Can't get front end quite right after installing the emulator

[kebab19]

Ok, did the test and here's the results: https://imgur.com/a/1VK3iM5
The ride now, after loosening the preload, is night and day difference, much plusher and comfier.
Haven't had a chance to ride it harder to see if it still floats under acceleration...

Well, sounds like a move in the right direction already! Sounds like there was too much preload on the fork springs before.

So your image shows 13.8cm or 138mm of fork, but the forks have a maximum travel of 120mm. So if you use all the travel the cable tie will move up to about 18mm underneath the bottom yoke.  As Unfazed states, you should be aiming to use up most, but not quite all of the fork's travel - I would estimate you should be looking to use 110-115mm of fork travel with your usual road riding, keeping an extra 5mm spare to cope with severe potholes in the road. If your fork preload caps are unwound to the minimum and you're not getting anywhere near 115mm of travel, then either the fork spring rate is too firm for your weight, or the internal metal fork spacers haven't been cut down enough. 

Wondering if the floating feeling might be the rebound part of the fork action which is determined by fork oil thickness, but you'll need to do some more road testing & get back to us.

I also meant to ask - what's on the back - standard or an aftermarket rear shock? Standard length dogbones or is the rear raised / lowered?