Ten Kate Racing Products

General information

Ten Kate Racing's workshop in Nieuwleusen has an impressive in-house department, specialised in the development of Ten Kate Racing - or TKR – products (TKRP). The experience and knowledge gained by the team in the World Superbike and Supersport championships are further developed by this department and made available to privateer teams worldwide.

The development of a competitive engine requires some basic ingredients: first of all a talented rider and team of mechanics capable of developing and testing newly designed parts and a lot of on-track testing time. Most teams, however, do not have access to the budgets needed to meet these requirements, forcing them to delay their development time and waste most of the racing season.

The close relationship between TKRP and the Pata Ten Kate Honda racing team enables them to bridge this gap and actively react and incorporate the latest developments and techniques from the World Superbike championship. The impressive tally of Pata Ten Kate Honda's World Titles is complemented by results gained by TKR machines in various series worldwide.

A privateer, who purchases a TKRP engine benefits instantly from the experience gained by the Pata Ten Kate Honda team in the World Superbike and Supersport championships. Take, for example, the Honda CBR1000RR SP machine. The development tests in its first year of racing performance will be followed closely by a team of dedicated TKRP engineers who will translate the findings into suitable designs for the prototypes of the private TKRP machines. Only after thorough research and testing will the prototypes be translated into AutoCAD drawings before they are taken into production.

Enquiries at TKRP's workshop have increased significantly over the last couple of years with a huge demand from privateer teams to build specific race engines. The engineers working in the dedicated workshop in the north of Holland are continuously building engines for teams competing in national and international competitions and for those who desire to ride the best machines on track days or even road use.

By getting closer to its audience and becoming more accessible, TKRP delivers a competitive package for anyone who wants to get the best out of their Honda for professional or track use. Customers who purchase a Superbike or Supersport at TKRP are quickly up to speed, riding a machine that is competitive from the start, enabling them to blitz lap times and top the timing sheets of many national and international competitions.

TKRP employs a specialised suspension technician who works on exclusively on testing and adjusting the right suspension setting. Only when it qualifies between certain pre-set limits the machine will be released for usage. Another important advantage of the TKRP machines is that they are supported by an extensive aftersales service. Upon delivery of the machine, the new owner receives a thorough guidance on the maintenance and ‘measuring' of the bike. The latter profits from the same techniques as used in the world championships where data collected on track is put into datasheets for further analysis. In case of a specific question regarding the set up or performance of the machine, they can quickly compare the customer's datasheet to the extensive database of gathered information and give thorough advice about the machine's correct settings.