I VISITED K-TEC SUS FACTORY FORKS & HOW EVERYTHING WORKS

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I spent the day at k-tec suspension factory getting a fork kit fitted and and speaking the the pros how everything works. I learnt some stuff and hopefully you guys will too as always send in any questions and I’ll ask the people that actually know lol
And before anyone says it i just prefer the feel of k-tec im by no means saying its any better or worse than other brands.
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Thanks as always for watching 👊🏻

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@WeeeJock Жыл бұрын

James is very good at explaining as he works . Well worth watching him!

@royread2491 Жыл бұрын

Another interesting 1/2hr. Great insight into suspension. Met James a few years back on the island in Onchan at the Cat pub. Really nice unassuming guy that really knows his stuff.

@NHlocal Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you showing the "behind the scenes" of K-tec and a bit of the work that goes into changing out the fork cartridge. I would love to understand it better to be able to know what happens when I adjust my suspension. 🤔 Thanks Lee and keep yourself safe! 😃👍❤🏍 Randy

@markbooth6745 Жыл бұрын

That's was brilliant Lee, thanks for showing. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😃👍

@andrewoverton5170 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a few videos of suspension work but this one was without doubt the best by the way the technician explained everything. Really insightful, great vlog.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@jeffatkinson690 Жыл бұрын

Very informative, well worth watching, every day is a learning experience

@kezzert21 Жыл бұрын

Great vlog, Lee. Fascinating 👍🏼

@nodtripRS Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that. Good to watch a suspension expert at work.

@Extremegaz25 Жыл бұрын

Lee, you had a Ktec halo at the end then- God like...lol

@garyabblett3128 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee, always good and interesting video. I know TT is getting closer as I have my Marshals IMC course a week on Saturday, then that’s me up-to-date for another 3 years 👍

@rhysjames9327 Жыл бұрын

Loving the videos fella 👌

@deepjoyrides Жыл бұрын

Everyday is a school day. James is great

@richardb285 Жыл бұрын

Always Ktech on every track bike Ive owned. Ohlins on my road bike weep if the bike is not used for a few months eg over winter.

@johnhanlon6061 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual Lee.

@Changed101 Жыл бұрын

Interesting wee fella another great episode.. keep em coming 👍

@robertflower3067 Жыл бұрын

Thanks once again Lee great informative blog

@taureentom Жыл бұрын

Class vlog great to see and hear it explained

@williamjohnbedford5776 Жыл бұрын

Your Vids just keep getting better Mate, cheers JOHNO, keep smashing it Brother.....Be safe, WILL..

@davidbaxter600 Жыл бұрын

Really amazing insight that you are providing here Lee.We see youon track or in my case trough the viewfinder but like so many we dont really apprecite the complexities of the sport. Keep er lit.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks means a lot

@bofblog Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this...superb insight into process and technique involved

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@baz8996 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating to get an insight. Great kit

@colinnapier6662 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting blog, learnt a lot about front fork operation.

@marcusFZ6 Жыл бұрын

Magic video Lee.

@curttabor2827 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the look inside , I learned something , thanks for the vid.

@Markbez Жыл бұрын

Those k-tech lads are certainly looking after you , nice little insight into fork setups👌🏻.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Yes they do there good lads. 👍🏻

@allandavies4564 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@shauncalverley3081 Жыл бұрын

Spot on ,really interesting to 👍keep up the good work

@lewiselliott7562 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel Lee watched you progress from little boy to what you have become. Your dad and i were old Pals, loved his bikes and would be so proud of you Lee. Good luck

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

I would noting more than him to be here now with me, I really do hope he is proud and I hope I can be half the dad to Jesse that he was to me 👍🏻

@lewiselliott7562 Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston Theres no doubt you are Lee

@What.The.Fluff. Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston 🥲 You're amazing & no doubt your dad is beaming over you!🌟Jesse is a sweet little firecracker & he's lucky to have an awesome & fun dad, too!👍😽

@jamespowell6630 Жыл бұрын

Keep asking these'stupid'questions, we find these relative. Important to keep him straight and fast and SAFE!!

