KTM 1290 Super Duke R
Italian suspension specialist Matris has new applications available to improve the front and rear suspension on the 2020 - 2022 KTM 1290 Super Duke R.
For the front forks, and featuring the Matris "Quad Valve System", the F25R-X 25 mm cartridge allows full adjustment of compression, rebound and preload.
For even further improvement in suspension response and handling, Matris' top of the range sealed and pressurised asymmetric F25SA hydraulic cartridge avoids the risk of fluid cavitation and offers greater and easier tuning of the suspension set-up. It decreases the weight by using lightweight alloy oxidation surface treatment for all the components - ensuring long-term product reliability and durability.
The design allows rapid disassembly of the hydraulic cartridge unit without removing the fork, is supplied with specific high-sliding fluid and is especially suitable for sports and racing use. Both cartridges replace all the original internal fork parts and are ready to fit without any modification to the original fork.
For sport riders seeking to reduce front wheel shake to provide greater stability at high speed, Matris also recommends its fully adjustable "speed sensitive system" SDR or SDK steering damper - an easy install onto the original supports.
For the rear, Matris' co-owner Alberto Turcato recommends either its mid-level M46K or M46R top-level shock absorber upgrades. Both are multi-adjustable in compression, rebound, length and preload, and equipped with a knob-hydraulic spring preload unit.
The 'R' is a 'tour de force' - it has an aluminium alloy cylinder with lapped finish and hard oxidation surface treatment. The 46 mm piston with 'flow dynamics' is specially designed for better control of the suspension's movement and a 16 mm high tensile alloy steel piston rod with hard chrome coating has a lapped finish with PVD TIN (Titanium Nitride) surface treatment.
Like all of Matris' premium shocks, the M46R is fully rebuildable and revalveable. The silicone chromium alloy steel spring is available in different rates based on the bike model and weight, and the separate N2 gas pressurised expansion tank features a fully floating piston.
"Our computerised engineering systems are used to design and produce all the components and we only use materials of high-end technical and mechanical characteristics," says Alberto.
"High-precision machining reduces weight and friction to improve sliding, high temperature stability, and the effectiveness of fine damping adjustments to ensure the greatest sensitivity and confidence to the rider and excellent stability of the rear axle. With both our M46 shock absorbers, the difference in damping is easily perceptible with every click of adjustment."
MATRIS S.R.L.
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