| When I bought my 996SPS it handled like a complete pig. The whole thing felt very vague, the back would wallow through corners if there were any bumps at all, and the front would tuck-in on slow corners.
On investigation I found that it was set-up as follows:
Front Showa:
Spring pre-load: 20mm (as standard)
Rebound damping: 12 clicks anti-clockwise (2 softer than standard)
Compression damping: 10 clicks anti-clockwise (2 harder than standard)
Rear Ohlins:
Spring pre-load: 151mm (as standard)
Rebound damping: 14 clicks anti-clockwise (as standard)
Compression damping: 17 clicks anti-clockwise (3 softer than standard)
Ride height tie-rod: (261mm as standard)
I took it back to standard and it was so much better! So far I have left it there. I need to ride the bike a lot more before I begin to think about changing it, but I'd welcome any suggestions for improvements from any suspension experts out there. I weigh 14.5 stone without my leathers. I ride solely on the road - a typical mixture of motorways, A's and bumpy B's. I guess I would describe my riding ability as average.  | 
24-Sep-2006, 17:20 
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