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.
Kawasaki
| motorcycle | issue | front preload | front rebound damping | front comp. damping | rear preload | rear rebound damping | rear comp. damping |
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| ZX-6R ('97) | 4/97 | 3 lines showing | 2 clicks out | 3 turns out | 30mm down threaded collar | stiff | 4 turns out |
| note: | raise fork tubes 5mm in clamps |
| ZX-6R ('98) | 8/98 | 6 lines showing | 5 clicks out | 7 clicks out | 1.125 in. sag | 1 click out | 3 clicks out |
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| ZX-6R ('98) | 12/98 | 2 lines showing | stiff | 6 clicks out | 1.25 in. sag | stiff | 3 clicks out |
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| ZX-6R ('99) | 6/99 | 5 lines showing | stiff | 5 clicks out | 15mm from top ring | 3 clicks out | 7 clicks out |
| note: | raise fork tubes 10mm in clamps with D207GP tires |
| ZX-6R ('00) | 10/00 | 4 lines showing | stiff | 7 clicks out | standard | stiff | 6 clicks out |
| note: | with Michelin Pilot Race tires |
| ZX-6R ('01) | 6/02 | 5 lines showing | 7 clicks out | 11 clicks out | stock | stiff | 4 clicks out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 10mm above top triple clamp, with Dunlop D208GP tires fitted |
| ZX-6R ('03) | 6/03 | 4 lines showing | 6 clicks out | full soft | 30mm from top of spring to top of threads | 4 turns out | 4.5 turns out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 4mm above top triple clamp with Pirelli Supercorsa tires, 0mm with stock Dunlop D208ZR tires |
| ZX-6R ('04) | 8/04 | 5 lines showing | 9 clicks out | 2.25 turns out | 13mm thread showing | 2 turns out | 3.25 turns out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 5mm above triple clamp with Dunlop D208 GP-A tires |
| ZX-6R ('05) | 4/05 | 3 lines showing | 2.5 turns out from full stiff | 1.5 turns out from full stiff | 2 threads showing | 14 clicks out from full stiff | 0.75 turns out from full stiff |
| note: | set fork tube height to 6mm above triple clamp |
| ZX-6R ('06) | 7/06 | 4 lines showing | 2.5 turns out from full stiff | 1.5 turns out from full stiff | 15mm thread showing from top of threads to top of spring | 11 clicks out from full stiff | 0.5 turns out from full stiff |
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| ZX-6RR ('04) | 8/04 | 7 lines showing | 11 clicks out | 17 clicks out | 19mm thread showing | 10 clicks out | 23 clicks out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 10mm above triple clamp with Dunlop D208 GP-A tires |
| ZX-6RR ('05) | 6/05 | 4 lines showing | 2.5 turns out from full stiff | 2 turns out from full stiff | minimum | 8 clicks out from full stiff | 1.5 turns out from full stiff |
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| ZX-6RR ('06) | 7/06 | 5 lines showing | 2.5 turns out from full stiff | 2 turns out from full stiff | 19mm of thread showing from top of threads to top of spring | 15 clicks out from full stiff | Slow -speed: 12 clicks out from full stiff; High-speed: 3 turns out from full stiff |
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| ZX-7R ('00) | 6/00 | 4 lines showing | 9 clicks out | 4 clicks out | 25mm thread showing | position 3 | 19 clicks out |
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| ZX-9R ('97) | 10/97 | 7 lines showing | 1 click out | 6 clicks out | 90 percent of max | stiff | 4 clicks out |
| note: | raise fork tubes 6mm in clamps, raise rear 4mm |
| ZX-9R ('98) | 12/98 | 3 lines showing | 4 clicks out | 8 clicks out | 1.25 in. sag | 2 clicks out | 12 clicks out |
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| ZX-9R ('99) | 12/99 | 5 lines showing | stiff | 8 clicks out | 1.25 in. sag | 1 click out | 15 clicks out |
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| ZX-9R ('00) | 4/00 | 2 lines showing | 3 clicks out | 8 clicks out | 6 turns out from soft | 2 clicks out | 10 clicks out |
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| ZX-9R ('00) | 8/00 | 4 lines showing | 4 clicks out | 4 clicks out | 3 turns in from stock | 3 clicks out | 10 clicks out |
| note: | with Metzeler Rennsport race tires |
| ZX-9R ('02) | 8/04 | 5 lines showing | 1.25 turns out | 1.25 turns out | 15mm thread showing | 5 turns out | 3 turns out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 5mm showing above triple clamp with Michelin Pilot race tires fitted |
| ZX-10R ('04) | 6/04, 10/04 | 2 lines showing | 9 clicks out | 7 clicks out | 22mm thread showing | 1.75 turns out | 5.5 turns out |
| note: | set fork tube height to 3mm showing above triple clamp |
| ZX-10R ('05) | 5/05 | 5 lines showing | 4 clicks out from full stiff | 7 clicks out from full stiff | 14mm thread showing | 1.5 turns out from full stiff | 3.5 turns out from full stiff |
| note: | set fork tubes flush with triple clamp |
| ZX-10R ('06) | 6/06 | 4 lines showing | 8 clicks out from full stiff | 8 clicks out from full stiff | 17mm thread showing | 2.5 turns out from full stiff | 2 turns out from full stiff |
| note: | set fork tubes flush with triple clamp |
| ZX-12R ('05) | 10/05 | 5 lines showing | full soft | full soft | 10mm thread showing | 3.75 turns out from full stiff | 2.5 turns out from full stiff |
| note: | set fork tube height flush with triple clamp |
| ZX-14R ('06) | 8/06 | 7 lines showing | 4 clicks out from full stiff | 10 clicks out from full stiff | 22mm from top of spring to top of threads | 1 turn out from full stiff | 2.5 turns out from full stiff |
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| Z1000 ('03) | 8/03 | 1 line showing | .25 turns out | n/a | 10mm thread showing | .25 turns out | n/a |
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| ZX-11 ('97) | 2/97 | standard sag | 1 click out | n/a | standard sag | position 3 | n/a |
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| ZZR600 ('06) | 10/06 | 6 lines showing | 1.5 turns out from full stiff | 2 turns out from full stiff | 9mm thread showing | full stiff | 1.5 turns out from full stiff |
| note: | Ride height: fork tubes flush with triple clamp |
| ZRX1100 ('99) | 10/99 | 3 lines showing | 1 click out | 5 clicks out | position 2 | position 2 | position 2 |
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| ZZR1200 ('05) | 6/05 | 7 lines showing | 2 turns out from full stiff | | position 3 | position 3 | |
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