Is it just me or does anyone find our suspension sux?

[Saltan]

Coming from a CBR 1000rr 09, the BMW has nothing on it in terms of handling and smoothness.
I am not saying this to be critical, it's just really different. It may be the crappy continental tyres that are on the bike causing half of these issues which is pretty close to a 180 profile tyre.
I just can't seem to get the suspension right. Sag settings are set front and rear at 1/14 or roughly 3cm worth of sag.
I've put the clickers on around 6 for rebound and 6 for compression.
If I go any lower than this the bike just loves to dive under braking. I weigh 85 Kilos so the suspension stock should not cause any issues.
If I put up the rebound and compression more, the bike is simply to stiff to ride on the street and bounces everywhere.
Too soft and the front dives in.
Has anyone had any success in getting a good general street setup going?
Sorry to sound cynical but this is really starting to piss me off.

Thanks guys.

[WarpSpeed]

I can post my suspension settings but that wont help you much.
My clickers are at:
Fork: Rebound 8 Compression 7
Shock: Rebound 7 S Comp 7 H Comp 8

I like the feel and found it was good for track/street at the moment for me... will see later if I feel the need to change it...

I will suggest you get it adjusted at a track day or at a suspension professional nearby.

[skapan]

+1 for a professional review and setup. At 88 kilos I ended up with the front compression higher than mid, and the rebound at mid. But the rear compression is lower than mid to stop the rear from bouncing over bumps. I guess it also depends on how hard you ride, I'm just a fat old guy touring around. If I had the $$, I would go for BST wheels before I thought about Ohlins.

[jhockey18aa]

Originally Posted by Saltan

Coming from a CBR 1000rr 09, the BMW has nothing on it in terms of handling and smoothness.
I am not saying this to be critical, it's just really different. It may be the crappy continental tyres that are on the bike causing half of these issues which is pretty close to a 180 profile tyre.
I just can't seem to get the suspension right. Sag settings are set front and rear at 1/14 or roughly 3cm worth of sag.
I've put the clickers on around 6 for rebound and 6 for compression.
If I go any lower than this the bike just loves to dive under braking. I weigh 85 Kilos so the suspension stock should not cause any issues.
If I put up the rebound and compression more, the bike is simply to stiff to ride on the street and bounces everywhere.
Too soft and the front dives in.
Has anyone had any success in getting a good general street setup going?
Sorry to sound cynical but this is really starting to piss me off.

Thanks guys.

I'll post my professional setup. I weigh just around 85 kilos with all of my racing leathers on.
Front SAG: 1 1/4" or 31.75mm (softened 1/2 turn of preload each) R 5 C 5
Rear SAG: 1 1/4" or 31.75mm (softened 1 1/2 turns preload) R 5 C 5
These are just my base settings. (street use)
Hope this helps you out.