Stock suspension settings - my suggestions

[Acee]

I wanted to try to setup the stock suspension on my standard Tenere as best as I could before I considered other options, so I set the ride sag (most important setting) and then tested different clicker settings.  This is what I ended up with.  I've done a few rides with these settings and I'm very happy with them.  I'm a very experienced enduro rider so I like to have my suspension setup nicely.  This is best for 70/30 road/off-road.  If I wanted to go more off-road oriented I would probably go with slightly stronger springs and less ride sag but for what I do, I think these settings are very good with the stock setup. 

 

85kg rider
Front
Ride Sag: 58mm
Compression: 4 clicks out (from fully in/hard)
Rebound: 18 clicks out

Rear
Ride sag: 56mm (3 clicks out on the adjuster)
Compression: 11 clicks out
Rebound: 6 clicks out

 

[406T7]

Do you find these settings make the bike absorb surfaces irregularities better? 70/30 on/offroad sounds like what I'm after. I'm coming from a 2022 KLR650, and it seems like it soaked up normal pavement and gravel roads much more smoothly than the T7 set to factory default clicks. I'm not an aggressive off-road rider and am looking to adjust for a more compliant, softer ride. I too am about 85kg.