GSXR default suspension settings (K4 & K7)?

[JamesMio]

Evenin' pimps, ho's,

Managed to get the rear shock swapped on the SV (big thanks to those who chipped in with wisdom, appreciated as always), so we're now running with...

K4 GSXR600 forks & K7 GSXR 750 rear shock (+ slightly shorter dogbones to compensate for the shorter shock length).

So, my question is - if I dial both ends into their original settings, am I likely to be anything remotely close to a sensible setup, or am I wasting my time seeing as it's all surrogate equipment on a completely different bike?

I'm not averse to getting a suspension guru to look at it and tune me up, but I don't know of any within a 3 hour ride of here.

Any thoughts dudes?

[Tomor]

For my rear shock, i set the sag etc, then set the shock half way and tweaked whilst out and about. Seems to have worked quite well. Can't comment on front as haven't done it.

[TamSV]

I'm far from an expert but was in the same boat when I did my forks and shock. I used the donor bike settings for a while but it wasn't pleasant - way too harsh for me. It really showed up on a couple of Org rideouts where the pace is usually a bit brisker than I generally travel. So I finally resolved to do something about it.

As Tomor says the easy bit is the sag, so do that first.

This was a helpful read - linky (http://www.gostar-racing.com/information/motorcycle_suspension_set-up.htm).

What really helped me make sense of what I was reading was putting everything in the middle and then putting all the adjustments to the minimum and maximum setting in turn and then bouncing up and down on the seat for the rear and pushing forward on the front with brakes on for the forks :).

I wouldn't suggest you ride it like that - if you try it you'll know why :). Just bouncing up and down in the garage was sufficient for something to click in my brain.

It sounds daft now I write it down but it did make things a lot clearer in terms of what each adjustment was actually doing and you find it's not actually witchcraft. Worked for me anyway.

I then set it up to something that felt "normal" on the bouncing up and down test and went for a long ride on a familiar road with a screwdriver, a wee pad and a pencil in my pocket.

Using the tips in the above guide gave me clues about what was happening on that ride and I just tweaked stuff a half turn here and there - a bit more if it feels better, back a bit when it feels worse. Remember to take a note of what you've done. I did the rear first and then the forks.

I'm loads happier with it now.

Still slow as **** like. :-dd