Please let us know the results when you make the new plates up and try them in the bike.

Is your static sag properly set to suit your body weight? If its sitting down at the back too much it might be worth checking that first to see if the shock could do with more preload.

Have you read this: http://tech.nsr-world.com/nsr/mc18/f3-rear-suspension/
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