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Mine wasn't undersprung. I'm about 190 with all my gear on and my wife is considerably less. I had no problem hitting good sag numbers without dialing in excessive preload. The problem was the damping at both ends, but especially the rear. As far as the often claimed "I'm not a racer so I...

I've never ridden a Gen I or II but their suspensions must have been truly awful if the OEM Gen III shock is considered an upgrade. I've owned bikes with worse stock suspensions than my '13, but I didn't consider it acceptable. The shock is underdamped. I haven't raced in almost 10 years and...

I bought an Ohlins YA-707 from GP Suspension for my '13 about this time last year. I had to call because at the time Ohlins' website didn't list it as fitting the GENIII. I went with the Ohlins because I wanted remote preload adjustment so I could quickly change it between solo and 2-up...

I received an e-mail reply from Seat Concepts saying the passenger foam is wider and dished and is available in different densities. Sadly no pictures. I'll probably go ahead and order both front and passenger foam kits and give it a shot.

Will guts out of a '13 do you any good? I've got a baggie full of OEM parts that I replaced with GP Suspension internals that you're welcome to if they'll fit.

I especially like the "you rarely experience close calls". When I hear someone say they have close calls all the time I figure they're not paying attention and need a new hobby. We all get cut off now and then, but if cars are cutting you off "all the time" you aren't thinking ahead and...

Maybe my search skills are weak, but I can't find any posts with comments about the foam replacement for the passenger. The Seat Concepts website only describes the shape differences for the front, not the rear section. Has anyone replaced the passenger foam? Is it better than stock? Any...

I installed GP Suspension valves/shims & springs and a Ohlins shock. Both were easy jobs and transformed my '13.

Personally, I stick with RAM mounts because as vehicles and devices come and go over the years I know I can mix and match RAM parts and make any device work with any vehicle.

Yep. When I put the Ohlins on my '13 a couple weekends ago I thought I was going to have to do a lot of disassembly to get the ABS stuff out of the way, but there's enough flex in the lines to just pry things up out of the way to get the top shock bolt out. The shock swap was a fast and...

Just to follow up, I ended up buying an Ohlins YA707 double clicker with remote ride height adjustment and a 20mm fork revalve kit with new springs from GP Suspension. I've installed them both and it went pretty smoothly although, be warned, the fork revalve kit came without instructions so...

Installed GP Suspension fork valving and springs in my '13. https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-LSvzKc2/0/cd1a8e1e/M/IMG_20180304_145834408-M.jpg

Installed an Ohlins shock on my '13. If anyone else does this, it is possible to mount the remote ride height adjuster as long as you don't follow the instructions. It's a tight fit behind the boot guard sticking off the back of the peg mount.

Seems strange to add cost and weight to solve a non-existent problem. I'm sure there's someone out there who got a fluke hole in a radiator, but based on that fact that you almost never hear about it and I've never had one in hundreds of thousands of miles of street riding it seems silly. Even...

What's wrong or "nuts" about international travel? A lot of us enjoy it.

Last week I saw a Dodge Charger with deer whistles. No sign of deer damage on the car.

Bump. I'm waiting to see if GP offers a winter sale to outfit both ends of my '13. I'm curious why several shock vendors, Ohlins in particular, only list their products working for years 06-12. I thought all years were interchangeable.

I have an FZ09 which has the same wonderful triple as the FJ09 but suffers from a truly awful suspension. I had to put money into both ends to make it fun and safe to ride aggressively. But even in stock form its 250 lb lighter weight made it worlds better than the FJR in the twisties.

My background is track days and racing and decades of sport-touring on sub-500 lb bikes. There's no getting around the fact that it's a 650+ lb bike with a plush suspension. It wears it's weight well but "flickable" is not a word I'd use in regards to the FJR. The engine is wonderful.

I'll give GP a look. I have their valving in my FZ09 and they work great. I have a Penske double clicker on the back of the FZ and it's brilliant too but I'm not sure if that level of shock is necessary for the FJR.