| Suspension Set-Up: | ||||||
| Most of these I've tried but if there's a specific set-up you require | ask me | |||||
| Kev is a 10 stone racer | Molly is a tad under 10 stone (but she'sl working on it) | |||||
| Keith is 14.5 stone road tester. | ||||||
| SUZUKI | KAWASAKI | HONDA | YAMAHA | YAMAHA | ||
| GSX R600 K1 | ZX-6R (J2) | CBR600FS | YZF-R6 | FAZER 600 | ||
| Stock setting: | ||||||
| Front Preload | Flush with 4th ring from top | 14mm Showing | 4 Rings Showing | Flush with 5th ring from top | 5th Ring from hard | |
| Front compression | 1 1/8th turns out from hard | 9 clicks from soft | 1 1/4th turns from hard | 6 clicks from hard | ||
| Front rebound | 1 1/8th turns out from hard | 7 clicks from soft | 1 1/4th turns from hard | 6 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear Preload | 1915 spring lenght | 180mm spring length | Position 3 | 4 from soft | 5 from soft | |
| Rear compression | 1 1/8 turns out from hard | 10 clicks from soft | 1 1/4 turns from hard | 9 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear rebound | 1 1/4 turns out from hard | 10 clicks from soft | 1 1/4 turns from hard | 9 clicks from hard | ||
| Tyre pressure | Front =36 Rear = 36 | Front = 36 Rear = 42 | Front = 36 Rear = 42 | Front = 36 Rear = 36 | Front = 34 Rear = 36 | |
| Kev's settings: | ||||||
| Front Preload | 4 1/2 rings from top | 16mm Showing | 1 1/2 Rings Showing | Flush with 7th ring from top | 4th Ring from hard | |
| Front compression | 1 1/8th turns out from hard | 9 clicks from soft | 1 1/4 turns from hard | 4 clicks from hard | ||
| Front rebound | 7/8th turns out from hard | 7 clicks from soft | 1 1/4 turns from hard | 1 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear Preload | 1915 spring lenght | 180mm spring length | Position 4 | 4 from soft | 7 from soft | |
| Rear compression | 1 5/8 turns out from hard | 12 clicks from soft | 1 turn from hard | 8 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear rebound | 1 1/8 turns out from hard | 12 clicks from soft | 3/4 turns from hard | 9 clicks from hard | ||
| Tyre pressure | Front =32 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | Front = 34 Rear = 38 | |
| Keith's settings: | ||||||
| Front Preload | Flush with 1st ring from top | 16mm Showing | 1 Ring Showing | 3 1/2 rings from top | 3rd Ring from hard | |
| Front compression | 1 turn out from hard | 9 clicks from soft | 1/2 turn from hard | 1 clicks from hard | ||
| Front rebound | 1 1/8th turns out from hard | 7 clicks from soft | 1 turn from hard | 3 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear Preload | 1915 spring lenght | 177mm spring length | Position 6 | 6 from soft | 8 from soft | |
| Rear compression | 5/8 turns out from hard | 13 clicks from soft | 1/2 turn from hard | 8 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear rebound | 7/8 turns out from hard | 11 clicks from soft | 3/4 turns from hard | 7 clicks from hard | ||
| Tyre pressure | Front =32 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | Front = 34 Rear = 38 | |
| SUZUKI | KAWASAKI | HONDA | YAMAHA | |||
| GSX R1000 K1+2 | ZX-9R (E1/C2) | FIREBLADE 2002 | YZF-R1 | |||
| Stock setting: | ||||||
| Front Preload | Flush with 4th ring from top | 4 Lines showing | 7 Turns from soft | Flush with 6th ring from top | ||
| Front compression | 10 clicks from hard | 10 Clicks from full in | 2 turns from hard | 13 clicks from hard | ||
| Front rebound | 6 clicks from hard | 3 Clicks from full in | 2 turns from hard | 13 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear Preload | 21mm thread wound down | 178.5mm Spring length | 4 from soft | 4 from soft | ||
| Rear compression | 8 clicks from hard | 8 Clicks from full in | 2 turns from hard | 15 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear rebound | 7 clicks from hard | 8 Clicks from full in | 2 turns from hard | 15 clicks from hard | ||
| Tyre pressure | Front =36 Rear = 42 | Front = 36 Rear = 42 | Front = 38 Rear = 38 | |||
| Kev's settings: | PB Settings | |||||
| Front Preload | Flush with 2nd ring from top | Turned fully in | 9 Turns from soft | Flush with 4th ring from top | ||
| Front compression | 9 clicks from hard | 6 Clicks from full in | 1 3/4 turns from hard | 12 clicks from hard | ||
| Front rebound | 6 clicks from hard | Turned fully in | 1 1/2 turns from hard | 11 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear Preload | 21mm thread wound down | 178.5mm Spring length | 4 from soft | 5 from soft | ||
| Rear compression | 5 clicks from hard | 2 Clicks from full in | 1 1/2 turns from hard | 12 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear rebound | 2 clicks from hard | 3 Clicks from full in | 1 1/2 turns from hard | 14 clicks from hard | ||
| Tyre pressure | Front =33 Rear = 37 | Increase ride height 10mm | Front = 33 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | ||
| Keith's settings: | ZX-9R (C1/C2) | |||||
| Front Preload | Flush with 1st ring from top | 2 lines showing | 10 Turns from soft | 2 1/2 rings from top | ||
| Front compression | 8 clicks from hard | 3 Clicks from full in | 1 1/4 turns from hard | 11 clicks from hard | ||
| Front rebound | 6 clicks from hard | 4 Clicks from full in | 2 turns from hard | 13 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear Preload | 23mm thread wound down | Front static sag 30mm | 5 from soft | 6 from soft | ||
| Rear compression | 3 clicks from hard | 3 Clicks from full in | 1 turn from hard | 11 clicks from hard | ||
| Rear rebound | 5 clicks from hard | 4 Clicks from full in | 1 3/4 turns from hard | 16 clicks from hard | ||
| Tyre pressure | Front =33 Rear = 37 | Rear static sag to 5mm | Front = 33 Rear = 36 | Front = 32 Rear = 36 | ||
| Molly | ||||||
| Front Preload | Flush with 2nd ring from top | |||||
| Front compression | 8 clicks from hard | |||||
| Front rebound | 6 clicks from hard | |||||
| Rear Preload | 22mm thread wound down | |||||
| Rear compression | 5 clicks from hard | |||||
| Rear rebound | 2 clicks from hard | |||||
| Tyre pressure | Front =33 Rear = 37 | |||||
| Forks lowered by 2.5mm | ||||||