YZF 600R 'Thundercat' Suspension Settings 2001
          Front Suspension              Rear Suspension
Spring Rebound Compression Spring Rebound Compression
Date Pre-Load Damping Damping Pre-Load Damping Damping Comments
18-Dec-00 5 8 8 2 8 12 Too soft, no feel.
26-Mar-01 6 8 8 2 7 12 Front too bouncy, no road contact.
31-Mar-21 5 8 8 2 9 12 Better but still some bounce.
12-Apr-01 5 7 8 2 9 12 Better but still some bounce.
15-Apr-01 4 7 6 1 8 14 Better but now a bit soft.
9-Sep-01 4 9 9 2 10 16 OK bit on bumpy side(Handlebars feel)
16-Sep-01 3 7 7 2 10 18 OK bit on bumpy side(Handlebars feel)
20-Oct-01 3 10 10 1 5 15 O.K. still a little hard at front.
24-Nov-01 5 10 10 1 5 15 O.K. no problems.
               
           Adjuster Type Spanner Screwdriver Screwdriver C Spanner Hand nut Screwdriver
           and location Strut Top Strut top Strut base on Shock Base Shock on Gas Unit
Adjustment 1=Hard 1 Out=Hard 1Out=Hard 1=Hard 0 Out=Hard 20 In=Hard
Settings 5=Std. 6 Out=Std. 7 Out=Std. 3=Std. 10 Out=Std. 10 In=Std.
8=Soft 12 Out=Soft 12 Out=Soft 7=Soft 20 Out=Soft 0 In=Soft
         Bike Computer Adjustment.
Date Setting Result.  
30-Mar-01 1785 Slow 3 m.p.h. @40
31-Mar-01 1795 Slow 2.5 m.p.h. @60
1-Apr-01 1866 Slow 2 m.p.h. @60
21-Aug-01 1930 O.K.