Right, as we know the rear unit on the 1200LC can fail at any moment sometimes without warning. Over the years I've had various after market suspension on my bikes, I've had hyperpro, WP, AST etc never ohlins for some reason.
I can appreciate better suspension and know when mine fails thats the way I will go.
My bike is a 2015 and I believe I have got a good one, done some training with Kevin Hammond at adventure bike training and he rode it and said it was one of the nicest GS's he'd ever ridden, so before you all say get a newer one thats not going to happen.
My bike gets used for everything, fast road, hard off road, two up touring and probably a trackday or two when/if this covid eases off. My preference though is off road riding and loaded up long distance camping trips.
My bike has the early ESA system so i get to choose one up, luggage or two up, plus soft, normal and hard. I like this set up as I have a bit more control than the newer systems but don't have the advantage of the active systems. I tend to run on soft most of the time unless two up or pushing hard.
I do find the ESA controller for preload etc very useful and the esa unit itself is very reliable.
What I have found so far researching is this;
Touratech; (made by tractive) is an out right purchase plug and play ready to go. 16mm rod Not cheap but still cheaper that OEM I think
Wilbers; These require you to send them your esa unit so your bike is off the road for two to three weeks, they do offer a 5 year warranty and are cheaper than touratech.
Ohlins: Need more research on these but from what I gather these are awesome but very expensive and seem to use a LCD display for road surface etc
Nitron: Looking on their website they only offer manual preload adjustment, seem very well made though and may offer the same service as wilbers by retro fitting existing esa unit, but not 100% sure.
I don't want this to turn into a non-esa vs esa thread please.
Thats as far as I've got so far, so any input, recommendations and real life experiences would be appreciated befor I shell out my hard earned.
I can appreciate better suspension and know when mine fails thats the way I will go.
My bike is a 2015 and I believe I have got a good one, done some training with Kevin Hammond at adventure bike training and he rode it and said it was one of the nicest GS's he'd ever ridden, so before you all say get a newer one thats not going to happen.
My bike gets used for everything, fast road, hard off road, two up touring and probably a trackday or two when/if this covid eases off. My preference though is off road riding and loaded up long distance camping trips.
My bike has the early ESA system so i get to choose one up, luggage or two up, plus soft, normal and hard. I like this set up as I have a bit more control than the newer systems but don't have the advantage of the active systems. I tend to run on soft most of the time unless two up or pushing hard.
I do find the ESA controller for preload etc very useful and the esa unit itself is very reliable.
What I have found so far researching is this;
Touratech; (made by tractive) is an out right purchase plug and play ready to go. 16mm rod Not cheap but still cheaper that OEM I think
Wilbers; These require you to send them your esa unit so your bike is off the road for two to three weeks, they do offer a 5 year warranty and are cheaper than touratech.
Ohlins: Need more research on these but from what I gather these are awesome but very expensive and seem to use a LCD display for road surface etc
Nitron: Looking on their website they only offer manual preload adjustment, seem very well made though and may offer the same service as wilbers by retro fitting existing esa unit, but not 100% sure.
I don't want this to turn into a non-esa vs esa thread please.
Thats as far as I've got so far, so any input, recommendations and real life experiences would be appreciated befor I shell out my hard earned.
