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2015 R3 suspension

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bdernbach

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Oak Harbor, Washington
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CBR1000RR
I'm looking for the most cost effective way to make my suspension better. I know I'll have to replace parts and possibly go new all around. I'm not looking for the best, most expensive, name brand suspension. In fact, I'm looking for the best, least expensive, non name brand or other options from people who have gone through this. It is a track only bike. Thanks
 
step 1 - pick a budget.
step 2 - find a reputable tuner thats somewhat local to you and has experience with your bike in racing. go with whatever they say.
step 3 - keep working with them if you find something that doesnt work well for your riding.

buying off-brand parts, installing them yourself, and/or attempting to tune is the least effective way to end up with suspension that works well. this wastes lots of time and $$. most suspension parts bought from retailers come with a base setting that is mediocre at best. you also dont know all the little tricks and settings outside of the suspension parts that are used to get it working well - mainly things like ride-heights. you might spend years turning laps at trackdays trying to figure out what works.

paying someone now gets your access to all of this knowledge, usually without any extra cost. every time ive bought suspension from a reputable tuner, it does not come with out-of-the-box settings because the tuner knows those settings are meh. the tuner literally re-sprung & re-valved a brand new name-brand shock before shipping it to me. a quick phone call will get proper rider-heights for the spring/valving combo they included. later phone calls or time at the track will improve my setup as they take my feedback and make changes... usually for free.

so whats your budget?
 
My recommendation is much the same as Robert said above.

I also suggest you read RaceTech's Suspension Bible as it is great info so you can talk intelligently with and understand your suspension tuner.
 
You can change the springs if they don't match your weight and change the oil to a heavier weight to increase damping.
That will be the cheapest route. It will be better than stock .
After that you can look at emulators for the forks and some good manufactures offer a budget shock option (maybe $5-600).
If you want really good suspension you will be spending around $1200 for fully adjustable cartridges and close to that for a 3-way adjustable shock.
Talk to a track day suspension provider, they may have tips and tricks to get you started with out going all-in on the spendy bits.
If you want your bike to perform at it's best, prepare to invest.
DT
 
thankfully even the best Ohlins stuff for the R3 is cheaper than full-sized bikes. I think their carts and shock are ~$800 each.

heres the FIM Approved Parts List. theres a tab in there for WSS300 Suspension with everything allowed and their Euro prices. this list is likely close to all top-spec parts that are made for the little bikes.
http://www.motoamericaregistration.com/PDF/2020/2020 FIM Approved List 3.2.2020.xlsx
 
My bad, GP suspension cartridges are $795!
DT
 
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