Different bikes call for different adjustment.
I have an '05R1. With the stock front/rear suspension and pirelli supercorsa pro's I had to RAISE the front 2 mm. Otherwise the front wanted to fold under during trail breaking. The rear would squat coming off corners causing the bike to run wide.
Now I have Ohlins 25mm cartridges and a penske triple clicker. The forks are 10mm longer then stock and the rear is 6mm taller then stock (penske is 2mm longer combined with 600 spring and 190/55 tire).
Final settings were raise the forks 6mm through the triple and set the shock at it's shortest position.(This bike does not need or like additional height in the rear. Graves makes a shock clevis the lowers the rear 3.5mm)
Total sag is set at 40mm front/35mm rear
Right now the bike turns sightly slower then it did stock but the added stability trailing into a corner is so worth the tradeoff. The bike comes off the corners and holds a line perfect now. It actually feels like a horsepower boost since I can open the throttle faster with the penske out back.
Best mod to the bike by far!!!
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