The US magazine "Roadracing World" did a comparo of the new 998 and the Mille-R (couldn't make up their minds which...) and the article included suspension settings. Nothing for teh standard model, but the geometry stuff should be useful.
MILLE-R
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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Responded to with:
They always give the settings for the R and never the ones for the base model! Keep in mind that I just ride on the street, these settings worked for me on my '01 RSV:
First I adjusted the sag to 33 front and rear with my 200lbs on the bike.
I raised the forks to where the 5th line is level with the triple clamps (tried with 4th line first).
Then I lowered the rear, but that made the front end light and crosswinds moved the bike around more than I liked, so I extended the rear to 1 and 1/2 turns from minimum that put some weight on the front, feels more stable -it's too hard to measure the shock without removing it and simpler to talk in terms of turns from min. lenght isn't it? Droping the lower and removing the left side footpeg mount makes it much easier to reach with a 27mm wrench and adjust the lenght
I keep on fiddling with the damping on the forks, fast Sunday rides on smooth pavement work better with more damping, commuting on potholes demand softer damping. The rear is less touchy and I keep the same settings most of time.
I found that setup to be very fast and confidence inspiring with the 207rrs but since I switched to the BT012s it's becaume a little touchy, I may have to raise the rear again to compensate for the Bridgestone's taller front.