30-10-13, 10:30 PM
I'm sure anything would be better than stock! The cheapest option is probably to get the OE one serviced. The oil in it is probably well past its sell by date. That would make a fair difference.
Personally I'd go for the Nitron, or any of the others like WP, Ohlins, etc as they would be better than OE. Only problem is if you get the rear sorted it will then show up how crap the front end is! So you'll want to sort the forks too.
It really depends what kind of riding you do. If it's mostly commuting then get the OE serviced. If you like a more "spirited" ride then get an aftermarket one.
My go to guy is Darren at MCT suspension in Stowmarket. He's done the suspension on four of my bikes and they have all been brilliant. One was my GSXR1000 race bike, another my ZRX1200R which was the most noticeable improvement due to the crap stock suspension. He re sprung and re valved the forks and set the bike up with the Ohlins shocks I'd fitted. It transformed the bike. Here's a link: [size=78%]http://www.mctsuspension.com/Setup.html[/size]
Personally I'd go for the Nitron, or any of the others like WP, Ohlins, etc as they would be better than OE. Only problem is if you get the rear sorted it will then show up how crap the front end is! So you'll want to sort the forks too.
It really depends what kind of riding you do. If it's mostly commuting then get the OE serviced. If you like a more "spirited" ride then get an aftermarket one.
My go to guy is Darren at MCT suspension in Stowmarket. He's done the suspension on four of my bikes and they have all been brilliant. One was my GSXR1000 race bike, another my ZRX1200R which was the most noticeable improvement due to the crap stock suspension. He re sprung and re valved the forks and set the bike up with the Ohlins shocks I'd fitted. It transformed the bike. Here's a link: [size=78%]http://www.mctsuspension.com/Setup.html[/size]
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