How much are the YSS knock off's? Is it worth the time to have to learn to dial them in yourself? In order to adjust compression you'll need to remove the fork cap (one at a time otherwise the bike will collapse on the forks), remove the shim stack/spacer/ fork spring and then fish out the emulator. You will loose some oil that will need to be replaced and you have to ensure that the emulator is replaced with the spring up. Not bad to do once or twice to tweek the RaceTech suggested setup..a royal PIA if you have to do it a dozen or more times because YSS didn't provide you with a good start point.
BTW, I have found that RaceTech products are usually less expensive on Amazon.
Here's a good read on the GVE:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1421689358Also, member kojones used a YSS emulator. He's in Finland and it looks like he last visited (posted) the forum xactly a year ago. While he may be able to provide his set-up, is YSS's quality control and consistency reliable enough to provide a direct relation? Parts sold to Finland may differ than those sent to the US. RaceTech is 100% consistent - and they stand behind their product with technical support. Here is kojones set-up...he used two turns to start but I don't know where he finished because he never gave us a ride review or further info beyond the install.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1522253676/4#4How much is that YSS emulator?