[scotteq]

Roadracing World did an comparo of the new 998 versus a Mille-R. THEY INCLUDED SUSPENSION SETTINGS!!!! These are for the Ohlins kit, but the geometry stuff should be VERY useful for everyone!

Front Forks:

COMPRESSION: 17 of 31 clicks - Clockwise. (Manual recommends 12 clicks CW for street and 8-10 for track use)

REBOUND: 9 of 25 clicks - COUNTER clockwise. (Manual recommends 12 clicks CCW for street and 8-10 clicks for track use.)

PRELOAD: 7 turns CW (manual recommends 8 turns CW for street or 6-9 for track)

FORK DROP: 4 lines showing above the triple clamp. (Manual recommends 4 lines showing for both street and track)

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STEERING DAMPER: 15 of 17 clicks CW. (Manual recommends 15 clicks CW for street or track use)

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Rear Shock:

COMPRESSION: 11 of 25 clicks CCW. (Manual recommends 12 clicks CCW for the street and 8~14 for track use)

REBOUND: 38 of 54 clicks CCW. (Manual recommends 20 clicks for the street and 13~16 clicks for track use)

PRELOAD: 6 threads showing. (Manual recommends pre-loaded spring length of 147mm for street and 145 for track.)

LENGTH: Not measured by RW (Manual recommends 321mm for the street and 321~323mm for track use)
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Now get out there and RIDE!!!!!

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[ianp]

I'm assuming the comparo is only in the print edition. True?

 

[scotteq]

It's in the April edition - They usually don't post on their website until a month or two later...

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