The new K-Tech TRDS-R systems

K-Tech launched an innovative new damping system for road racing motorcycles during the 2019 racing season named: TRDS or, Through Rod Damping System. This system has revolutionised the motorcycle racing scene by greatly improving a multitude of characteristics, such as reduced compression and rebound reaction time via the elimination of hysteresis, improved heat management and much more sensitive ground-to-rider communication. Read more about the TRDS racing systems here.

This design has now been tested and proven at the highest level of motorcycle racing all over the world by athletes such as Leon Haslam, Tommy Bridewell, Troy Herfoss and many others from the circuit racing scene; Brandon Paasch winning the Daytona 200 last year in the US, Davey Todd, John McGuinness and others choosing K-Tech for the Isle of Man TT 2022, not to mention a new world record for the fastest ever TT lap on a Honda Fireblade set by Connor Cummins, as well as countless other athletes now switching to K-Tech after hugely successful 2020 - 2022 racing seasons. Now it’s time to take motorcycle racing to the next level globally with the introduction of the new K-Tech TRDS-R…

TRDS-R, ‘R’ standing for ‘Regulation’ derives from the same technology used by top-level motorcycle racers, now within a package accessible to riders and teams dealing with the latest championship price caps, or the slightly more casual racers looking to vastly improve their lap times with limited sponsor support.

The new K-Tech TRDS-R fork kit and rear shock suspension systems are the lightest on the market due to a more compact design no longer requiring an external reservoir, as well as a revised internal composition. This new design also greatly improves heat management; an issue most riders are unaware of, as during a race, heat can gradually affect characteristics of suspension without the rider noticing due to how incremental these changes are. The TRDS-R is better at evacuating this heat build-up compared to the competitor equivalent, providing consistent and reliable performance throughout an entire race.

K-Tech’s Through Rod technology can be tuned extremely accurately not only from its adjustability design, but via the fact riders have a much clearer picture of how the bike is behaving during a race allowing for more accurate information being relayed to the teams' technicians.

You’ve seen how it’s done by the pros, now are you ready to take your riding to the next level? Click here to contact your nearest K-Tech Stockist for more information today…