Ok guys, i feel like a total idiot asking this, but I just bought a 2003 cbr 600 rr and have read the sport rider article on setting up the suspension and I'm about to dive into it. My only problem is that the bike I bought didn't come with an owner's manual and I have only a vague idea where to adjust these settings. My question is where exactly on the forks is the preload, rebound damping, and compression damping adjustment? Ditto for the rear. I know they have something to do with the bolts on top of the forks and on the cylinder under the rear wheel, but I don't want to go turning things until I know exactly what's going on under there. Any and all information is welcome. Thanks!!

 

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0006_susp/
It will tell you about preload, rebound damping, and compression damping adjustment. Hope this helps.

 

This was the article I read, and I understand the physics of it, I just need to know what screws and such to turn on the forks and stuff to actually adjust this stuff. I don't have the owner's manual to tell me which **** adjusts what.

 

the front preload is adjusted by turning in the top of the fork not the screw but the actual bolt, the front rebound adjustment is made on the top of the forks he flat head screw that you turn either soft or hard, the front compression adjustment is on the bottom back of the forks, the rear preload is adjusteted by tighting or lossening the coil around the rear shock, the rear bound is adjusted on the bottom of the shock turn either soft or hard, the rear compression adjustment is made on the shock resivoir soft or hard

 

Here you go...the shop (service) manual for your bike!!

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front preload: top of tripple clamp: rotate the silver part with the flat notches (2 notches on each one) to adjust the number of lines showing... right = less lines = stiffer, left = more lines = softer.

Front rebound: bottom of fork tube by axle
Front compression: up top on top of the pre load screw
Rear pre-load: use spring wrench from tool kit... take flash light and look at spring from left side of bike (clutch/ shifter side), use spring tool on slotted spring perch on bottom of shock...
can't remember exactly which is compression and rebound on the rear, but they're both back there... a big black flat head screw and a little brass one... anyway, it's all in the owners manual but my bike is under the cover in the garage... i'll let u know for sure tomorrow when I pull it out and fire it up.

 

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awesome man, this is a HUGE help!! thanks for the info guys!!!