Hmm okay managed to find this on a postw hich says 14mm is the 'suggested' spring rear setting BUT

Rear: Spring preload 14mm thread showing from top
Rebound 1 turn out from full stiff
Compression slow speed 1.75 turns out from full stiff
Compression high speed 3 turns out from full stiff

Does anyone know where the Compression slow speed adjuster is - I know where the high speed is on the left hand side of the shock at the the top but wheres the slow speed adjustment? I think this is the problem I have...

 

low speed compression damping is located at the top of the shock on the riders left side of the bike.
look thru the hole in the subframe. it's the slotted screw inside the high speed adjuster. outside of that is the highspeed that you adjust with a socket. page 3-30 of your manual shows this way better than i can describe it.

 

ahh ok thanks - I'll have alook tonight - btw the dealer just told me that theres a screw behind the gas cylinder at the back - not the anoodized purple one that is actually low speed compression?? It took them 30 minutes to come back with that so I reckon they dont know what they are talking about...

 

Give it a few turns on the low speed compression circuit. Ride, rinse and repeat as needed. If you're anything over 190, you should consider a revalve job.

 

Im coming to that conclusion - I dont think the pre load I want is even capable of being done by the standard shock absorber - thats really not impressed me - might be my last GSXR for that matter.

GSXR is turning out to be a showbike not a sprtsbike at all - R6 was sports out of the box

 

Hey man, I've won races on this bike with little more than a slighty (and I do mean, slightly) revalved rear shock and aftermarket cartridges in the forks. No motor work at all either.

R6 is nice too.

 

Im coming to that conclusion - I dont think the pre load I want is even capable of being done by the standard shock absorber - thats really not impressed me - might be my last GSXR for that matter.

GSXR is turning out to be a showbike not a sprtsbike at all - R6 was sports out of the box

That just means you don't know how to set up a bike right. No big deal, 99% of riders don't. What are you're geometry numbers and what are you're SAG numbers? That will give all the right info you need.
Here do this. It will help you find out everything you need to know.

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101427

:cheers

 

Well as usual Mikeinwi got it right - my dealer got it wrong *sheesh* Anyway I retract my statement about suspension, last night when I got back to the bike I sat on it and wahhya know the suspension was much stiffer! - no idea why I noticed it last night but it was alot better than before and cheered me up no end

Thanks for the link but unfortunatley setting sag is one thing I cant do - no mates around and no one to help unfortunatley and I cant do it on my own. I'm going to a trackday soon at Brands Hatch and have asked for the guy there to help me with suspension setup so hopefully we can get things sorted properly.

thanks for all the tips and I'll print that thread to take with me

 

Well as usual Mikeinwi got it right

wow. i don't hear that very often. i'm going to show this to ginainwi. she has a different opinion.
glad it worked out for you. good luck at the track. ride smooth and smart. fast will follow.