When my suspension was totally stock, I set the shock at either 4 or 5. I weigh 175 w/o gear. It was better but when I had it up at 5, however the balance between the frontend and rearend seemed unbalanced to me. Once I installed my Race Tech springs if feel balanced and even between the two ends.
The stock shock is actually pretty good for general street riding. When pushed the damping is not quite there, but that will depand a lot on your weight.
Even if you don't want to do the RT springs a heavier oil will help a lot too. The stock oil is 5 or 7, I've seen both numbers, a 10, 12 or 15 will greatly improve the front to help balance out changes to the rear.
The stock shock is actually pretty good for general street riding. When pushed the damping is not quite there, but that will depand a lot on your weight.
Even if you don't want to do the RT springs a heavier oil will help a lot too. The stock oil is 5 or 7, I've seen both numbers, a 10, 12 or 15 will greatly improve the front to help balance out changes to the rear.