Suggested Suspension Settings

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.

Triumph

motorcycle	issue	front preload	front rebound damping	front comp. damping	rear preload	rear rebound damping	rear comp. damping
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TT600 ('00)	10/00	4 lines showing	4 clicks out	3 clicks out	29mm thread showing	6 clicks out	2 clicks out
note:	with Michelin Pilot Race tires
TT600 ('01)	6/02	3 lines showing	3 clicks out	5 clicks out	35mm thread showing	3 clicks out	7 clicks out
note:	set fork tube height to 5mm above clip-on, with Dunlop D208GP tires fitted
Daytona 600 ('03)	12/03	4 lines showing	2 clicks out	4 clicks out	42mm thread from top of spring to top of threads	4 clicks out	6 clicks out
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Daytona 650 ('05)	4/05	7 lines showing	1 click out from full stiff	1 click out from full stiff	32mm thread showing	3 clicks out from full stiff	0.25 turns out from full stiff
note:	Set fork tubes flush with top on clip-ons
Daytona ('97)	8/97	4 lines showing	stiff	1 turn out	stiff	2.5 turns out	2.5 turns out
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Daytona ('00)	6/00	3 lines showing	.75 turns out	1.5 turns out	10mm thread showing	1.5 turns out	1.5 turns out
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Daytona ('02)	2/02	4 lines showing	1 turn out	1.5 turns out	25mm from top of spring to end of threads	1.5 turns out	2 turns out
note:	set fork tube height to 5mm above top triple clamp
Daytona 675 ('06)	7/06	5 lines showing	6 clicks out from full stiff	9 clicks out from full stiff	20mm of thread showing from top of threads to top of spring	3 clicks out from full stiff	8 clicks out from full stiff
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Speed Triple ('97)	8/97	4 lines showing	1 turn out	2 turns out	12mm from top of threads	1 turn out	4.5 turns out
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Speed Triple ('02)	10/02	3 lines showing	1.5 turns out	1.75 turns out	5mm thread showing	1.5 turns out	1.25 turns out
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Speed Triple ('05)	12/05	2 lines showing	1.5 turns out from full stiff	1.25 turns out from full stiff	5mm thread showing	1.75 turns out from full stiff	2 turns out from full stiff
note:	set fork tube height flush with triple clamp
Sprint ST ('00)	2/00	1 line showing	n/a	n/a	10 clicks out	.5 turns out	n/a
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Sprint ST ('05)	2/05	1 line showing	n/a	n/a	6 turns out from full stiff	full stiff	n/a
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Sprint ST ABS ('06)	11/06	2 lines showing	n/a	n/a	13 clicks out from full stiff	1.5 turns out	n/a
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