Geology Rocks
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Is it possible? Looking at a few ES bikes and was thinking when the suspension is shot I would go to a traditional suspension set up. Is this possible and not a massive headache to accomplish?
thanks!
thanks!
First thing you need to do is forget everything about the Beemer. There's no reason that you can't do to an ES, what you did to your '12. You might even find that you don't have to do a thing to the ES suspension if you get one. There is a difference between the ride, OE to OE.. . . . . I needed a new front shock on my GSA and it was I think $2400. . . .
I agree 100%, I also chose a non-ES bike reasoning that “if” anything should go wrong, then it is easily fixable and also, it is easier to fine tune the suspension to my requirements should I want to. Having said that, Yamaha ES suspension does have a reputation for being bullet-proof probably because it is not as sophisticated as BMW and Ducati offerings.This is exactly why I went for a non ES in the first place. Having seen the state of OEM oil that comes out of a set of forks that have only done 25k miles it’s obvious that rebuilds need doing regularly on bikes that are used regularly.
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Exactly why I picked up a NOS standard '18 in January 2020. After adding farkles from my previous '12, I've got the best of everything!Hasn't Yamaha stopped production on the non ES version, like in 2018?