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I dialed in the suspension on my new '16 last night and just went for a ride in the twisties. I didn't think it could get any better but it just did. Sweet, accurate turn in and finishes off the corner exits well with excellent stability at mid-corner. Still feels plush over the chop. I borrowed the suggested settings from Team Kawasaki and Road Racing World's Chris Ulrich and they were spot on!. Basically took out two turns of preload on the front to sharpen the steering, added .75 turns stiffer compression on the front fork to hold the nose up under hard braking and added.75 turns rebound to the rear shock. Chris additionally went to .5 turns out from full hard on the rear compression setting but he's way more aggressive on the throttle then I am, so I left the rear compression alone at 1 turn out from full hard.
Final Settings:
Front Preload - 4 turns out from full soft Standard setting is 6 turns out
Front compression - 2.75 turns out from full hard Standard setting is 3.5 turns out
Front Rebound - Standard 2.5 turns out from full hard
Rear Compression - Standard 1 turn out from full hard
Rear Rebound - 1.5 turns out from full hard Standard setting is 2.25 turns out
Final Settings:
Front Preload - 4 turns out from full soft Standard setting is 6 turns out
Front compression - 2.75 turns out from full hard Standard setting is 3.5 turns out
Front Rebound - Standard 2.5 turns out from full hard
Rear Compression - Standard 1 turn out from full hard
Rear Rebound - 1.5 turns out from full hard Standard setting is 2.25 turns out