Katana 600 shock installed, needs to be recharged?

[villainy]

Hi all, I installed a Kat 600 rear shock on my GS.  I like the way the tail is raised a bit, unfortunately since I hadn't ridden in a few months (and even then I just started and only have 500mi or so under me) I can't really tell if theres a big difference.  Anyway, sitting on the bike I feel like I am able to easily bounce the rear up and down a good bit.  Reading around I'm wondering if the shock needs to be recharged, is there a good way for me to test this?  Also it looks like recharging could run me $50+, so it would probably just be easier to find another Kat shock?  Let me know what you think, thanks everyone!

[ducati_nolan]

Did you adjust the spring preload? You can probally adjust that and it'll firm it up a bit.

I haven't ridden a kattana but I don't think anybody really raves about the suspension. It's only good when compared to the stock GS crap, so I wouldn't expect much improvement.

[villainy]

I'll have to check when I get home, I'm pretty sure its on 4 which I believe is the stock setting.  I'm assuming + is stiffer?  I'll give it a shot, thanks for the reply.

[werase643]

does it bounce like crazy...act like a spring...not a shock?
if yes, it's bad, buy another one....not able to service