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@ade-1772 Жыл бұрын

Wow Lee I have learnt some things there and would never think of mixing the springs in the forks to make different spring weights I always thought same spring left fork and right and that machine eg computer is cool for setting the forks up and tech is so cool now a days and no wounder you lot got quicker per lap each Yr great video and ktech cool stuff

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@stevec-b6214 Жыл бұрын

Great video Lee, I am so old, I thought both fork legs had to be identical. (I now need several k-tec stickers for my royal enfield ;)

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

That’s what every royal Enfield needs lol thanks for watching

@bingwalker5024 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic vlog on a fork rebuild quality product .

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@brianboys9015 Жыл бұрын

That was good I like that stuff. All the best for the year of the rabbit

@paulbuckberry7683 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video Lee. I do enjoy the banter you have, comment about the guys jumper made me laugh! Thank you.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Want it to be as real as possible mate thanks for watching

@bikerboy7126 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Lee, thanks👍👍

@terryhosker1298 Жыл бұрын

Very informative Lee Thank you

@m1cky6 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting, thanks for sharing!

@joshuaman1126 Жыл бұрын

So cool loved the work video

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate

@Final_Boss_Racing Жыл бұрын

Always cool to see the inside stuff

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks going to try and get more of this kinda content

@Final_Boss_Racing Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston I know we’ll be looking forward to your next vid that’s for sure!!

@cm-oo1td Жыл бұрын

Interesting stuff,,,,, and you actually know more about suspension than you do old motor bikes now 😁

@carlo6004 Жыл бұрын

Interesting stuff, baffled from 1st minute 😁😁

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@joek81981 Жыл бұрын

My comment turned out to be the title of this video. I didn't know you could slightly mismatch springs to get an in-between setting for something they don't make.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Learn something new everyday 👍🏻

@davidvanbrunt4233 Жыл бұрын

Would love k-techs on my touring bike...

@section8s Жыл бұрын

Gently warm the outer tube to help get the seal out.

@jamesrolfe8401 Жыл бұрын

Looking good chief 👌 nearly sounds like you know what you where on about ✌️🏍🏍🇮🇲

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t go that far mate 🤣

@darisgonzales2056 Жыл бұрын

Jan 24 😱👍 love fromln dia bro

@Shinysideup Жыл бұрын

Learnt something today.

@shaungriffin295 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating science, very clever people setting up suspension . Let’s hope it does give you a couple of seconds 🤣

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

That’s the plan lol

@williamroberts6424 Жыл бұрын

informative and very entertaining

@skywalker7517 Жыл бұрын

Where is ginger?!!who works there!!, last time you changed the fork internals he was the one working on them,good guy and was really informative, not saying anything about this guy he is really good at what he is doing,nice job k-tech, keep sponsoring Lee!!

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Haha you mean ginger mick I’ll tell James you like him better 🤣

@bigdarbs19 Жыл бұрын

Do K-Tech still service forks on site at Swadlincote? I took my Ohlins forks and rear shock there many years ago, but I'm not sure if for 'normal' customers its just through the authorised service network now.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Think they will service anything mate

@jonb3311 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget, unlike the units that were removed, K-Tech is a British company

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Very good point I feel bad for not saying this now

@darisgonzales2056 Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸😲😳😧🙄👍🏆♥️♥️♥️♥️

@lannigaming616 Жыл бұрын

i see tommy searles bike in the back ground his old team

@nickhillman5400 Жыл бұрын

Would like my zx10r forks done but don't know if to use ktech or maxton

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Honestly both are good I’m not going to say a bad word about Maxton 👍🏻

@JayEss414 Жыл бұрын

impressive

@olithephoto Жыл бұрын

Learnt lots on this one. What happens with the Ohline internals? Do they go in the bin or do the get sold on?

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

They have already been sold to one of my sponsors who is pimping up his road/track fireblade which I’m gona do a vlog on building for him

@olithephoto Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston thanks for that, I look forwards to the vlog in the future!

@flatcapcaferacer Жыл бұрын

Complicated work for anyone other than professionals.

@XNgamer11111 Жыл бұрын

What was the two stroke crosser next to Tommy's bike?

