Spesh Kenevo SL: Upgraded and Examined

Specialized Kenevo SL Reivew

How to motor swap your Kenevo SL motor to 2.2
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Suspension

[mingjiezhao]

Kudos for packing so much stuff into one video. Swapping to 1.2 motor is always a hot topic within me and other KSLriders. It's a pity that Spesh hasn't made upgrade an option.

[jankaskyevitchjellbet]

Morning! UK time 7am. Drinking coffee and watching your yet. Great 👍 thank for your videos, always entertaining and knowledgeable, !

[LaurentiusTriarius]

Fun fact we had a dog named Ted Overend in the 90's.
The last Spechializer (non ebice) I had was my 2008 big hit, I regretted that bike for awhile but I'd probably regret even more buying one out of nostalgia.

[lukelackermayer]

You need more subscribers, I haven’t even got to the video yet. I’m still in the ad… But your stuff is so quality.

[dito_blabla]

Nice review! I have mine for a year, I am a good rider and this bike is a beast like you said! Downhill nobody can follow me😅. I have had no bad issues like you. Changes: Magura MT7 and new Vivid 💪🏼. Personally I am in shape and I don’t need more power (35nm).

[mindless]

I had my kenevo sl for 2 years now and i feel like the build and size makes a huge difference. I ride a S4 at 6ft2 with the air shock and the flip chip in the high setting. To me it feels more like a trail bike, coming from a decoy 29. The rear end is a dream but still has pop with the x2. I tried it with the dhx2 but it felt like it sucked the life out of the ride. So yeah, wildly different experience…

[davidgrothen]

The Marz fork has dramatically more in common with the 38 you removed than a zeb.

[danmccabe]

I have a stump jumper evo and never had any issues with the pivots coming loose. I do find that I regularly have to torque the derailer hanger though

[stat]

Taller stack with fix your issue with lifting the front end and jumping. Raise that front up and try again. Guarantee it will make it better for those.

[joelrunyan]

You took the whole suspension apart... but didn't do a bearing kit? 😢

[markcosens]

Great video mr otter. Been ksl curious for a few years now to compliment my full fat kenevo but just worried about the weak power. I really need to demo one

[danbourne]

Love mine. 2 years in. Depends what you want from the motor. I wanted a bike with a small amount of assistance. Air shock needed for the rear and the right size also… coil sucks the life out of these bikes.

[majdigamildien]

I enjoy your videos but see that you hate the fox dhx, majority of reviews claim it's very decent and calms the trail chatter. I been on dhx after using dpx2 and x2... And dhx is definitely smoother off the top, lacks abit in midstroke but handles big hits well

[nomadic_dad]

Maybe if you rode the S4 size it would have felt a little more playful?

Btw does the shock from your full fat Kenevo swap straight across to the SL as I'm thinking about buying an X2 off an SL for my full fat to swap over the standard DPX2 although being similar weight to you kitted up not sure the 300psi limit of the X2 will be an issue compared to 350psi of DPX2 👍

[pernyberg]

"..expert level that really does better when you are clipped in." I beg to differ. Sam Hill as well. Brendog too...just to name a few 😂😂

[downhill]

i cant imagine taking a hose to an ebike. i have only had bosch and they always just work perfectedly, except when they get wet. now i wont even ride through a puddle

[porroco]

That bike sucks, it should came out as a full power as ENDURO ebike, turbo levo sl as trail ebike is fine the mid range power, not for an enduro