About Petro

I started motocross in 1998 while I was still in university. In 2001, I graduated from the National Transport University in Kyiv with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Engineering). Motorcycles quickly became more than a sport for me — they became a craft I couldn’t walk away from. Even while working in the automotive field, I kept racing and training.

I was drawn to multiple off-road disciplines and earned real results, including multiple Ukrainian titles in classic enduro and an amateur motocross championship earlier on. At that time, top-level results without serious financial backing were rare — but I kept pushing. The more I raced, the more I became obsessed with the engineering behind performance: control, traction, stability, and how suspension determines what a rider can actually do.

In 2009, I chose a path that wasn’t the most “rational” business decision — I followed my obsession and focused on suspension. It was the right move. Within a few years, I became one of the strongest suspension specialists in my region and built a reputation far beyond Ukraine. I’m originally from Kyiv, but I developed a large client base across Eastern Europe, where real competition and constant testing quickly separate real performance from hype.

From the beginning, my approach was different. Most “tuners” rely on other companies’ parts and repeat what’s already been done. I chose a harder route: learning, building experience through structured testing, and developing my own solutions. I visited KTM’s factory in Mattighofen multiple times and trained at WP in Austria. I also gained valuable knowledge in the United States through close work with a business partner and further technical collaboration.

My development was built on testing with professional riders — including experiments that didn’t work, which often taught the most. There was a period when, across Eastern Europe and the region, in many pro classes, a large share of riders competed on my settings. By 2018, I had already created my own inventions and components, and some of those ideas started showing up in U.S. tuning shops.

In early 2023, I accepted an invitation from my U.S. partner and joined MX-Tech. It was a high-level experience that pushed my skills as a developer and engineer even further — and I brought meaningful changes and new thinking into the work. You can already find references to my work in American hard enduro, including feedback noted in Motocross Action testing.

I’m not a “desk tuner.” I’m on the track. I test with riders. I speak the same language because I ride and compete myself — and that lets me understand what a bike needs in real conditions, not in theory. I take that feedback and turn it into hardware through design and development of my own components.

In 2025, I also finished 2nd in the American Hard Enduro Championship (A40+ class) while launching and validating new developments under real race conditions — from slick East Coast terrain to rock-heavy Western courses. My uniqueness is simple: I combine two rare strengths in one role — engineer/developer and racer — and I use that combination to build premium suspension solutions that are tested, proven, and truly my own.