fork dilemma

[celticbiker]

[quote author=celticbiker link=topic=22826.msg263569#msg263569 date=1498681086]
This is why I wonder whether an r6 shock is up to the job on much heavier bike.

The way the bike handles since having mine done suggests it is. Done about 30k miles on it and still no sign of it giving up either. Lots of other folks swear by it too. I'm not saying it's the most ideal item for these bikes, as I've only experienced the standard, a Hagon and the R6 ones, but it certainly improves on those other two, and you have to wonder why Yamaha considered their standard fit to be up to the job.
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There is no bigger fan of Yamaha than me (well maybe) but I've never had one that had decent oem shocks. First thing I do to any bike now is bin the shock and forks and replace with decent kit.
Compared to bespoke and properly set up suspension even the r1 set up feels like a budget bin set up.