deterred he pushed on to finish in fifth position.
Determined to make up for his runner-up spot in race one, Gregory rode hard from the gate, quickly settling in behind Anderson, before taking the lead three laps from the flag. Holding his place to the line, Lewis took the race and overall win, with team mate Alex joining podium celebrations with a great third place finish.
With Jamie Law recovering from a damaged shoulder, Hawkstone was to be his first competitive ride since the end of May. Opting to ride in the open class, Jamie was to make his competitive debut in the larger capacity class.
A third position in qualification, turned into a brilliant runner-up spot in race one. Keen to go one better in race two, Jamie closed the gap but just as he started to make his assault on the lead a small slip saw him crash, before restarting and moving back to fourth place by the flag and equal second place points overall.
Team manager Rob Hooper commented, “All riders should be very proud today. They all showed fantastic determination and skill in tough conditions. I really believe this is the beginning of a step-up for all three riders”.
Suzuki Swift MX Team:
The Bulgarian round of the MX2 world motocross championship, run in temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was a tough challenge for all of the competitors, but the Suzuki Swift
www.suzukimotocrossteam.com duo of Sean Hamblin and Elliott Banks-Browne came through with flying colours, the American advancing to 16th in the series after another top ten finish in race one while the young Brit proved that he can now be looked to as a regular on race day.
The ever-growing challenge from the Suzuki Swift team was evident on Saturday as Sean pushed strongly through the pack to 5th in his qualifier after a shaky start, while Elliott finally showed that he can run flying laps with the best in the Last Chance after a momentary slip when a rapid shower fell mid-race cost him a certain direct transfer.
“That was good for my confidence to know I can do it that way too,” said the teenager, bubbling with enthusiasm at the prospect of the second career GP start next day, whilst Sean experienced a first when he was invited as guest to the official press conference for the polesetters: “I feel really proud to be invited here as recognition for all of the hard work and effort put in by the team and myself to get where we are from scratch at the start of the year. I can tell you, the level here is higher than in the US, all the way through the pack from Cairoli and Pourcel down. And it feels good to be sitting here with them both; I hope it won’t be long before I’m doing that on race day too !”
Sean fortunately got one of his better starts in the first race as this was a track where passing was desperately difficult: “But I did move past a few guys in the first few laps and was coming up fast on Swanepoel when he managed to raise his pace. After that we moved forward together and at the finish I was 9th. My last seven laps were the fastest of the race, which proves I can keep it going all moto.”
Elliott also got a relatively good start from his outside gate and ran 18th for half the race: “I knew it was going to be tough in the heat and that I should pace myself, but when you’re holding down a points-scoring position, you can’t back off. I had pushed a little bit too hard and I’m not used to these long races at this speed, so I paid the penalty in the second half of the race when I tensed up and got arm pump.”
After running off the track once, Elliott finished out of the points.
Sean again got a reasonable start in race two, but then suffered at turn one as world champion Chris Pourcel, who had collided twice with series leader Cairoli out of the gate, failed to shut off for turn one and ran the American out to the track marker tapes.
“After that I was back in 17th, and it took me too long to find my rhythm. 14th is not what I wanted, but the first race showed I have the speed and it is in my own hands to score good results every race.”
Elliott had a difficult ride from the back: “Campano shut me out as I tried to pass him and took my front wheel. But I kept pushing all moto and finished 24th. No points today, but I qualified, finished both motos and am confident I have made the breakthrough to being a GP regular.”
BSB Dates:We will be supporting teams from the BSB, British Supersport and Superstock classes at the following rounds:
13-15 July - Oulton Park
20-22 July - Mallory Park
10-12 August - Croft
25-27 August (Bank Holiday) - Cadwell Park
21-23 September - Donington Park
12-14 October - Brands Hatch Indy
World MX1 & MX2 Dates.
As you already know, we are supporting the Relentless and Swift Suzuki Teams in this years World MX2 Championship, we will keep you up to date on how they get on at each of the following rounds:
Race - Date - Country - City15 July - South Africa, Durban
29 July - Czech Republic, Loket
5 August - Belgium, Namur
19 August - Northern Ireland, TBA
2 September - Netherlands, Lierop
9 September - Bulgaria, Sevlievo
23 September - Motocross of Nations Budds Creek (USA)
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