New racer looking for advice

[Farmboy]

Jim...

What triples are you using with the 996 forks?  Another difference between the older than 01 bikes and the S*R's is the triple clamp offset.  The older ones are 25mm and newer ones are 30mm.

Yes I have clip ons. ...and I am laying over the front of that thing to keep it planted.

The suspension is as optimized as possible (Its never perfect but man have I tried).  Had two suspension tuners muck with it including valving and spring changes front and rear on the RS.

My buddies 01 has supersport Showa forks redone by TSE with correct springs.  And an Ohlins on the rear.  Never had to mess with adjusting it... Just slapped the baseline setup on it and rode.  Its very nice.  Rear has been raised a bit. (I tried to duplicate the ride height numbers on his to my RS with no luck.  To many other variable in play)

On the RS I have an aftermarket ride height rod that goes both higher and lower than stock.  I found the best setting actually lower than factory stock so its not jacked up at all.  Actually the opposite.
The front is as high as possible.  The ohlins are actually slightly countersunk in the top triple by a couple mm for better clearance.  With the RS under hard braking the tire can hit the big 4 valve head so I set it where I have just enough clearance to be safe.  I took tie downs and compressed the front to check clearance, then set the front ride height accordingly.

Stock lower, Cyclecat upper to accommodate the larger diameter super bike forks. The forks are a bit shorter than stock, so it effectively dropped the front end around 10-15mm or so. I never messed with the rear height, just replaced the shock. Like I said, I pretty much put it together and rode it. I never had any clearance issues at the front under braking, likely more clearance w/ the 2v motor. Sorry I'm not more help, I believe I mostly adapted to a so-so handling bike.