2014 Speed Triple Rear Suspension Preload Setting?

I am in process of setting my 1050 ABS model back to standard after removing a Lust Racing lowering kit that made the bike handle like a Hardly Ableson. Everything is back to normal now thanks to Ebay for the standard suspension links and the owners manual for the suspension settings.

Just one problem, there is no setting for the preload on the rear shock, just an admonishment not to change it.

Currently there are just four screw threads visible above the locking collar on the shock, on the images of the shocks on ebay I see anything from one to six threads showing, so that is not very useful for deciding the correct setting.

Does anyone know what the standard setting is fro the 2011 through 2015 Speed Triple 1050 ABS model?

 

Thanks, but I have the 1050 ABS version of that manual (the page you linked to is not for the 2014 model year), the only bit I am missing in the spring preload for the rear. The manual has preload for front, compression and rebound damping for front and rear, but nothing for the rear preload other than "The rear suspension unit spring pre-load is not rider adjustable. Any attempt to adjust the spring pre-load could result in a dangerous riding condition leading to loss of control and an accident"

So because they do not want you to adjust the rear preload, the information about what it is set to as standard does not appear in the user manual or in the relevant haynes manual...

 

That is my plan, but before I can do that I'd like to restore it to standard settings just so I can ride it, if the roads around here ever get free of snow and ice. I test rode it at the dealer and like I said, it handled like a hardly ableson, solid in a straight line, but as soon as the bars were even slightly turned, it tried to snap to full lock, just like the old chopper style bikes used to.

So I collected it from the dealer in a van, removed the 40mm lust racing lowering links, have reset all the suspension to standard, except for the preload which I cannot find a factory setting value for. I cannot even find a static sag measurement for the bike to set the rear preload into at least a ballpark range.

If I can just get a standard setting for the rear preload, then I'd feel comfortable riding the bike to get the suspension set up for me, but until then I'm kind of wary.

 

Thanks, I'd appreciate that

What I have so far for 2011-2014 models
Front
For Speed Triple the motorcycle is delivered from the factory with the spring pre-load set at 7 clockwise turns from the fully anti-clockwise position. (nut at top of forks)
The motorcycle is delivered from the factory with the rebound set at 1.5 anti-clockwise turns from the fully clockwise position. (screw at top of forks)
The motorcycle is delivered from the factory with the compression damping set at 1.5 anti-clockwise turns from the fully clockwise position. (base of forks)

Rear
The motorcycle is delivered from the factory with the rebound adjuster set at 1.25 anti-clockwise turns from the fully clockwise position. (at base of shock)
The motorcycle is delivered from the factory with the compression damping set at 1.0 anti-clockwise turns from the fully clockwise position. (at top of shock)

 

Many thanks, and yes the tires are good (slightly squared off but good). The 40mm lowering in the rear matched to a 10mm lower in the front must have upset the steering geometry a bit.

 

The 2014 Speed Triple 1050 ABS model has machined forks, so the front could only be dropped about 10mm, couple that with 40mm lowering in the rear and it made for an interesting ride. But thanks to a well known yorkshireman I now have some confidence that I have reset the bike completely back to standard, so when the ice on my road melts I will be able to go for a proper test ride.

Whoever did the lowering originally did NOT set it up right, but I benefited in the end getting a 2014 bike with less than 4000km on the clock

 

Yes, a Hardly Ableson chopper

 

Just reporting back, with the standard suspension links back in place, and the standard suspension settings, and now Metzeler Roadtec 01 tyres, the handling is now really sweet.

 

Yes, that is what everyone said and it works well. You might need to adjust it slightly to get the rear sag correct for your weight, but it is the standard as delivered setting.