848 front damping

Pages 59 & 60 of the owner's manual: -

Front fork adjusters
The front fork used on this motorcycle has rebound,
compression and spring preload adjustment.
This adjustment is done using the outer adjusters:
1) to adjust rebound damping (fig. 46);
2) to adjust spring preload (fig. 46);
3) to adjust compression damping (fig. 47).
Park the motorcycle in a stable position on its side stand.
Turn the adjuster (1) on every fork leg top with a suitable
wrench to adjust rebound damping.
As you turn the adjusting screws (1 and 3), you will hear
them click. Each click identifies a setting. The stiffest
damping setting is obtained with the adjuster turned fully
clockwise to the “0” position. Start with this position and
turn anticlockwise. Count the clicks, which correspond to
position 1, 2 and so forth.

STANDARD factory setting is as follows:
Compression:
3/4 laps;
Rebound:
12 clicks.
Spring preload: (A, fig. 46): 18 mm;
To change the preload of the spring inside each fork leg, turn
the hex. adjuster (2, fig. 46) with a 22-mm hexagon wrench.
Important
Adjust both fork legs to same settings.

Set the adjusters how the manual says, then work from there.

Hope that helps :smile:

 

On the std forks, without spiring or oil/air change, I had to have max comp and nearly max reb to get any decent setting on mine. Hence I splurged out on Ohlins