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

It was an enduro bike one of the staff own it I believe

@andybowyer3602 Жыл бұрын

K-tech best performance suspension money can buy had it on my sxf450 on my blade and my in my impreza k-tech is the business! If I could fit it to my classic lambretta I would!!! Better than ohlins👊✊️💥💨💨💨

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

They might be able to sort the lamberta too 🤣👍🏻

@andybowyer3602 Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston thanks Lee ill call em, im building my lammie jet200 it's gonna be a 265cc👌 so ill need good feeling through the 10"wheels😜👍

@tonysowry3688 Жыл бұрын

that was very interesting i leant something ,

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Thanks glad to help

@garyhutson6361 Жыл бұрын

Wow, great insight into the suspension. How far was you into the conversation before it went over your head lol. I was about 5 seconds lol. 🤣👌🏼

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

I’m gona say 4 then 🤣

@garyhutson6361 Жыл бұрын

@@LeejohnstonAre you going to the London bike show ?

@evo5349 Жыл бұрын

Lee get a box of stickers and plaster the bike and will mean you will be unstoppable.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

That’s my plan 🤣🤣

@nigelvickilambourne9862 Жыл бұрын

Any sign of the review on your RS 250 Lee?

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Will defo at some point but just bit busy at the min

@nigelvickilambourne9862 Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston I could always pop over from NZ and do it for you!, haha

@tenpoundpom9363 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@stephenchapman8344 Жыл бұрын

👍

@dondle2 Жыл бұрын

Wow, ma heids now mince. !!!

@mcracing9497 Жыл бұрын

What do you weigh? What’s the difference in springs between the 600 and 1000. The biggest spring I use is 85 in 600. On moto 3 averagely run 60 springs 😂.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

So right now I’m 65kg buy race weight is normally 62 and spring weight is all down to rider preference and how aggressive each rider is and also the track type

@mcracing9497 Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston I had a 16 stone rider who wasn’t hard on the front that ran same springs as me and I’m only 8.5 stone 🤣. Had a 80kg rider on my moto 3 at manx this year and we had him on 6.25. Was just wondering what the difference was for you between 600 and 1000.

@GH-rt8ih Жыл бұрын

@@mcracing9497 I’d have to think machine weight between moto3 bike and 600 would alter spring rates as well as the rider weight no?

@mcracing9497 Жыл бұрын

@@GH-rt8ih I completely understand how suspension works. I work at bsb. I was just wondering what difference Lee has between his 600 and 1000. I’ve had riders twice my weight on 600s run the same weight springs as me. The moto 3 only weighs 80kg. Biggest spring we’ve ever used is a 8.5

@davemarriott Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that one fork did one job and the other folk did another.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Every day is a school day lol

@belly450 Жыл бұрын

Tommy is on Kawazaki now but runs K-Tech

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

Cool cheers for the info 👍🏻

@littemisscarrage2909 Жыл бұрын

Ktec, they can copy Ohlins products very very good.

@jaysen192 Жыл бұрын

Ok, if it wasn't for the sponsorship money no way you'd ditch the Ohlins suspension. It's the best and has the world titles to prove it.

@Leejohnston Жыл бұрын

So when I rode for the Honda factory team they were obviously sponsored by ohlins and I asked for k-tec because I have used it most of my career and have the feel of it so its just preference obviously ohlins is a much larger company with loads more success so I can’t argue with you just explaining that’s the feel I like personally like.

@LemonDrizzleGang Жыл бұрын

jaysen so you are giving advice to a TT winner then Crack on matey 🤣🤣

@jaysen192 Жыл бұрын

@@LemonDrizzleGang no, I have nothing against k tech and think Lee is an amazing rider. He clearly understood what I was saying. Sorry you didn't.

@jaysen192 Жыл бұрын

@@Leejohnston it obviously works for you so that's awesome. I was sad to see that gorgeous suspension taken off your Superbike but I get it and do clearly what works for you. I wish you nothing but the best and more success on the roads. As an American I'd kill to race the TT. One question tho, seriously how much was that ohlins set up worth? My guess is a fuck ton

@LemonDrizzleGang Жыл бұрын

@@jaysen192 more to do with the tone of your comment but whatever

@carlmayer691 Жыл бұрын

Honda Yamaha proprietary Ohlins shite ....rumored..... that SHOWA actually makes Honda and other manufacturers proprietary Ohlins shite suspension....Ah Ha... K-Tech copying the old what was it called DelCamp rebound compression fitted directly on the shock body design you see now on the M and M2 shock from the Shock Factory, France... no reservoir ..?