after setting the sag, what setting are you giys using for compression and rebound on forks and shock? i weigh 180 without gear and will be for hard street riding. also, i have never really messed around with suspension tuning and have always just rode them how they came stock, so i have a couple more general questions. 1. what kind of tool do you use to measure the front preload to make sure both sides are even. a little ruler was what i was thinking, but i was afraid it wouldnt be very accurate. 2. when adjusting compression and rebound, i assume you screw the adjuster all the way in clockwise. when it is in all the way....is there a "dead" stop, or does it just get vaguely tighter and you have to "guess" when it is in all the way. 3. also on the compression and rebound, the stock position said in the manual it is "the 10th click from the from the 1st click of the fully clockwise position." ok, does this mean you screw the adjuster all the way in until it is tight->then unscew slowly until you hear a click (that is the starting postion?)-> unscrew some more until you hear a second click and that is the 1st position-> and so on? is that correct? thanks for the help

after setting the sag, what setting are you giys using for compression and rebound on forks and shock? i weigh 180 without gear and will be for hard street riding. Can't help you specifically with the '08 as I don't own one, but check http://www.sportrider.com/tech/index.html anyway. They don't have anything on the '08 as yet, but plenty of info to point you in the right direction for all your questions below. also, i have never really messed around with suspension tuning and have always just rode them how they came stock, so i have a couple more general questions. 1. what kind of tool do you use to measure the front preload to make sure both sides are even. a little ruler was what i was thinking, but i was afraid it wouldnt be very accurate. A steel ruler that has 1/2mm increments is fine if you want to go down that route, but remember, there are line markings on the preload adjusters, so just use them. That way you will have an equal number of lines showing on each adjuster, and your set. Preload is not something that needs to be set down to a 0.001" of an inch. 2. when adjusting compression and rebound, i assume you screw the adjuster all the way in clockwise. when it is in all the way....is there a "dead" stop, or does it just get vaguely tighter and you have to "guess" when it is in all the way. It will often get a bit tighter towards the end, and then you will get a dead stop. You will definately know when you've hit the end. Be carefull here and don't go all ham fisted, you'll just stuff yourself over. Think of how it might feel as if you were hand tightening a bolt with a thickly greased thread when you got to the bottom, and it should feel similar. 3. also on the compression and rebound, the stock position said in the manual it is "the 10th click from the from the 1st click of the fully clockwise position." ok, does this mean you screw the adjuster all the way in until it is tight->then unscew slowly until you hear a click (that is the starting postion?)-> unscrew some more until you hear a second click and that is the 1st position-> and so on? is that correct? thanks for the help Yep, you got it right with that one. All the way in, hear the first click, then count from there. It makes sense when you play around a bit and count the clicks on the way in, then the way out. So the clicks on the way out will in fact be one more than those on the way in, because you don't actually hear that first "click" on the way in, as you're alreaady there. Shit, that sounds confusing, just play with the clickers with an allen key or a screw driver and you'll see what I mean. I.e. 5 clicks on the way in = 6 clicks on the way out (but this is not counting the very first click), hence why they tell you to *not* count the first click in the manual, and then count. Even more confusing! Joy!

thanks for the info...that helped. anyone know if the fork have high and low speed compression damping?

thanks for the info...that helped. anyone know if the fork have high and low speed compression damping? Not on the '08 at the front, only the back. This would be confirmed with a Mk I eye ball if you looked though .... *hint hint* ...

Not on the '08 at the front, only the back. This would be confirmed with a Mk I eye ball if you looked though .... *hint hint* ... picked up the bike last week and it is in storage until next week... im in the process of moving. i really cant get to it now to check it out yet. i didnt think that it had this feature. anyway, reading this article and it looks like it said it had high and low speed adjustments: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Jan/08102208kawzx10test.htm "Also helping to keep the Ninja's tires on the ground, a new 43mm KYB front fork with a spring-below-cartridge design and anti top-out springs moves on DLC-coated tubes for minimal resistance. The latest Kayaba is fully adjustable for preload, rebound, and separate high- and low-speed compression damping adjustment." this is why i was asking.

My mistake, as the article says then, yep, it's got high / low comp on the front. You're all set. Edit again: hmmmrrr, tech specs seem to speak differently to that article. Meh, someone who owns one will pipe up soon.

High and low compression adjustment in the rear shock and the forks DO NOT have high speed compression adjustment:wink: