Recommended Suspension Settings
These tables show suggested suspension settings for each bike. You can also use the tables to find which issues of Sport Rider each bike was tested. For more information on suspension, check out the Suspension Tuning Guide.
Ducati
| motorcycle | issue | front preload | front rebound damping | front comp. damping | rear preload | rear rebound damping | rear comp. damping |
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| 748 ('98) | 8/98 | 5 lines showing | 10 clicks out | n/a | 1.25 in. sag | 1 turn out | 2 turns out |
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| 748R ('00) | 8/00 | 6 lines showing | 10 clicks out | 6 clicks out | 13mm thread showing | 1 turn out | 1.75 turns out |
| note: | set rear ride height to 3 turns from fully lowered, with 70-series front tire |
| SS 800 ('06) | 10/06 | | | | 21mm thread showing | 10 clicks out from full stiff | 14 clicks out from full stiff |
| note: | Ride height: set fork tubes flush with top of clip-ons |
| 900SS ('98) | 2/99 | 4 lines showing | 10 clicks out | 12 clicks out | 16mm from top of threads | 1.25 turns out | 1.25 turns out |
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| SS1000 DS ('03) | 12/03 | 4 lines showing | 12 clicks out | 15 clicks out | 9mm thread showing | 15 clicks out | 21 clicks out |
| note: | set rear ride height to 5mm thread showing |
| 916 ('96) | 12/96 | 4 lines showing | 4 clicks out | soft | 45 percent of max. | 3 clicks out | 26 clicks out |
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| 916 ('97) | 12/97 | 4 lines showing | 4 clicks out | soft | 20mm from top of threads | 4 clicks out | 3 clicks out |
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| 916 ('98) | 10/98 | 4 lines showing | 4 clicks out | soft | 20mm from top of threads | 4 clicks out | 3 clicks out |
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| 916 ('98) | 12/98 | 4 lines showing | 4 clicks out | 12 clicks out | 1.25 in. sag | 4 clicks out | 3 clicks out |
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| 996 ('99) | 4/99 | 4 lines showing | 4 clicks out | 12 clicks out | 35mm | 4 clicks out | 12 clicks out |
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| 996S ('00) | 10/00 | 4 lines showing | 9 clicks out | 10 clicks out | 35mm from top of spring to top thread | 12 clicks out | 14 clicks out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 21mm from outside edge of top triple clamp, extend rear ride height linkage rod 3mm, with Dunlop D207 GP Star tires |
| 998 ('02) | 10/02 | 3 lines showing | 8 clicks out | 10 clicks out | 35mm thread showing | 14 clicks out | 10 clicks out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 3 lines showing above inner portion of top triple clamp, rear ride height to 6mm thread showing on linkage rod ends, with Dunlop D208GP tires fitted |
| 999 ('03) | 4/03 | 4 lines showing | 8 clicks out | 6 clicks out | 26mm thread showing from top of spring | maximum | 1 turn out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 2 lines showing, rear ride height to 4mm thread showing on linkage shaft |
| 999 ('03) | 10/03 | 5 lines showing | 8 clicks out | 9 clicks out | 14mm thread showing | .5 turns out | 1 turn out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 3.5 lines showing with Bridgestone BT-001 tires, 1.5 lines with stock tires. Set rear ride height to 3 threads showing |
| 999 ('05) | 7/05,
12/05 | 4 lines showing | 9 clicks out from full stiff | 6 clicks out from full stiff | 12mm thread showing | 1 turn out from full stiff | 1 turn out from full stiff |
| note: | set fork tube height to 6mm above triple clamp, rear ride height 9mm threat showing |
| 999R ('05) | 8/05 | 6 turns out | 10 clicks out from full stiff | 10 clicks out from full stiff | 27mm thread showing | 20 clicks out from full stiff | 17 clicks out from full stiff |
| note: | set fork tube height to 6mm showing, read with 8mm thread showing |
| 999S ('04) | 9/04 | full stiff | 12 clicks out | 12 clicks out | 47mm from top of spring to top of threads | 8 clicks out | 9 clicks out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 5 lines showing above triple clamp, rear ride height to 4mm thread showing on linkage shaft |
| 999S ('06) | 10/06 | 11.5 turns out from full stiff | 8 clicks out from full stiff | 9 clicks out from full stiff | 43 mm thread showing | 16 clicks out from full stiff | 12 clicks out from full stiff |
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| Monster S4 ('02) | 10/02 | 10 turns out | 10 clicks out | 12 clicks out | 17mm thread showing | 12 clicks out | 2.25 turns out |
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| Monster S4R ('05) | 12/05 | 2 lines showing | 7 clicks out from full stiff | full soft | 8mm thread showing | .5 turns out from full stiff | 1 turn out from full stiff |
| note: | Set fork tube height to 5mm showing above triple clamp, rear with 4mm thread showing |
| ST3s ABS | 11/06 | 4 lines showing | 10 clicks out from full stiff | 20 clicks out from full stiff | 4.5 turns out from full stiff | 6 clicks out from full stiff | 10 clicks out from full stiff |
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| ST4 ('99) | 2/00 | 6 turns out | 10 clicks out | 2 clicks out | position 2 from soft | .5 turns out | .5 turns out |
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| ST4S ('05) | 2/05 | 1 line showing | 11 clicks out from full stiff | 13 clicks out from full stiff | 4 turns out from full stiff | 11 clicks out from full stiff | 20 clicks out from full stiff |
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