BTW - I do love my SPS but those faint stains you can see on the pages were not made by me ;)

yep I saw that and didn't even bother with the rest

:puzzled:

whats wrong with the steeper head angle?

Think the steeper head angle is better used with the longer swingarm and different shock linkages. If you do change the head angle, it will slap a bit, even with the steering damper. It will also feel like it is tucking in on slow corners on a neutral throttle :o

it shorterns the trail to much

yeah forget those settings go back to standard and adjust to suit you.

I assume the standard settings are detailed in the manual - unfortunately I haven't got one (its on order). I do have a Haynes however, does anyone know if the standard settings listed in there are correct?

The Owner's Manual lists the stock suspension settings. You can download it here:

http://www.ducati.com/bikes/manuals.jhtml

For what it's worth i set up my R6 and ZX7R per the PB guides with wonderful results on road and track. I'd personally gice it a go and see how you get on if you fancy fettling one afternoon.

I'd have a ride on standard settings first though as a bench mark - you can always return it to standard again.

Things like wear&tear, rider weight, tyres etc will all make a difference to some extent. And a good set of tyres which you are confident with are worth a thousand times more than a fancy suspension set up IMHO.

Good luck and let us know how you get on mate!

I tried the PB settings and didn't really like them - Wilf at Moto Rapido gave me a base setup that worked far better.